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Mobile Minutes: Google's $105 Android One; iPhone 6 breaks records; Tech vs. schools; Mobile operators toss wave and pay

Google Inc. launched in India on Monday a $105 smartphone, the first device from its "Android One" initiative which is aimed at boosting sales in key emerging markets through cheaper prices and better quality software.

On Monday, Apple AAPL +0.65% announced a record number of preorders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with over four million devices sold in the first 24 hours. That?s double the number of orders placed in the first day the iPhone 5 came out two years ago.

Parent groups and privacy advocates are challenging the practices of an industry built on data collection, and California has passed wide-ranging legislation protecting students? personal information.

A joint venture between mobile operators meant to grab them a slice of the payments industry via smartphone 'wave and pay? services has been drastically scaled back, just as Apple prepares to move in on the market with the iPhone 6.