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Discover has become the first card issuer to make use of Google Wallet’s Save to Wallet API for Payment Cards. What exactly does that mean? Well, for Discover card holders, it means they can now add their cards to Google Wallet in two easy steps:

  1. Visit discover.com/googlewallet and sign into your Discover account
  2. Click “Add Your Card”

That’s it!

Earlier today, EA issued a press release for its upcoming SimCity. Within the release, it was revealed that both the game and EA’s Origin client would be making its way to Mac. This news not only signified the return of Sims to Mac, but also that EA was becoming more serious about getting its Steam competitor out to other platforms. I say platforms because later on during the company’s GamesCom press conference, they announced their plans to also bring Origin to Android, Facebook, and SmartTVs.

Google has slowly been introducing its cleaner, richer, more interactive search answers. You may have noticed these interactive “card-like” results when searching for “weather” or “120 X 50.” Google continues to refine its search tools and yesterday announced a few improvements to make these interactive results even better.

As smartphone shipments surge, the mobile market remains dominated by two operating systems: Android and iOS. Android maintains a commanding lead, with over 68% of all smartphones shipping with the young and robust OS. This, of course, comes at the expense of its elders, such as BlackBerry and Symbian, while iOS keeps its small but steady pattern of growth as it gears up for the release of its next grand iteration.

Samsung’s Music Hub service, which originally launched in the UK, is now available to Galaxy S III owners here in the U.S. Samsung’s Music Hub is like a Google Muisc/iTunes/Amazon Cloud Player/Spotify/Pandora Radio/etc., etc., all mixed into one. If you’re familiar with any of those services, then the Music Hub concept will be extremely familiar to you. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s take a look at what exactly the service offers, how much it costs, and whether or not it’s something you may be interested in.

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