The once lauded (at least in our hearts) savior of all things computing has, in real life, provided us with lackluster and even controversial performance gains, while battery improvements haven't been revolutionary and the prices still aren't exactly wallet-friendly.

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Don't waste your wallet space with gas credit cards.

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Google Wallet hasn't had much uptake in the real world.

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