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Xiaomi see strong Q3 growth, but Samsung, Apple still on top

The top phone vendors all had a good third quarter. Global sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2017 increased 3 percent over the same period last year, according to Gartner, totaling 383 million units. The top five vendors all achieved double-digit growth, except for Apple, which experienced a 5.7 percent increase. Xiaomi had the strongest growth in the …

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5 ways to make your Amazon Fire tablet better

I don’t know exact numbers, but I suspect some 80 bajillion people bought an Amazon Fire tablet on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. And why not? With prices ranging from $30 to $100, those babies were the bargain to beat. Now that you’ve got one, let’s make it better. Although the Fire tablets are pretty good out of the box, …

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