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    Polaroid has been purchased by another group of investors

    Polaroid has been purchased, yet again, by a new group of investors, but intentions for the brand have yet to be shared.
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    Samsung smartphone sales in China drop 60% in Q1

    Samsung suffered a 60% year-on-year drop in smartphone sales in China in Q1. Their biggest competitors in the country -- Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo -- all enjoyed their own slices of that pie.
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    HTC suffers more declines

    HTC suffered another down month in April, with revenues down 9% month-on-month and 18% year-on-year. As a whole, the 4-month period ending in April was down nearly 7% year-on-year.
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    LG shipped 20% of the smartphones in the US in Q1

    According to a Strategy Analytics report, LG enjoyed market share of 20% in the US in Q1. The performance was mostly helped by the sales of the LG V20.
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    Huawei calls P10 memory substitution scandal a “wake up call”

    Huawei's mobile chief shared a letter for employees which explained that the Huawei P10 memory practices were a "wake up call" and a "profound lesson".
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    Sundar Pichai earned $200 million in 2016

    Google has revealed Sundar Pichai's 2016 earnings, with the CEO taking home $650,000 in salary, and a total of $199.35 million in total compensation.
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    Sony's mobile division dropped almost 32% while selling less than 15 million handsets

    Sony has shared its financial results for the past fiscal year and stated that operating revenue dropped by 32.7% in the Mobile Communications department.
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    IDC claims that Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo, were the 'largest catalysts' for Q1 smartphone growth

    IDC has published a new report claiming that Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo, were the driving force behind an increase in smartphone sales over the course of Q1 2017.
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    Google and Facebook were scammed out of $100 million

    Google and Facebook have been named victims in a series of scams costing $100 million.
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    LG posts its best quarterly profit in almost 8 years

    LG has posted its Q1 2017 financial results and shared that this was the company's best quarterly profit in almost 8 years. The mobile division operated at a loss, but considering the last year, it was nowhere near as bad as previously expected.
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    Google becomes first foreign internet company to go live in Cuba

    After the deal was initially signed in December, Google has become the first foreign internet company to offer service in Cuba.
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    AT&T's Q1 2017 earnings show an almost 5% loss

    AT&T has shared its Q1 2017 results and revealed that revenue, operating income, and net income all fell over the course of the quarter.
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    Over 836 million people use 4G in China

    A new report claims there are over 836 million users in China taking advantage of 4G network capabilities. The report also states that the average user consumes 1.28GB of data per month.
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    Lenovo is shutting down its ZUK Mobile division in favor of 'Lenovo Moto'

    In a post on Weibo, an analyst confirmed Lenovo's plans to shut down its ZUK Mobile division in favor of the 'Lenovo Moto' brand.
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    Samsung plans to unveil next MRAM memory for mobile devices

    A new report claims Samsung will be unveiling new MRAM memory for mobile devices at the Samsung Foundry Forum Event. MRAM would look to replace the likes of NAND flash storage in various devices.
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    Google turns to search results to fight fake news

    Google has announced new ways it plans to combat fake news as it looks to roll out changes to search results. These changes include the ability for users to flag results as questionable during their searches.
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    Samsung states the Galaxy S8 pre-orders were 30% higher than the Galaxy S7

    Samsung has revealed its pre-order numbers for the Galaxy S8 and state that the results were the company's best ever, with the device registering 30% more pre-orders than last year's Galaxy S7.
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    Samsung rumored to be working on a display with four curved sides

    A new report from Korea claims that Samsung is working on a new display which is curved on all four sides. Also, due to the way that these are being manufactured, the corners won't register your touch.
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    Sennheiser and Samsung partner to bring new AMBEO smart headsets

    A new partnership between Samsung and Sennheiser has been announced with plans to develop an immersive sound program for Android devices.
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    The EFF reopens its case against Google for privacy issues in the education sector

    The EFF has reopened its case against Google, Microsoft, and Apple in regards to the way student privacy is handled.
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    Google’s Chief Game Designer leaves the company

    Google's Chief Game Designer, Noah Falstein, has announced that he will be stepping down. This has led to speculation that Google does not have any interest in developing games at this time.
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    Twitter is suing the US Department of Homeland Security

    Twitter has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security after USDHS demanded that Twitter unmask the anonymity of an anti-Trump account.
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    Samsung is looking to post record profits for Q1 2017

    Samsung has outlined its plans for Q1 2017 and expects to record an operating profit of $8.75 billion. However, it's not known what would be driving profits considering the Galaxy S8 has yet to be released.
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    Huawei may be banned from selling its devices in the UK

    A new ruling by the English and Wales High Court states that Huawei must license patents from Unwired Planet in an effort to avoid patent infringement within the UK.
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    Samsung ordered to pay Huawei $11 million over patent infringement

    Samsung has been ordered to pay Huawei $11 million due to patent infringement regarding the company's 4G cellular communications technology.
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