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Apple iPhone Sales Could Plummet 30 Pct With WeChat Ban
Apple iPhone Sales Could Plummet 30 Pct With WeChat Ban
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

President Trump’s threatened bans on ByteDance’s TikTok and Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, both based in China, could significantly slash Apple’s sale of iPhones, per indications from a...

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Google Takes On Apple With New Pixel 4a Smartphone
Google Takes On Apple With New Pixel 4a Smartphone
August 03, 2020  |  Mobile

Move over, Apple – there’s a new smartphone from Google on the way. On Monday (August 3), Google unveiled its new Android phone, the Pixel...

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Apple Buys Mobeewave For $100M
Apple Buys Mobeewave For $100M
August 02, 2020  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple has purchased Canadian company Mobeewave, which will allow it to create mobile pay hubs out of iPhones, Bloomberg reported. The deal went down for...

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China’s iPhone Sales Skyrocket In Q2
China’s iPhone Sales Skyrocket In Q2
July 29, 2020  |  Mobile Commerce

One day before Apple Inc. is set to release its latest earnings report, third-party figures reveal that its China iPhone sales increased by 225 percent...

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Smartphone Demand Plummets In China By 16 Pct
Smartphone Demand Plummets In China By 16 Pct
July 13, 2020  |  Mobile

As China’s economy rebounds from COVID-19, smartphone sales have not been part of the recovery. Shipments of the devices in China fell 16 percent in...

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Consumer Mobile App Use Increased 40 Pct During Lockdown
Consumer Mobile App Use Increased 40 Pct During Lockdown
July 09, 2020  |  Mobile

The pandemic saw an all-time high record of mobile app usage, according to market data from App Annie. The monthly time spent on apps rose...

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How Online Platforms Are ‘Gamifing’ Mobile Bill Payments
How Online Platforms Are ‘Gamifing’ Mobile Bill Payments
June 24, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The best way to get us to pay attention might be through that little screen in the palms of our hands. The pandemic has spurred...

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Samsung Rolls Out New Economy-Priced 5G Phone
Samsung Rolls Out New Economy-Priced 5G Phone
June 19, 2020  |  Mobile

Samsung Electronics‘ new Galaxy A71 5G smartphone hit U.S. retail channels today (June 19) at a price considerably below most 5G handsets. Without a trade-in,...

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