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With MWC 2020 canceled, most new Android phones face a tough debut

With Mobile World Congress 2020 officially terminado — thanks to the coronavirus — mobile vendors, big and small, are now scrambling to figure out their next steps. Some, particularly Chinese companies, are mulling plans to proceed with their events in Barcelona, Spain, even though the official conference won’t take place.  MWC brings together companies from across the world, with many …

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Essential, led by Android founder Andy Rubin, is shutting down

Essential Products, the mobile-hardware startup founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, is ceasing operations and shutting down, the company said Wednesday.  The startup debuted to much fanfare in 2017, when Rubin announced the Essential Phone. The hardware company was seen as the former Google executive’s follow-up act to Android in the mobile-device market. The company was once valued at $1 …

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