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PASADENA (CBSLA) — There was something missing at Pasadena’s Apple Store for the Friday release of the iPhone 8 – a line of eager fans. Previous releases of the iPhone attracted hundreds of Apple fans waiting in the early morning hours at several stores across Southern California. The Apple Store has a ticketing system, but that never stopped eager iPhone fans from camping out overnight. But on Friday morning, all was quiet on Colorado Boulevard, except for employees inside the store handing out tickets. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus touts new features like wireless charging, new camera features, and...

SAMSUNG NOTE 8 NOT DOING WELL According to a new report posted by a Korean news site today, Samsung Electronics is seeking to win back the Chinese smartphone market with the Galaxy Note 8. The company plans to regain the trust of consumers that was battered by the Galaxy Note 7 battery fires and overcome China's retaliation against South Korean companies over the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system. However, Chinese mass media is pouring negative articles about the Galaxy Note 8 every day. Consequently preorders for the new Note 8 pale in...