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PayPal Says It’s Full Speed Ahead on Mobile Payments After President Resigns

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 6 at 7:00 am PT

PayPal’s VP of Mobile David Marcus makes the case for why its mobile payments strategy will prevail in a market surrounded by incumbents.

PayPal asks you to enter your phone number and pin.

Here’s How PayPal Is Pitching Mobile Payments to Major Retailers (Slideshow)

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 6 at 6:30 am PT

Check out the photos from a recent visit to PayPal’s San Jose headquarters, where AllThingsD got an exclusive peek at the company’s brand-new “Shopping Showcase.”

The push notification talk you into stopping at nearby coffee bar.

Here’s the Worst Super Bowl Ad of 2012

Peter Kafka in Media on February 4 at 4:37 pm PT

It’s for the Super Bowl, from Verizon.

Are You Ready for Some Football? A Techie Guide to the Super Bowl.

Ina Fried in Media on February 4 at 2:24 pm PT

For those looking for a side of tech to go with their Super Bowl, AllThingsD’s Ina Fried offers a guide to all the apps, streaming and more, designed to make the most of NFL’s championship Sunday.

Google’s Head of Consumer Payments, Vikas Gupta, Resigns

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 26 at 5:35 pm PT

Vikas Gupta joined Google 18 months ago after it acquired Jambool, the virtual goods payment platform where he was a founder and CEO.

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Verizon Wireless Expands Paperless Receipt Option to All Stores

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 18 at 10:35 am PT

After testing paperless receipts as an option in 300 of its stores, Verizon Wireless said the email option is now available in all of its nearly 2,000 company-run retail outlets. The move is a growing trend among retailers, from Apple to Urban Outfitters.

Verizon Wireless: We Want to Connect Five Devices for Every Subscriber

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 11 at 3:02 pm PT

A Verizon executive says the company isn’t content to have customers using just a single device on its network.

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A Year After iPad Launch, News Corp.’s Daily Comes to (Some) Google Tablets

Peter Kafka in Media on January 10 at 9:01 am PT

A year after it launched on Apple’s iPad (and much later than AllThingsD had reported), News Corp.’s Daily tablet newspaper has made it to Google’s Android. It will come preloaded on some tablet models marketed via Verizon Wireless, starting with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 this month. Verizon was a launch sponsor for the Daily a year ago; News Corp. also owns this Web site.