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Android Update to Feature New Animations and Live Updates

Android Update to Feature New Animations and Live Updates
Android Update to Feature New Animations and Live Updates
May 13, 2025  |  News

Google’s Android operating system is set to get one of its biggest updates in years. With this refresh, which includes a design called Material 3 Expressive, phones...

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Apple Reportedly Mulling Price Hike for Fall iPhone Releases
Apple Reportedly Mulling Price Hike for Fall iPhone Releases
May 12, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple is reportedly considering price increases for its next iPhone models. However, the tech giant is committed to avoiding the appearance of blaming that price hike...

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Will Apple’s Services Momentum Be Blunted by New Epic App Store Ruling?
Will Apple’s Services Momentum Be Blunted by New Epic App Store Ruling?
May 02, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

For several years, Apple has been leveraging its hardware and services to forge an ecosystem, as phones, tablets and computers are an on-ramp to higher margin...

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Samsung Leads Global Smartphone Market Amid ‘Lackluster’ Industrywide Sales
Samsung Leads Global Smartphone Market Amid ‘Lackluster’ Industrywide Sales
May 01, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Samsung led the global smartphone market in the first quarter as the market recorded slight year-over-year growth of 0.2%, global technology market analyst firm Canalys...

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Google CEO: Gemini Could Be Added to iPhones This Year
Google CEO: Gemini Could Be Added to iPhones This Year
April 30, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his company’s artificial intelligence service, Gemini, could soon become part of Apple’s iPhone. During court proceedings Wednesday (April 30), Pichai...

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Apple Faces Tariff-Related ‘Sword of Damocles’ Ahead of Earnings
Apple Faces Tariff-Related ‘Sword of Damocles’ Ahead of Earnings
April 29, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple will likely face tough questions on tariffs and AI from investors when it reports earnings this week. That’s according to a report Tuesday (April 29) from Reuters,...

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Apple Aims to Mitigate Tariffs by Sourcing All US-Bound iPhones From India
Apple Aims to Mitigate Tariffs by Sourcing All US-Bound iPhones From India
April 25, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple has reportedly accelerated its plan to source all its iPhones for the U.S. from India, in response to new U.S. tariffs. While the company...

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Google Executive Says Motorola and Samsung Phones Will Have Several AI Apps
Google Executive Says Motorola and Samsung Phones Will Have Several AI Apps
April 22, 2025  |  News

Motorola phones that are soon to be released will feature an assortment of artificial intelligence (AI) apps, including those from Perplexity AI, Microsoft and Google,...

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