Tag: Smartphones
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Indian smartphone market crosses 30 m unit shipments
For the first time, the smartphone market in India crossed the 30 million unit shipments milestone in the third quarter of this year, the International Data Corp (IDC) reported on Tuesday. According to IDC's Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments clocked 32.3 million units in Q3 2016 with 17.5 percentage growth over the previous quarter, …
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November 15, 2016 -
Samsung’s Q3 profit plunges over Note 7 fiasco
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics' net profits in the third quarter dropped by a massive 16.8 per cent, primarily due to the Galaxy Note 7 discontinuation.
October 27, 2016 -
Declining iPhone sales make dent in Apple profits
Announcing the quarterly results, Apple said it saw a year-over-year decline of 5.2% for iPhones, 6% for iPads and a massive 14% for the Mac, Engadget reported.
October 26, 2016 -
US recalls one million Samsung smartphones
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of around one million Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones plagued by incidents of batteries bursting into flames. Thursday’s move by the US safety agency formalises the recall underway in 10 countries after reports of faulty batteries that caused some handsets to explode during charging. Samsung …
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September 16, 2016 -
New digital antennas to power next-gen smartphones
Scientists have developed new digital antennas which may lead to next generation of smartphones that are more energy efficient and are up to 100 to 1000 times faster than current cellphones. Currently, smartphone antennas are placed at the top and bottom of the screens, which means phone’s touch screen does not cover the entire phone. …
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September 1, 2016 -
Brazilians ‘disappointed’ with Ryan Lochte drama
The people of Brazil were disappointed with the four American swimmers who fabricated a story about being mugged during the Olympic Games, the organisers said. Ryan Lochte and fellow US swimmers Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen last week claimed they were robbed at gunpoint, which drew huge media attention and raised concerns over …
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August 20, 2016