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Mobile Minutes: Sprint, Kim Kardashian, Google, Snapchat

What Sprint's wireless plan says about the future of mobile
Sprint and Virgin Mobile USA announced phone plans today that will let you access only four of the most popular social media apps in the country.
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Kim Kardashian, an unlikely mobile video game hit
A Kim Kardashian smartphone game sounds like a joke waiting for a punchline. But Ms. Kardashian and the maker of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood are laughing all the way to the bank.
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European regulators training sights on Google's mobile software
European regulators are preparing what could be a stern challenge to GoogleInc's mobile software business in the coming months after a nearly four-year investigation into the company's Web search practices left rivals and European politicians dissatisfied.
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Alibaba in talks to invest in Snapchat
Snapchat Inc. has held preliminary talks with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. to raise a new round of financing that could value the mobile-messaging startup at about $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Click here to read more on Wall Street Journal