Kill mobile ads with Adblock Plus for Android

With Adblock Plus for Android installed, Google responds to a search query and returns no ads or sponsored results.

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Released yesterday, Adblock Plus for Android offers a no-nonsense way to completely remove ads from your mobile computing experience. Simply download and install the app, and let it run behind the scenes. From there, you should notice that display ads, video ads, push notifications, and even many in-app ads are no more.

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So far, I've seen AdBlock Plus kill ads on several Web sites, including Google, and within the ad-supported Pandora app. According to its developers, though, AdBlock Plus does not work when browsing withFirefox forAndroid, since Firefox does not support Android's system proxy settings.

Adblock Plus works right out of the box for nonrooted mobile devices running Android versions 3.1 or higher. Older versions of Android require you to manually configure proxy settings to get the app to work.

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Shoppers turn to retailers for mobile coupon deals

This means consumers are going to the brands they are most familiar with and what is most convenient while their shopping -- many are not going through the trouble of downloading an app to use regularly.

When consumers do use apps, Nielsen found that Groupon, which Wall Street is currently bashing, is the most popular among shoppers who use their smartphones to shop. Ninety-one percent of shoppers said they use a Groupon app on their smartphone, compared with 60 percent who use it on a tablet. Other apps, like Living Social and Google Offers, trail behind.

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iOS App Turns the Dyle on Mobile TV

By John P. Mello Jr.
MacNewsWorld
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The biggest drawbacks to watching video on a mobile device are burning data plan minutes and the battery juice. Dyle, a new service that uses an antenna and battery device to pull TV signals from the airwaves, is trying to address both of those issues. Consumers may not want to carry around an extra piece of equipment, however, or pay almost $100 for it.For more than half the nation, live broadcast television can now be in the palm of their hands.

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Charitable mobile operator launch

TPO is expected to piggy-back on the infrastructure of larger network EE Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesGaming concept art auctioned offCharity role for ex-hospital bossCharity donations 'down a fifth' A mobile network that allows users to donate 10% of their bill to an organisation or charity of their choice has launched in the UK.

The People's Operator (TPO) will also donate 25% of its profits to charities, including the NSPCC and Childline.

Chairman Andrew Rosenfeld said he hoped TPO could spread internationally.

The network, which went live on Monday, will initially operate as a pay-as-you-go-only service, with contract options becoming available early next year.

"For a long time I've really thought it would be great to produce a business that was driven by profits but which actually was also for the benefit of people in the communities around the country," said Mr Rosenfeld at a launch event in central London.

"The more profits we can make as a business, the better it can be for people in communities around the country."

The company would not speculate on how much profit it expects to make.

Schools and youth clubs

The network is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) - a term given to operators that run on the infrastructure of the bigger networks.

Although the company would not confirm its involvement, TPO is expected to run on EE, the company formed by a merger of Orange and T-Mobile.

EE recently launched the UK's first 4G mobile internet service. TPO said it would offer 4G "as and when it becomes available".

Continue reading the main story“Start QuoteWe don't have the time every day to bathe in beans or jump out of a plane”End QuoteTom GutteridgeCo-founder, TPO On its pay-as-you-go tariffs, texting on the service will cost 7.5p, while UK calls on the network will cost 12.5p per minute.

Data costs 12.5p per megabyte. In comparison, Vodafone offers data at 

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G-Technology G-Drive Mobile

Like the G-Technology G-Drive Slim ($109.99 list, 3.5 stars), the G-Drive Mobile also has a mostly metal aluminum construction with a shimmery matte silver finish. The G-Drive Mobile has a similar G-Technology logo on the top, but since this is a chunkier, heavier drive, the G-Drive Mobile has a set of six rubber feet on the bottom to keep it in place when in use. One edge has a drive access LED, and the other has a pair of FireWire 800 ports plus a USB 3.0 micro-b port. The drive chassis measures roughly 0.75 by 3.25 by 5 inches (HWD), which is about the same length and width as the G-Drive Slim, but a bit thicker.

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