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Paypal has announced that they have acquired Braintree, a mobile payment startup, for $800 million. It is their first real bit of progress in nailing down the mobile pay market, an area they have so far failed to break into.

As we watch Amazon move further and further into the consumer device market, it becomes apparent that they are seeking to become major contenders to the brands of the age. Now that isn't just a matter of tablets, but also with the coming release of two smartphones: Project Smith and one unnamed which could be a lower budget smartphone.

What is a PVP? PVP is an abbreviation which may stand for Personal Video Player or Portable Video Player. These are most common video players seen on the market places. Nowadays, many companies are rolling out their own video players. Do you have one? How do you watch DVD movies on your PVP? The best solution is to find a DVD ripper software, which can convert DVDs into your video player playable videos. DVDFab DVD Ripper is such a program.

Sharp Corporation (TYO: 6753), a leading Japanese IT component maker has announced its first Smartphone AQUOS PHONE SH80F in the European market, a report says.

Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy series Android powered Smartphone, Galaxy Note. The 5.3-inch Galaxy Note will arrive in the United Kingdom market on November 17, a report from one retailer.

"Renting movies for your phone or tablet through the Android Market was announced during Google's I/O conference earlier in the year, however like many new Google initiatives, it was only available in the USA. There's good news for Android-owning movie fans in the UK this morning though, as Android Movies has gone live on our shores too. The library has around 1000 films on offer at this early stage, including new titles such as Senna and Green Lantern, plus some older catalogue titles."

Google Android is leading among Smartphone operating system platforms with 43 percent in the U.S. last quarter of the year, Nielsen reports.

Amazon, the biggest successor of recently launched Kindle Fire tablet, now is planning to enter into Japanese eBook marketplace, according to reports.

Apple said that the company is scheduling to introduce its highest selling and latest iPhone 4S in the South Korean marketplace on November 11.

Samsung and Google manufactured, The Nexus Prime Smartphone might be anticipated to land in the United Kingdom market on November 17, according to reports.

This November will be the arena for Smartphone combat, as two gigantic names are ready to launch their innovative handset. Those two names are Motorola Droid RAZR, and Samsung and Google Nexus Prime.

Manufacturers LG and Samsung have both revealed that they will be releasing enormous HD TV's in the coming year. Both will be higher definition than other models on the market, and will feature curved screens.

Technology is heading in interesting directions. With the Internet of Things connecting everyday items that weren't digital before, new materials being used to create beautiful screens and the internal hardware of digital devices becoming inexpensive and opening up new markets of customers to digital technology.