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Mobile Minutes: AT&T nixes Wi-Fi plans; Facebook messenger app; Smart tech spots fakes; Miami Dolphins use Yo

AT&T cancels plans for in-flight Wi-Fi network
AT&T has abandoned plans for an air-to-ground 4G network that it announced in April. At the time, AT&T promised the network would "transform airborne connectivity," and said it would launch in late 2015.
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Why Facebook forced users to download a separate messenger app
Why did Facebook force users to download a separate Messenger app? Ten billion messages are sent through Facebook per day and mobile users had to open a separate tab within the main Facebook app to see them. Facebook wanted to simplify the process for Messenger users.
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NEC says smartphone technology can spot fake bling
The Japanese electronics maker says that fakes these days are so good that it has become a costly and time-consuming endeavor for retailers to determine whether an item is a Gucci or a Ghucci.
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Yo, Miami Dolphins fans: Team is first in nation to jump on trendy social app
The Dolphins became the first NFL team in the country to join the app last week. The team gained a few hundred followers in two days, and plans to make the app part of its core social media strategy, along with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
Read more on South Florida Business Journal