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    Report claims Samsung is "likely" to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7s in 2017

    Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 was a disaster at best, but the company did handle the recall pretty well. It was believed that Samsung would be destroying these devices, but a new report out of South Korea claims Samsung might decide to sell refurbished units next year.
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    Report details LTE coverage, speed and availability for countries around the world

    OpenSignal crowdsources their mobile usage data from hundreds of thousands of devices throughout the entire world. The company just published a new report for November 2016 that reveals LTE coverage, speed and availability data from over 500,000 users.
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    2017 may see a shortage of AMOLED display and NAND memory

    A new report suggests that there may be a global shortage of both AMOLED display panels and NAND memory in 2017. This shortage may affect the final cost of devices to potential customers.
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    Report from IDC says smartwatch sales declined over 51% in Q3 2016

    IDC has just sent out a press release that talks about the current state of smartwatch sales for the 3rd quarter of 2016. According to them, smartwatch sales dropped a total of 51.6% when compared to the 3rd quarter of 2015.
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    According to a South Korean report, the Galaxy Note 7 battery issues are caused by the rounded edges

    A report out of South Korea claims the issue with the Galaxy Note 7 batteries is from the round corners of the device. However, according to the New York Times, Samsung says they are unaware of what the actual cause is just yet.
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    Twitter is reportedly zeroing in on a buyer this month

    Sources close to Twitter have revealed to Reuters that the company is getting close to being acquired. If true, we should find out who the new owner is on October 27th.
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    Yahoo reportedly gave the NSA/FBI access to hundreds of millions of email accounts

    Reuters has been in touch with two sources that claim Yahoo secretly gave US intelligence agencies access to millions of users' email accounts. To do so, Yahoo created custom software that the officials could use to search the contents of the emails.
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    South Korean customers reportedly still love the Galaxy Note 7

    The Korea Herald is reporting that the Galaxy Note 7 is still popular in Samsung's home country. The report says ~16,000 new Galaxy Note 7 devices were activated on Wednesday, which is good for the country.
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    Qualcomm is reportedly in talks to acquire NXP Semiconductor for $30 billion

    The Wall Street Journal has just published a report that suggests Qualcomm is in talks to acquire NXP Semiconductor for $30 billion. If the deal goes through, it would make Qualcomm the "world's top maker of automotive electronics."
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    Report claims the smartphone market has just peaked

    According to CCS Insight, 2016 smartphone shipments will drop 1.3% compared to last year. The report also goes on to say this is the first time they've "seen component price rises for years." And suggests that could spell trouble for those in the low-end and mid-range business.
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    Report from ComScore says 13% of users in the US take up 50% of all app downloads

    ComScore has just released their 2016 U.S. Mobile App Report and they have some interesting statistics in there. Of the information included, their data says that only 13% of all smartphone users in 2016 take up 50% of all app downloads this year.
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    Google will reportedly absorb Nest's engineers in preparation for the launch of Google Home

    After the acquisition of Nest, and the formation of Alphabet, Nest became a separate entity that was distinct from Google. It seems that Google feels they can do more with Nest's developers. These developers will become Google employees and report to Android's own Hiroshi Lockheimer so they can...
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    Alphabet CEO reportedly ordered Google Fiber to cut its staff in half

    The Information is reporting that Google Fiber's 5 million user goal is no where close to being hit. As a result, the report claims that Larry Page is making Craig Barratt downsize their staff from 1,000 to 500.
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    Pandora is reportedly launching their new music streaming plans in September

    The Wall Street Journal says they have the inside scoop on Pandora's new music streaming subscriptions. If true, they're telling us that it could be launched as early as September of this year with a free tier, we well as two paid options.
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    Report claims less people use CyanogenMod than previously stated

    Cyanogen Inc. had previously claimed they had upwards of 25 million people using the company's open source Android firmware (CyanogenMod). However, a new report from The Information says "two executives who were involved with preparations for a Cyanogen board meeting privately expressed...
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    Samsung's 6GB Galaxy Note 7 will reportedly cost over $900

    There have been reports of Samsung releasing a 6GB Galaxy Note 7 with 128GB of internal storage, but it is said to only be arriving in certain regions (like Korea and China). Now, a new report out of China claims the device will cost 6,088 yuan, which equates to over $900.
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    OpenSignal publishes its mobile carrier report for August 2016

    OpenSignal is a crowdsourced database of information about wireless carriers. So instead of believing what the carrier says, you can get real world data from OpenSignal. Today, the company has released some data for August 2016 and says T-Mobile has the fastest LTE speeds in the United States.
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    Report says SoundCloud is looking to be acquired for $1 billion

    SoundCloud has had its ups and downs when it comes to bringing in enough revenue to keep the service running. A new report from Bloomberg says the company is thinking about a buyout that would value its music streaming service at $1 billion.
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    Report says Verizon is close to acquiring Yahoo for $5 billion

    Back in April, it was reported that Verizon was going to bid on Yahoo's web assets along with other tech companies like Google. Google quickly backed out of the bidding war, but Verizon has stayed strong. The latest report from Bloomberg says Verizon is getting incredibly close to completing...
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    Data from the IDC says the smartwatch market shrunk in Q2 2016

    The International Data Corporation's latest report shows that smartwatch shipments in the second quarter of this year hit right at 3.5 million shipments. Based on IDC's data, this is said to be a massive 35% decrease compared to Q2 2015. While some OEMs like Samsung and Lenovo saw an increase...
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    Verizon reportedly says they want to shut down their CDMA network at the end of 2019

    Verizon is well known for their CDMA network over other GSM networks that carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile have, but theirs is in the process of being phased out. A concrete date has yet to be set in stone though because Verizon doesn't want to leave their customers in the cold. They'd like to...
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    App stores to generate $102 billion in revenue per year by 2020

    A new report by App Annie shows that users are set to spend $51 billion in app stores this year. The firm also predicts this number will reach to over $100 billion by the year 2020.
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    Lenovo wasn't happy with the Motorola acquisition

    In an earnings report today, Lenovo revealed that both their China and US businesses are struggling. An interesting note from the report is the fact that Lenovo felt that the Motorola acquisition did not meet their expectations. Lenovo has plans to improve things, though, and says they've...
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    WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app on Android

    New data shows that WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app on Android in 109 different countries. Facebook Messenger is a distance second with it being most popular in 49.
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    Samsung could skip the Galaxy Note 6 and go right to Galaxy Note 7 for this year's launch

    An interesting report suggests Samsung is skipping the Samsung Galaxy Note 6 to instead launch the Galaxy Note 7. The report suggests the number skip isn't to signify some huge advancement, but instead to bring it more in line with the Samsung Galaxy S7. Samsung supposedly found that people...
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