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Mobile shopping continues to make an impact on Thanksgiving and Black Friday

Regardless of the retailer, mobile shopping made itself known over Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
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LG is offering owners full refunds for a Nexus 5X hardware malfunction

According to some Reddit users, LG offered full refunds for their Nexus 5X devices that were hit with a boot loop issue.
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Following Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Samsung’s battery-making arm isn’t doing very well

Samsung SDI, Samsung's largest in-house parts supplier, is reportedly trying to re-establish its image and reliability following the Galaxy Note 7 debacle.
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Buying a phone on Swappa? You can insure it and pay $50 to repair or replace it

Swappa, where you can sell your devices and buy someone else's, now offers protection plans when dealing with the latter.
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Banned Uber drivers can now have their appeals heard in New York City

As a result of negotiations with the Independent Drivers Guild, New York City Uber drivers can now appeal their deactivations.
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Barnes & Noble’s $50 Nook fights Amazon’s Fire tablet for your holiday dollars

Barnes & Noble unveiled the new Nook, the company's first in-house tablet in over four years.
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Google Shop marks company’s first serious steps into the world of physical retail

Google launched Google Shop, the company's first serious foray into the world of physical retail that will live inside of Best Buy locations.
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Don’t be afraid of using your Galaxy S7: Samsung says it’s just fine

Samsung assured customers that there are no confirmed reports of internal battery failures regarding the two Galaxy S7 phones.
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Huawei's Mate 9 Lite is a slightly watered-down powerhouse with dual cameras

Huawei announced the Mate 9 Lite, the newest addition to the Mate 9 family that lives up to its name in more ways than one.
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Powerful processor? Big battery? The Vivo XPlay 6 delivers, and then some

During an earlier launch event, Chinese manufacturer Vivo announced the XPlay 6, one of the company's latest flagship smartphones.
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China’s Gionee gives its S9 smartphone an alien look with dual rear cameras

Gionee unveiled the S9, the Chinese company's latest phone that follows the trend of dual rear cameras.
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AT&T bids adieu to Address Book backups starting in January 2017

AT&T announced that its cloud-based Address Book service will come to an end starting January 2017.
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Banking glitch leaves hundreds of Uber drivers in the U.K. without pay

Thanks to a banking glitch, hundreds of Uber drivers in Scotland and around London are without pay.
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Uber driver faces up to 28 years in jail for allegedly raping an unconscious teenager

An Uber driver in California was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an unconscious teenager.
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Judge nixes Airbnb’s suit against San Francisco over unregistered listings

U.S. District Judge James Donato rejected Airbnb's lawsuit against San Francisco, which was originally launched in June.
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T-Mobile offering two Galaxy S7s for the price of one, but for only three days

T-Mobile saw fit to bring back its buy one, get one promotion for Samsung's Galaxy S7.
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HTC's early Black Friday sale leaves plenty of time for family or whatever

With still a few weeks to go until Black Friday arrives, HTC apparently did not want to wait that long and unveiled an early sale for Team HTC members.
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Leaked images reveal the Microsoft Lumia 750, the phone that never was, and never will be

Having since been canceled, we have been given a first look at the Microsoft Lumia 750
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The Timex IQ+ Move tracks your fitness and looks good doing it

Timex unveiled the IQ+ Move, the company's latest watch that gives the appearance of a normal watch, but includes features found in other fitness trackers.
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Xiaomi’s Redmi 4 phones make you rethink what’s possible for less than $150

Xiaomi unveiled its trio of affordable Redmi 4 phones: the Redmi 4A, Redmi 4 Standard Edition, and Redmi 4 Pro Edition.
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Lenovo sold 14 million phones in last quarter, but not all under its own brand

Lenovo's third quarter financials are out, and the company is happy to share that it sold 14 million phones during the quarter.
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You'll need to be a Prime member to get discounts in Amazon's bookstores

Amazon has changed around its pricing in its physical bookstores, with discounts now only available to Prime members.
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Family is where the heart/discounts are, thanks to new AT&T prepaid plans

Starting on August 19, AT&T customers using its GoPhone prepaid service will be able to add lines to their current plans.
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Affordability is the name of the game for Wileyfox's Swift 2 line of phones

Hoping to continue making inroads into the European budget market, Wileyfox has unveiled its Swift 2 line of phones.
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Motorola's unannounced Connect Coin is set to be a Bluetooth tracker on steroids

Motorola will reportedly unveil the Connect Coin, an accessory that functions as a Bluetooth tracker and much more.
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You’ll have to go international if you want Android with your $103 Meizu M5

Meizu's M5, the latest in the company's M line of phones, looks like your typical midrange phone, except when you consider the lack of Android anywhere.

Google can't keep up with Pixel and Pixel XL orders, expect shipment delays

If you have experienced a shipment delay for your Google Pixel or Pixel XL, the company confirmed that is the case due to higher-than-expected pre-orders.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with S Pen picks up where the Note 7 left off

Still reeling from its Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Samsung unveiled a new version of the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 that supports the S Pen.
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For less than $100, you can pick up the ZTE Tempo with Android Marshmallow

ZTE unveiled the Tempo, a low-cost Android phone destined for Boost Mobile that runs Android Marshmallow out of the box.
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Professor's gibberish written via auto-complete accepted by 'science conference'

A New Zealand assistant professor had his paper accepted by a science conference, with the paper written via iOS auto-complete and sounding like gibberish.
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Washington State's smartphone spectrometer detects cancer with 99 percent accuracy

A research team from Washington State University developed a smartphone spectrometer that can measure up to eight samples at once to detect cancer.
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You'll soon be able to walk in and out of a uBreakiFix store with a repaired Pixel or Pixel XL

Google will team up with uBreakiFix for the latter to offer walk-in repairs for the Pixel and Pixel XL.
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Qualcomm takes its patent battle against Meizu to the U.S., Germany, and France

Mobile processor maker Qualcomm will no longer keep its patent battle with Meizu in China, as the company filed actions in the U.S., France, and Germany.
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Spanish phone firm Zetta accused of selling repurposed Xiaomi phones

Spanish phone manufacturer Zetta is under fire after users noticed that several of its phones appeared to be repurposed Xiaomi phones.