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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Smartphone maker Xiaomi continues to grow, outsells Apple in China during Q1 2014
A new video out of Bloomberg details just exactly how a once unknown Chinese phone company has able to leapfrog…
HTC thinks China is the way out of its troubles, with custom OS
The WSJ reports that HTC is now working on a custom smartphone operating system designed specifically for the Chinese market. HTC…
Leaving Google for Xiaomi nothing personal but “a dream job,” says Hugo Barra
Hugo Barra, Google’s former VP of Android product development, says his move to Xiaomi was planned long before it emerged…