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A forthcoming Samsung tablet passed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday, December 12, and the small amount of information that was included in the filing documentation suggests that we could be looking at the rumored Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, which is scheduled to be announced at CES on January 7, 2014.

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One of the big problems with focusing on a broad metric like mobile platform market share is that it ignores some of the more important (and complex) questions about how these platforms are actually used.

For example, which customers are most valuable in terms of spending money?

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Ever wonder why it takes most Android phones ages to get the latest version of the OS?

Well, a recent infographic from HTC sheds some light on the anatomy of an Android update — detailing all the steps involved from the pre-announcement PDF through the finished version arriving on your phone.

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Google released the original model of its flagship 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 7, back in June, 2012, and a month later the device was available to purchase from the U.S. Play Store with a $199 price tag. However, if you didn’t have the opportunity to pick one up at the time, Walmart is currently offering the 7-inch slate for $159, which is $40 off the retailer’s usual price.

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Amazon is at present offering Sony’s former flagship smartphone of 2013, the Xperia Z, for $449.99 as part of its Boxing Day Deals Week — shaving a whopping $330 off of the online retailers usual price.

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