China approaches smartphone saturation point, shipments fall as penetration hits 90% – IDC
China – long viewed as one of the key growth markets for smartphones – is now approaching saturation point, according…
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Sketchy leak suggests Pepsi set to enter the smartphone business, with mid-range phablet launching next week [Update: Confirmed]
Update: According to a report out of Reuters this morning, the sugar water maker is indeed planning to launch a smartphone. At this…
Samsung feeling the pressure as Android market share approaches 70 percent
Increasing competition in the Android market is placing Samsung under increased pressure, says Kantar, reporting sales figures for the final quarter…
Google announces Play Store merchant support for developers in China
Google, in its continued effort to support developers and users from all across the world, announced today that developers in…
Samsung & Apple take half of global smartphone market, Android & iOS hit 80 percent
Research firm Gartner released its numbers today for “Worldwide Mobile Device Sales” during Q1 2012. There are not many surprises…
Huawei sees strong first half of 2015 with 30% revenue increase, reportedly on track for 100 million shipments
Huawei, the Chinese-based manufacturer making a name for itself in the Android smartphone market, has released a peek at its earnings…
Gartner: Samsung sees worldwide sales fall 5.3% YOY, losing out to Apple & Chinese brands
New data from Gartner suggests that Samsung saw its worldwide sales fall by 5.3% year-on-year, its market share dropping from…
Baidu launches its own Android-based mobile OS in China, leaves out Google search and services
The Register reports that Baidu, the dominant Chinese search engine, has launched a mobile operating system of its own. It’s…
Samsung predicts record profits as HTC reports first ever loss
Samsung is predicting a record $9.4B profit for Q3 in its latest earnings guidance, on estimated revenues of $53.9B. While…
Chinese government begins to block Gmail and Android Market in China
Over the past 60 hours, Chinese officials have begun blocking Gmail and the Android Market running on Android devices reports…
Droid 3 makes impromptu debut in… China
Motorola’s Droid, the successful smartphone family which put Android on the map, this year enters its third-generation incarnation with the…
China now holds No. 1 spot in new Android and iOS activations
China now holds the No. 1 spot for Android and iOS activations. Mobile analytics firm Flurry released new data that…
Google-Motorola deal transaction will close by May 23
Google made headway on its $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility acquisition late last week when China finally gave the pending merger an…
Report: For every 3 Android apps built, there are 7 for iOS
Analytics firm Flurry has dissected developer ratios for Apple and Google’s mobile platforms as their respective annual conferences are on…
Kantar: Samsung and LG account for 78% of US Android smartphone sales
Consumer insights and research firm Kantar Worldpanel has released its smartphone sales data for the second quarter of 2015, which…
Xiaomi makes first Android tablet – named and designed after the iPad mini
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVp34KQbAqk] Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, the company which specialises in imitating Apple’s marketing for its Android handsets, has launched its…
Samsung launches the Galaxy J7 and J5 in China, its first phones with front-facing camera flash
Samsung has launched its first two phones with front-facing camera flash, a feature aimed at a younger crowd that might…
At long last, Android OEMs facing lawsuits against bloatware
At long last, action is being taken against bloatware on Android devices. Samsung and Oppo are facing lawsuits over their…
IDC: China slowdown cuts smartphone forecast, Android will continue to hold lead through 2019
IDC released an updated forecast today lowering its expectations for worldwide smartphone shipments this year with a continuing slowdown of growth…
Gartner: Android smartphone marketshare dropped 1.9% in early 2015
Gartner today released the results of a report on worldwide smartphone marketshare in Q1 2015 (first three months) which most notably…
Sketchy renders purportedly show an upcoming Android Wear smartwatch from Oppo
Many Android smartphone manufacturers have already entered the Android Wear race, with the latest entry—the aptly-named Huawei Watch—coming from Chinese company…
Voxer’s CTO just left to join Google — could walkie talkie features be coming to Hangouts?
Voxer is a relatively popular messaging app for Android and iOS, and has long been considered one of the best solutions…
Google debuts Chinese version of its developer YouTube channel
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObvaD7EcDGM] Google today launched a new version of its developer-focused YouTube channel, continuing the company’s expansion into the Chinese market. Ironically,…
Huawei launches 5.5″ Honor 6 Plus w/ dual rear-facing cameras for shooting in the dark
Chinese handset maker Huawei took the stage in Beijing today to introduce its next-generation flagship smartphone, the familiar sounding Honor…