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    Samsung is reportedly thinking about shutting down Samsung Milk

    There have been more and more reports about Samsung acquiring Jay-Z's music streaming service TIDAL. Now, a new report suggests they are trying to score this deal so they can replace Samsung Milk with it.
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    Samsung could be looking to acquire TIDAL, the music streaming service, from Jay-Z

    The New York Post is saying that Samsung is back in talks with Jay-Z in another attempt to acquire his music streaming service, TIDAL. The report cites "several sources" and says that Samsung could be planning to do something very big with the streaming service if they can acquire it.
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    Samsung is reportedly scheduled to manufacture 17.2 million Galaxy S7/Edge in the next three months

    The latest report from ETNews says Samsung is getting ready for a huge demand for the upcoming Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. The report suggests that Samsung is in the middle of mass producing at least 17.2 million units of both the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge in the next three months. The...
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    Blackberry will reportedly reveal the Vienna smartphone at MWC 2016

    A seemingly random website is now reporting that BlackBerry will be unveiling the Vienna smartphone at MWC 2016. They don't talk about having sources for this information, so we should probably take this as a rumor and not expect much.
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    Smartwatches reportedly outsold Swiss watches for the first time in Q4 2015

    A report has just been published from Strategy Analytics that details the number of smartwatches shipped in Q4 2015 compared to the number of Swiss watches. Switzerland is known for their amazing watches but it seems like smartwatches might be getting more popular. Strategy Analytics says that...
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    Report says Apple has more market share in the US, but Samsung is catching up

    The latest report from Parks Associates says that Apple currently has a 40% market share in the United States when it comes to smartphone OEMs. The good news here is that Samsung is closing the gap as their latest numbers show they have 31% of the market in the US.
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    comScore says both Samsung and Apple gained US marketshare in Q4 2015

    comScore has just released their market numbers for both mobile OS and mobile OEMs in the United States. Apple ended the year with 42.9% of the US market, which was a .7% increase compared to Q3 of 2015. Alternatively, Samsung ended the year with 28.4% of the US market, which was a .8% increase...
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    Foxconn bids $5.5 billion to become Sharp's new owner

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Foxconn has put in such a high bid for Sharp, that the two companies are now entering exclusive talks to seal the deal. Sharp has been producing Android smartphones and displays for some Android devices for a while now, so this could pull the company in...
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    OpenSignal says T-Mobile has the fastest 3G and LTE download speeds

    OpenSignal just released a report that rated and ranked the top four major wireless carriers in the United States. They chose 5 different categories to test with Verizon having the best coverage, T-Mobile having the fastest 3G download speed, T-Mobile having the fastest LTE download speed...
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    The IDC reports 10% fewer tablets were shipped in 2015 compared to 2014

    It's been known that tablet sales have started slowing down over the last couple of years. All but one of the 5 major tablet OEMS saw negative growth in 2015 compared to the previous year. The only company that sold more tablets this year than last was Huawei(which shipped 116.6% more), but...
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    Mobile game developer Gameloft will reportedly cut up to 160 jobs

    In 2009, Gameloft opened up a new game development studio in New Zealand and had plans to let it expand to a 50-60 person team. The team grew to over 150 people, but now reports say the studio will be closing and that they will have to let cut up to 160 jobs.
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    T-Mobile is reportedly planning to adjust the prices for their JUMP! program

    Droid Life was sent a photo of a piece of mail that is allegedly being sent to JUMP! customers. The price change is said to happen on March 1st, and customers will either see a price increase of $2 or a price decrease of $1, depending on which phone they have.
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    Google is reportedly looking to add phone service to its Google Fiber package

    The Washington Post has allegedly received an email that was sent to someone who participates in Google's Fiber Trusted Tester program. The email talks about the company wanting to add more features to the service and asks if the user wants a technician to come into their home and install some...
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    Report suggests Clean Master was the most used application for Android in Q4 2015

    A company has analyzed over 1 trillion in-app ad requests in Q4 of last year and according to their report, Clean Master was the most used application during that time for Android. Interestingly, Clean Master's Security Antivirus AppLock application secured 2nd place during that time span as...
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    Report suggests that Samsung will launch phone upgrade program with the Galaxy S7

    A report out of South Korea suggests Samsung has plans to launch a phone upgrade program(probably similar to what Apple recently launched) when they bring the Galaxy S7 to market. There aren't many details revealed in this report, other than suggesting that we will see it launched in March
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    Oracle claims that Android has generated $31 billion in revenue for Google

    Thanks to the ongoing court case between Google and Oracle, a report quoting an Oracle lawyer says that Android has brought in $31 billion dollars in revenue for the Mountain View tech giant. Not only that, but they also claim that $22 billion of that money was pure profit.
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    The WSJ says Uber will launch food delivery app in the US this March

    UberEats is what the Wall Street Journal is calling this new service that is said to launch in 10 US cities this March. The lunchtime-only service is reportedly being tested in Toronto right now and if things go smoothly then Uber will be expanding it into 10 test markets at the end of this...
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    The Google Play Store is reportedly seeing crucial revenue growth

    recode is reporting that the Google Play Store is going to be another hit for the company. According to "sources familiar with Google’s business", the Google Play Store is one of the two parts of Google that is seeing booming revenue growth(the other is YouTube) as of late.
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    Report suggests the Nintendo NX could interface with smartphones

    There has been little official information revealed about Nintendo's upcoming console, but that hasn't prevented leaks and rumors from happening. In fact, a recent report suggests that the Nintendo NX will have a way to interface with mobile smartphones, and even rival consoles like the PS4...
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    Report Suggets That Google is Planning a New, Smarter Messaging App

    The Wall Street Journal is citing "sources familiar with the matter" about some plans for a new messaging application from Google. The service is said to tap into Google's machine learning technology as a way to entice users to the service once it is released.
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    Samsung Reportedly Has Plans to Cut Smartphone Shipments

    A new report from the Korea Times says that due to an adjustment, the South Korean tech giant is preparing to ship 12% less smartphones next year
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    Reports Suggest that Spotify is Testing Subscription-only Tracks

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting about the possibility of Spotify allowing musicians the ability to set their tracks and make them only available to paying subscribers for a certain amount of time.
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    Andy Rubin Reportedly Has Plans to Return to the Smartphone Business

    According to sources within the mobile industry, Andy Rubin(the father of Android) is said to be attempting to start an Android phone company. This company would be taking advantage of industry trends since those have made it easier to create and release a new smartphone.
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    Samsung to Reportedly Decrease Price of AMOLED Panels by 20% in 2016

    There's a report out of China that suggests Samsung has been meeting with various OEMs to find out what they would need to do before those OEMs would start using AMOLED panels in their devices. It turns out that price is the big factor here as an LCD screen is still 30% cheaper than AMOLED...