Brace yourself for a mobile acquisition feeding frenzyVentureBeatConsolidation will dominate a rapidly maturing mobile market over the next couple of years. Both IBM and Oracle made moves this past week. See on venturebeat.com

The Verge Qualcomm Announces New Mobile, Networking Chips Fox Business Qualcomm announced a handful of new chips for mobile and networking gadgets ahead of its annual investor event on Wednesday, where analysts are likely to quiz executives about a… See…

ValidSoft Secures UK patent for Dual-Wireless Network Authentication System Sacramento Bee The invention is wide in scope and is suited to the growing usage of mobile devices like tablets in wireless environments where mobility, security and… See on http://www.sacbee.com

Google Seeks Patent on Social News Aggregator IPWatchdog.com A major focus of the Companies We Follow series is the patent portfolio amassed by any corporation, and we’re noticing a number of issued patents that expand on Google’s holdings in… See…

Publicly Traded Patent Collectors Plaguing Google, AppleBloombergDocument Security Systems Inc. (DSS), based in Rochester, New York, is suing Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. for infringing technology covering online collaboration. See on http://www.bloomberg.com

Coin, the smart card that might actually replace all your credit cardsSiliconANGLE (blog)Pay with a credit card using a magnetic stripe reader at the point of sale is simple and works at millions of sites–the infrastructure is already there. See…

Christian Science MonitorWhy store credit cards aren’t always a bad ideaChristian Science MonitorYou can barely visit a chain store these days without being offered a credit card associated with that store. See on http://www.csmonitor.com

This startup’s tech verifies your identity by scanning your eye with your …VentureBeatOne eye has two eyeprints, one on each side of the iris, and basic smartphone cameras can capture these. See on venturebeat.com

Samsung Patent Supports Rumors of Retina Scanner for Devices Patently Apple Earlier in the quarter the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Samsung that relates to a possible future authentication system for devices like… See on…

Financial PostEmerging markets expected to rebound in 2014Financial PostEmerging market equities have been a tough bet for investors when comparing their performance to U.S. See on business.financialpost.com