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    YouTube has reportedly been working on an online TV service since 2012

    Bloomberg is reporting that Google is getting ready to launch an online streaming TV service by 2017. This plan is said to have been in the works in 2012, and each passing year the company feels more pressure to get it up and running. The report says this project is being ran by Christian...
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    LeEco just reportedly bought 48.6 acres of undeveloped land in Santa Clara from Yahoo

    LeEco just finished launching their first headquarters in the US last week and today there's a report about them buying land from Yahoo. It hasn't been confirmed by Yahoo or LeEco just yet, but this piece of land is something Yahoo bought back in 2006 for $106 million.
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    Report suggests the smartphone market is starting to level off

    The mobile market has been booming over the better part of a decade and while companies have been trying to enter emerging markets, reports say things are starting to peak. In Q1 of last year, it was reported that 334.4 smartphones had shipped and now in Q1 of this year, IDC is reporting that...
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    Meizu scores a reported 450,000 pre-orders in one day for the m3

    Meizu recently announced their latest smartphone, the m3, for the equivalent price of about $120. Today, it's being reported that Meizu was able to obtain 450,000 pre-orders for the m3 in the first 24 hours.
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    German city puts traffic lights in the pavement of cross walks so smartphone users can see them

    The German city of Augsburg has decided to embed traffic lights into the cement on the side of the road at cross walks. This effort is an attempt to prevent smartphone users from walking into ongoing traffic while they are looking down at their devices
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    LeEco reportedly sells 1 million Le 2, Le 2 Pro, and Le Max 2 devices in 2 hours

    It's being reported that LeEco has sold exactly one million units of their brand new devices, the Le 2, Le 2 Pro, and Le Max 2, the first day it was put on sale. The report also says the company's flagship, the Le Max 2, sold out in just 57 seconds.
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    Report suggests Facebook is working on a standalone camera app

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting about a new app that Facebook is said to be working on right now. The report says it will be a camera application and that Facebook wants to use it as a way to encourage users to create and share more photos and videos on its social network.
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    The US Census Bureau says Americans are switching from broadband internet to mobile only

    The US Census Bureau recently published a report that says more Americans are ditching their home broadband internet in favor of mobile data on their smartphones and tablets. Broadband internet in the home still dominates internet usage, but the numbers are going down for broadband while the...
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    Downloads on the Google Play Store reportedly reached 11.1 billion in Q1 2016

    A company named Sensor Tower is reporting that downloads from the Google Play Store increased 6.7% YoY
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    Report suggests the podcast feature of Google Play Music is coming on April 18th

    NPR is reporting that Google Play's upcoming Podcast feature is said to be launching on April 18th. The page reads. . . "Google will launch podcasts on Android and other platforms next Monday, April 18, inside of Google Play Music, a streaming service similar to Apple Music. Please note: this...
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    T-Mobile will reportedly kill its Mobile Money program on July 27th

    Fierce Wireless is reporting that T-Mobile has started sending alerts to those who use the company's Mobile Money prepaid debit card program. The report claims the program will be shut down on July 27th, and that starting on June 27th, users will not be able to add money to their accounts.
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    High-end smartphones are reportedly in demand

    A technology columnist from Bloomberg collected a whole bunch of stats and data that seems to indicate the premium smartphone market is booming, not in a decline like some other reports seem to suggest.
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    Verizon reportedly plans to bid for Yahoo next week and Google is also considering a bid as well

    Yahoo is said to be taking bids for their core business unit sometime next week(speculated to be April 11th). Verizon is reportedly in talks with three different financial institutions to get their first round bid in, but Bloomberg is also reporting that Google is considering a bid as well.
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    Analysts suggest we'll see Galaxy Note 6 in July

    Samsung seems to have pushed their launch plans up for flagships by a month or 2 compared to previous years. After an earlier launch for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, analysts are predicting Samsung will repeat their success by beating Apple to the punch and launching the Galaxy Note 6 in...
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    Huawei confirms they will launch a flagship smartphone in the US in 2016

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Huawei will finally enter the US market in a major way with the release of an upcoming flagship. We've seen Huawei release phones in the US before, but they were never considered the company's flagship. This information comes from Richard Yu, Huawei’s...
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    Walmart is reportedly selling $10 Android smartphones now

    India made waves across the mobile industry when it was announced their government would be subsidizing a company to sell $10 smartphones in the country. Now, it seems that LG and Walmart have teamed up to launch a $10 Android smartphone of their own. Specs of this device include a 3.8" 480x320...
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    Samsung is reportedly planning to release a foldable smartphone next year

    etnews is reporting on the possibility of Samsung releasing a foldable smartphone in 2017. The report calls it a "concept product which can be a 5-inch Smartphone and 7-inch tablet if opened" and says Samsung will start mass producing the foldable displays at the end of this year.
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    AT&T could sell a ZTE phone with Cyanogen

    Cyanogen OS phones are nothing new by now, but never have we seen one launch on a major US carrier. A new report says that could change. AT&T and ZTE are reportedly gearing up to launch a Cyanogen-powered phone.
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    Samsung says they want to embrace startup culture by eliminating hierarchies

    Reuters is reporting that Samsung wants to reform its corporate culture by embracing the way startups generally handle things. Starting this week, executives will start to "move away from a top-down culture" and focus on an environment that welcomes a more open dialogue between its employees.
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    Rumor suggests Google will compete with Periscope and Facebook Live with YouTube Connect

    VentureBeat is reporting that YouTube wants to compete in the live streaming market. The company has seemingly lost ground in this space when compared to Facebook Live and Periscope. However, if the rumor is true then they hope to turn this around with their new live streaming application...
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    Toyota researchers find a way to make lithium ion batteries operate at a wider range of temperatures

    While this new battery research isn't going to allow them to last longer than they do today, it does mean that batteries in the future could fail less often. By removing the liquid electrolyte component of lithium ion batteries, Toyota researchers were able to make these batteries function...
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    Report says Galaxy S7/S7 Edge pre-orders from China surpass 10 million

    The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge released in multiple countries around the world on March 11th, but China has had to wait a little while longer. They are still taking in pre-orders for both of these devices and this number has already surpassed 10 million. Some estimates suggest it could reach 15...
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    Huawei is reportedly close to passing Apple in the Chinese smartphone market

    KWP has just published a report that gives us an idea as to who is selling the most smartphones around the world during the three months ending in January 2016. Apple was able to capture 25% of the sales while Huawei is growing by leaps and bounds and was able to bring in 24.3% of China's...
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    The LG G5 is reportedly coming to Canada on April 8th

    We aren't seeing any official announcements from LG just yet, but one Canadian blog is reporting that the LG G5 will be coming to Canada on April 8th. The report says the LG G5 will be available from all major local carriers including Bell, Telus and Rogers, Eastlink, MTS, SaskTel, Videotron...
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    Report says after 72 hours of installing an application, a majority do not open it again

    Silicon Valley analyst Andrew Chen pulled data from over 125 million smartphones and learned something about the typical app usage from these users. His data shows that 77% of smartphone users simply will not open an application again after 72 hours of installing it. This shows that developers...
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