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  1. Android News

    Report out of Korea says Samsung will sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units

    Naver is reporting that Samsung will be selling refurbished units of the Galaxy Note 7. The report goes on to say that Samsung will be using a battery between 3,000 and 3,200 mAh.
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    Report says Xiaomi to will release more phones in 2017 than normal

    A new report talks about what Xiaomi will do to help them compete with the likes of Vivo, Huawei and Oppo. If true, we're likely to see Xiaomi release more smartphones throughout the year than they have in the past.
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    SoftBank reportedly wants to merge Sprint with T-Mobile

    CNBC is reporting that SoftBank is willing to sell off its shares in order to get both Sprint and T-Mobile to merge. If it ends up happening, Deutsche Telekom would end up owning both Sprint and T-Mobile and that could result in even more competition against AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
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    These are the highest benchmarked smartphones for the month of January

    If you want a smartphone with the highest benchmarking scores, AnTuTu has you covered. In the list we see the OnePlus 3T, LeEco Pro 3 and Lenovo ZUK Edge taking the top three spots.
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    Report says Android users are more engaged with their apps, but iOS users buy more

    AppsFlyer has just released a report on The State of App Engagement. Some highlights show Android users use their apps more, the lifetime of an app is different across categories, and cities like Omaha and Salt Lake City are buying more apps than major markets like NYC and LA.
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    Report says smartphone owners judge dating partners for using a different platform

    Match.com surveyed over 5,000 people to find out what they thought about the smartphones their dating partners used. iPhone owners are 21 times more likely to judge you negatively for using an Android while Android owners are 15 times more likely to judge you negatively for using an iPhone.
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    Report says the tablet market fell 9% in Q4 of last year

    It's no secret that the tablet market has seen better days and a new report says it isn't getting any better. According to a report from Strategy Analytics, they're data shows the market dropped another 9% last quarter and that both Apple and Samsung lost double digit market share as a result.
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    Report says the market share of Chinese OEMs in India grew to 46% in Q4 2016

    India is a huge market for smartphones and Chinese OEMs have really started gaining success within the country. Research from Counterpoint says their market share in India grew to 46% during the fourth quarter of last year.
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    A new report says the Pixel is still in high demand at Verizon stores

    Google launched the Pixel phones with a big marketing budget, but spending has seemingly leveled out. However, a new report from Wave7 Research says the demand for Google's first phones are still high in Verizon Wireless stores.
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    Report claims ASUS wants to double their smartphone sales this year

    ASUS produces products for multiple markets and they've had some moderate success selling smartphones and tablets as well. A new report says ASUS is gearing up to increase their smartphone sales for 2017 to 35-40 million units.
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    Samsung was awarded the highest number of patents in the US for 2016

    A new report states that Samsung bumped IBM from the top spot and was awarded the most patents in 2016 with 8,551.
  12. Android News

    HTC may not release the "HTC 11"

    Now that the HTC U Ultra has been announced, it seems that HTC does not have plans to release an "HTC 11", instead opting for the new "U" lineup.
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    Fitbit reportedly attempted to buy Jawbone

    Before purchasing Pebble and Vector, Fitbit reportedly attempted to purchase Jawbone in 2016, but the offer was too low for Jawbone and its backers.
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    Samsung plans to increase focus on wearable healthcare devices

    After the conclusion of CES 2017, Samsung has made a decision to focus more on wearable healthcare devices than robots after the company deemed the robot technology is still premature.
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    Report says Sony could use an OLED panel in next year's Xperia smartphone flagship

    Sony recently launched a TV with an OLED panel, and now there are reports saying their 2018 Xperia flagship could use similar OLED technology.
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    LG confirms they're ditching their modular smartphone strategy

    There have been rumors and reports about LG moving away from modular smartphones after the failure of the LG G5. Today, at CES 2017, Chief Technologist Skott Ahn officially confirms they will not be implementing this system in the future.
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    Report says Sony doesn't have any plans of removing the 3.5mm jack from Xperia devices

    A report from ePrice recently said that Sony will not be joining the trend of removing the headphone jack from their Xperia phones. This strategy could change at any time, but as of right now, Sony reportedly has plans of keeping it.
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    Snap Inc. reportedly invested millions of dollars to "get better" with augmented reality

    A new report claims that Snap Inc. (owners of Snapchat), purchased an Israeli augmented reality company for between $30 and $40 million.
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    Report claims more people are using the Galaxy Note 7 than the LG V20 and OnePlus 3T combined

    Apteligent is about to release a report that claims the Galaxy Note 7 is still a highly used smartphone (even after the recall). If accurate, it seems there are more people using the Galaxy Note 7, than there are people who use the LG V20 and OnePlus 3T combined.
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    Report says Cyber Monday this year saw customers spending over $1 billion on mobile devices

    A new report from Adobe says customers in the US spent over 3 billion on Cyber Monday this year. When we focus on mobile devices, the report says over $1.2 billion was spent on smartphones and tablets.
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    Report claims 4G smartphone shipments should hit 1.17 billion this year

    A new report from IDC today projects that 4G smartphone shipments should reach a whopping 1.17 billion units by the end of this year. This would actually be up from last year when there were only 967 million units shipped by the end of the year.
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    Report says the used smartphone market is growing, projected to reach 222.6 million by 2020

    The IDC just published a paper that details how much the used smartphone market is growing. Their data shows 81.3 million used smartphones sold last year, and estimates this will reach 222.6 million by 2020.
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    The Application Developers Alliance releases some interesting usage statistics for Android owners

    The ADA has released a few statistics that give us a look at how people are using their Android smartphone. For instance, 10% of participants have never made any changes to the applications on their home screen. Be sure to check out their report for other usage data like that.
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    Report says Amazon is looking to add live sports to their Prime subscription plan

    A new report from The Wall Street Journal says Amazon has been in talks with major sports leagues like the NBA, MLB, NFL and MLS. If things come together, the WSJ's sources tell them they would include a premium sports package in their Prime subscription plan.
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    According to Strategy Analytics, Verizon is still the biggest mobile carrier in the United States

    A new report from Strategy Analytics ranks the mobile wireless carriers in the United States based on the number of subscribers they have. Here are the details presented in this report. . . - Verizon = 143.876 million - AT&T = 133.338 million - T-Mobile = 69.354 million - Sprint = 59.199...