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Mobile Minutes: Apple kills home screen; T-Mobile’s Lollipop update; Uber’s Chinese spend; BlackBerry redesign

Android Lollipop OS update for T-Mobile LG G3 technically approved, rollout imminent
Users of LG’s G3 smartphones, who have subscribed to T-Mobile’s wireless network services in the US, now have lots to cheer about as the highly expected Android 5.0 (Lollipop) OS update is now confirmed to hit the high-end smartphones in the very near future.
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Uber spends heavily to establish itself in China
Uber is spending money at a breakneck rate to crack the China market — even paying its drivers more than the fares they collect.
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BlackBerry Passport radically redesigned, still an ugly mess
Going under the pre-release title of the BlackBerry Oslo, the updated Passport retains the key distinguishing feature of BlackBerry Passport, namely the ridiculously large square screen.
Read more on Forbes