Nearly Half of US Smartphone Owners Use Mobile Shopping Apps

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Nielsen: Nearly Half of US Smartphone Owners Use Mobile Shopping Apps Almost half of all smartphone owners in the U.S. use mobile shopping apps, with established online players eBay and Amazon.com leading in popularity, according... Share: Android App Combines Social Networking, Phone Calls, Analytics Current Caller ID, a new, free app that launched Wednesday for Android phones, applies social media and analytics to traditional phone calls. Share: Scaled-Down Office App to Ship with Surface Tablet Features are being removed to make the OS perform better and improve the tablet's battery life. Share: Windows Phone 7 Owners Won't Get In-App Purchases A note on the MSDN Windows Phone Developer Center website reveals that only Windows Phone 8 users will get in-app purchases. 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