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For months now we've seen a persistent rumor regarding at least one of the iPhone models to be introduced next year, and that has to do with packing an OLED touchscreen, of the curved variety. And today a new report from the Wall Street Journal comes to once again confirm that Apple is considering outfitting one 2017 iPhone model with such a display panel.

After Apple acknowledged the “Touch disease” issue of the iPhone 6 Plus, now the following generation faces issues - a limited number of iPhone 6s phones experience unexpected shutdowns.

Trying to decide between an iPhone or Android device? A research firm says you're likely to get a more stable experience on a phone powered by Google's mobile operating system.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities believes the iPhone 7 ’s demand has already reached its peak and is now on the decline, just two months after Apple’s release. Kuo predicts that Apple’s suppliers make adjustments to decrease the iPhone 7’s shipments by between 5% and 15% in November going into next month.

The PwnFest hacking competition, held in Seoul yesterday saw an interesting demonstration by a white-hat hacker group, called Qihoo 360. The hack successfully targeted Google's shiny new Pixel handset, won the group a $120,000 cash prize and opened-up a lot of patching work for Google.

HTC shook things up quite a bit yesterday, with the announcement of the Bolt. The handset has already been compared by many to the Pixel XL , minus the Google branding and it is hard to deny there are quite a few similarities.

Jet White is rumored to join the existing color options later in the lifespan of this iPhone generation. Apple is known to throw in some new color options with each next smartphone and this year the iPhone 7 series got the exclusive Jet Black. To stress on its exclusivity Apple made the glossy black color available only on the 128 and 256GB models.

Samsung has been betting a lot on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge to fill the market void created by Note7. Research seems to show that this is a quite successful strategy overall, since most ex Note7 users seem to be opting for an S7 edge replacement.

Apple won't be releasing an update to the iPhone SE in March 2017, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has stated in a note to investors that AppleInsider got their hands on. Unlike any other major smartphone, the iPhone SE's life will be extended past the usual one year period.

Apple caused some controversy last week when it finally unveiled the new MacBook Pro  models. None of the three laptops have any other ports aside from Thunderbolt 3 infused USB Type-C connectors and the 3.5mm headset jack. No SD card slot, no HDMI out, nothing like that.

Huawei has launched the Mate 9, a high-spec, high-price smartphone which could see the China-based company square up to market leaders Apple and Samsung.

According to latest numbers released by market research firm Strategy Analytics, Android's global smartphone market share in Q3 2016 stood at around 88%, up from the 84.1% figure reported in the same period last year..

Did you wonder why Apple removed the precious SD card slot from the  new MacBook Pro ? The company isn't about to bring the slot back, but it's at least ready to explain its decision.

Apple released a new beta of iOS 10.1 to developers yesterday. It features a bunch of additions and improvements, but probably the biggest one for most users is going to be the new emoji.