The Snapstick app also had an button to launch apps, which at this point were limited to Pandora, Skype, and a terminal program we presume won't be present at launch.

ENGADGET: Snapstick preview and hands-on

Visa said Friday it created a program that will allow mobile-phone manufacturers, point-of-sale terminal makers and other companies to more quickly certify their products under the card company's security standards.

WSJ: Card Networks Take on Plastic With Mobile Platforms

Yet Medicare seems to be learning exactly the wrong lessons from the success of the program, which provides well-integrated patient-centered comfort care to people with terminal illness.

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