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Mobile Minutes – Airbnb travel agency; Chrysler and Amazon; SpaceX Internet speeds; Smartphone cleanliness

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With the launch of “Trips,” travelers can make restaurant reservations, book insider tours and find a place to stay all from Airbnb’s website.
Read more at CNET

Fiat Chrysler teams up with Amazon to sell cars online
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon (AMZN.O) to start selling cars online offering an additional discount.
Read more at Reuters

SpaceX looks to the skies to bring faster Internet
We may soon be adding Internet provider to the list of things SpaceX offers.
Read more at USA Today

One swab from the surface of your smartphone can tell scientists all about your lifestyle
Just how dirty is the typical smartphone? Dirty enough that a sample swab from the surface of a phone can accurately predict a person’s lifestyle choices, all the way down to how much beer they drink, a new study suggests.
Read more at Washington Post