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Samsung could kill off the Galaxy Note series in 2021

It seems that Samsung may not give us a Galaxy Note series refresh next year, as some leakers suggest the end of the Note

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Apple’s Dark Sky app is officially dead on Android devices

The popular weather app, Dark Sky, is no longer working on Android devices

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Sprint will be no more on August 2, as it officially turns into T-Mobile

We may soon have to say farewell to Sprint for good after T-Mobile has announced that it will completely take over the Sprint next month

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Pocketnow Daily: POCO X2 Official: They DID IT AGAIN?!(video)

On today's Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the new Poco X2 and its features, patents for a new foldable phone from Apple and more

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TCL won’t give us BlackBerry smartphones after August 2020

We won't get more BlackBerry smartphones from TCL after August 31st, 2020, when their licensing deal comes to an end

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Corporate restructuring may have killed Razer Phone 3

The gaming peripherals company is undergoing a corporate restructure and is moving staff away from newer side projects like the Razer Phones.

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Microsoft ends Windows 10 Mobile support on December 10

Windows Phone fans saw this coming long ago, some probably wonder why this announcement took so long. For the hardcore, there's still time to cherish it.

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Google discontinues Chromecast Audio

After a prolonged discount period, the only places you'll probably find a Chromecast Audio are your big box spots and peer-to-peer marketplaces.

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Essential Phone now out of stock at company’s website [U]

After 16 months on the market, Essential is running out of stock of its first product while third-party sellers are trying to get rid of theirs.

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Taiwan braces for shut down of 3G network on December 31

Tens of thousands of 3G-only customers need to be moved over before the network shuts down at the end of the year. They're getting toilet paper as a gift.

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Cydia Store shut down earlier than expected after payments bug

It's an end of an era that came only slightly prematurely due to an issue that wouldn't have affected many users in any case.

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Second Google+ API vulnerability admitted, network shutdown sped up

The Google+ meltdown is speeding up with another discovery of an API vulnerability that let third parties access users' personal information.

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Google kills Allo sooner than it will kill(?) Hangouts

Shortly after rumors piled on about recent internal shakeups with Google's messaging clients, Google came to confirm the news: Allo is dead.

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Google Hangouts may shut down in 2020

We don't know when exactly Hangouts will be going away, but given how much neglect this messaging client has faced, we wouldn't be surprised.

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It’s the end of the road for Inbox by Gmail

Inbox debuted in 2014 as a test lab for new features that let users more easily sort out and reply to emails. Now, Google is shutting that lab down.

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Windows 8 will die a very slow death and it starts with apps

That includes Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. New apps will no longer be accepted into the Windows Store soon and then the updates will stop flowing.

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We may not see more Galaxy S devices after the Samsung Galaxy S10

Find out which are the reasons that Samsung might have to pull the plug on its Samsung Galaxy S flagship phones after delivering the Galaxy S10

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The long goodbye to CDMA: Verizon not activating 3G-only phones

The 3G network still has a year and a half before it officially shuts down, but it's been whittled down to a point where Verizon won't take any more in.

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Google Voice breaking up with Sprint on June 1

Google Voice numbers and Sprint numbers will be separately used from that date, but Google Voice can still at least be used *on* Sprint phones.

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Google Store and Project Fi end Pixel and Pixel XL sales

Say 'sayonara' to the first-gen Pixel, at least from where Google stands with its retail presence. But there are a couple of places here or there if you want to grab one.

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