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Samsung ?overly centered? on mobile
Even as Samsung Electronics share price has bounced back in recent days, stock analysts have been turning more cautious on the company?s prospects.
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Messaging-app maker Line plans China expansion
After two years of study, mobile-messaging-app maker Line Corp. plans to expand in China later this year by establishing a local team to develop content and features to further tap the world's largest mobile market.
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Android's app engagement higher than iOS but Apple drives higher ecommerce sales
Localytics tracks how often an app is used on Android and Apple?s iOS devices. It ranks app retention by how often an app is used ranging from once to 11 times or more. Over the past four years it has found apps that have only been used once have decreased by 6% to 20% of all apps with only 16% of Android apps only being used once while apps on Apple devices are at 23%.
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Two senior Twitter executives resign as growth lags
Twitter Inc. on Thursday announced the abrupt departure of two senior executives, including the chief operating officer who had been responsible for the social media company's efforts to revive flagging user growth.
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