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Smartphones and Devices
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IDC: Russian tablets market falls 8.5% in Q1 2016
IDC Russia said tablet shipments in the country fell by 8.5 per cent year-on-year to 919,000 units in the first quarter of 2016, while in terms of value in U.S. dollars the market shrank by 12.9 per cent.
Jolla Sailfish OS community expansion program sells out within a day
Jolla, the Finnish mobile company that created the Sailfish OS, said demand for a new initiative designed to boost the operating system's community of fans and developers was so high it sold out within a day of being announced.
IDC: Convertible and detachable tablets prove more popular in Western Europe
The Western European PC and tablet market as a whole contracted by 13.7 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter.
Microsoft to cut 1,850 jobs in further retreat from smartphones
Microsoft today announced it will cut up to 1,350 jobs in Finland and up to 500 jobs globally as part of its further withdrawal from the smartphone business. The company said it would record an impairment and restructuring charge of around $950 million related to the move, of which it said $200 million would relate to severance payments.
Samsung faces first IPR challenge from Huawei
Samsung vowed to defend itself after Huawei filed its first patent lawsuits against the South Korean vendor covering alleged infringements in technologies used in Samsung mobile phones.
As analysts debate iPhone 7 demand, Apple nixes MVNO speculation
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered his clearest comments yet on the possibility of the iPhone vendor launching its own MVNO service, explaining that Apple typically operates at a global scale and therefore likely wouldn't launch an MVNO in a specific country.
CTIA: Americans consumed 9.6 trillion MB of mobile data last year
American mobile users ate through 9.6 trillion MB of data last year, more than doubling the 4.1 trillion MB of data they consumed in 2014, according CTIA's latest annual report on the wireless industry.
AT&T slims Next EIP plans from 4 to 2
AT&T today said that it will reduce the number of equipment installment plans (EIP) it offers from four to two. The two remaining plans, AT&T Next and AT&T Next Every Year, essentially will allow customers to upgrade to a new phone either every two years (Next) or ever year (Next Every Year).
ABI Research: Standalone VR devices to generate $4.5B revenue in 2021
ABI Research said standalone virtual reality (VR) devices are expected to see a 95.4 per cent CAGR through 2021, which is higher than mobile VR devices.
GfK: Western Europe sees 6% decline in Q1 smartphone shipments
GfK said smartphone shipments in Western Europe shrank by 6 per cent year-on-year to 30 million units in the first quarter of the year, marking the first time that demand has fallen in the region on an annual basis.
