Mobile Minutes: BlackBerry quits smartphones; YouTube Go app; Samsung Pay's coupons; Meerkat's new venture
BlackBerry stops making phones
It?s official. BlackBerry Ltd., the Canadian company that invented the
smartphone and addicted legions of road warriors to the ?crackberry,? has
stopped making its iconic handsets.
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Google announces YouTube Go, a new app for saving and
sharing videos offline
Google has announced YouTube Go, a new app designed to consume less data when
watching videos on YouTube.
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Samsung brings gifts to mark Samsung Pay's first
birthday
Samsung said Tuesday it has added support for coupons, memberships and gift
cards to the service. Users can now search, save and redeem coupons within the
app.
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Meerkat lives on as live group video chat app
Houseparty
After pivoting from livestreaming video to a group video chat, Life on Air, the
developer behind Meerkat, is finally ready to talk about a new app and lessons
learned.
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