Android is on two billion devices
Nine out of 10 smartphones
While the fruity cargo-cult Apple and its minions in the Tame Apple Press want you to believe that iOS is the most successful operating system, Google Android really is the clear winner.
Nearly a fifth of Chinese smartphones are fake
And a quarter of video game consoles
If you are fond of buying cheap smartphones and games consoles from China then you should be aware that a big chunk of them are fake.
Wiston chairman says notebook industry facing a crisis
Market stagnation from an industry led only by Microsoft and Intel
While most notebook brand vendors expect the notebook industry to grow steadily in 2017 as a result of increases in shipments, at least one ODM vendor is claiming that the proliferation of more feature-rich smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices is still a good reason to consider otherwise.
Voice assistants are a priority in smartphone launches
This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports.
Melting smartphones didn’t stop Samsung
Profit leapt by 50 percent
Samsung’s bottom line was not really harmed by the Note 7 fiasco and the outfit saw its fourth-quarter profit leap 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years.
112.3 million smartphones shipped in China
And nine million bicycles in Beijing
Figures in from the Far East show that the Chinese smartphone market is hotting up.
Samsung prepares for all-screen smartphone
Follower of the pack
A report said that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will feature a screen without home buttons on it.
Taiwan’s smartphone sales decline
Lower than expected results
Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs showed a surprise fall.
Google is a saint, not a sinner
Kent hops about
The head lawyer of Google spent some time today outlining that his company isn’t motivated by greed, or by monopolistic tendencies, but instead is contributing to the welfare of all creatures great and small.
Kids kept awake by smartphones
Even when they are turned off
Parents who allow their kids to have smartphones and tablets might end up rewarding their kids with sleepless nights.