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Motorola Handset maker Motorola is closing down a factory in Fort Worth, Texas, where it manufactures smartphones, the company confirmed to CNET on Friday. The shuttering ends the company’s attempt to build the devices in the United States, while the majority of the industry makes smartphones in Asian manufacturing centers. The Texas factory will close by the end of the …

The LG G3 could be a game changer. Nate Ralph/CNET Singapore and Hong Kong are ideal places to do canary tests on mobile phones. Both countries sell mobile phones unlocked, and have huge mobile penetration rates upwards of 150 percent — that’s at least 1.5 phones per resident. Throw in smartphone penetration rates upwards of 87 percent for both countries, …