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Mobile Minutes: Mozilla shutters Firefox OS; Smartphones face obsolescence; Wireless-charging hurdles; Uber exits Delhi

Mozilla confirmed Tuesday that it was halting development on Firefox OS in its current incarnation, putting an end to more than four years of work building a browser-based, smartphone operating system.
Read more on Computerworld

Why smartphones could be dead in 5 years
Smartphones could be obsolete in five years’ time, according to consumers polled in a new survey.
Read more on CNBC

Wireless-charging tech just got another hurdle thrown in its way
Seems like a no-brainer: Enable your smartphone so it can rest on the table and get an instant power charge without the fuss of cables.
Read more on CNET

Uber ends its rickshaw-hailing service in Delhi
Uber Technologies Inc. has stopped its auto rickshaw-hailing service in Delhi just seven months into the ride because of problems that have prevented a wider roll out, the company said.
Read more on The Wall Street Journal