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Mobile Minutes: Google’s Nexus 6 flub; Samsung mobile sales decline; Runkeeper app and Spotify; Uber in South Carolina

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On a conference call late Thursday, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette said supply problems with the company’s new Nexus 6 smartphone dented Google’s revenue. The Nexus 6 went on sale in November to good reviews. But Pichette said Google had “real issues” and could not get enough phones to meet demand.
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Samsung profits hit by falling mobile sales
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has reported its first annual earnings decline in three years, in part due to a sharp drop in sales of mobile phones.
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RunKeeper now lets users listen to Spotify songs in its mobile app
Boston-based fitness tracker mobile app RunKeeper announced Thursday its integration with Swedish digital music company Spotify. Now you’ll never have an excuse to leave the RunKeeper app during workouts, marathon-related or otherwise.
Read more on Boston Business Journal

Uber cleared to operate in South Carolina
The app-based car ride service Uber is legal in South Carolina — for now — after state regulators Thursday granted the Silicon Valley-based company a temporary license to operate.
Read more on USA Today