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Intel Climbs in Mobile Space

by Tom Allen

Shipments of Android tablets with Intel processors will fall to 10.8 million units this year, from 14.23 million in 2014. The prediction comes from ET Mag. The site has also said that Android smartphones …

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MEA Smartphones Consolidate in $100 – $200 Bracket

by Tom Allen

Smartphone shipments in the MEA region will reach 155 million units this year, says IDC, after a 66% YoY rise in Q1’15 (to 36 million units). 63% of handsets shipped in the Middle East …

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Smartphones Continue to Drive IC Market

by Tom Allen

Smartphone sales are still an important driver for the global integrated circuit market, according to IC Insights. These devices are rapidly gaining share in the overall mobile phone market – taking 50% of shipments …

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India Will Overtake US to Become World’s Second Largest Smartphone Market by 2017

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone sales are forecast to grow from 1.5 billion units in 2015 to a record 1.7 billion by 2017. China, India and United States are …

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Samsung Reclaims Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

Samsung lost its leading position in the US smartphone market to Apple in the three months ending in April, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The company passed its Californian rival to take back its first-place …

Profitable TV Panel Session – Sharp to launch Android TV (BC8)

by Bob Raikes

In a panel session, Gagnon asked what the display industry had done that didn’t work. Bhowmik immediately identified 3D as a technology that just didn’t happen. Sanduski said that the reaction to Avatar was …

Ericsson: Smartphone Penetration to Reach 70% by 2020

by Tom Allen

In its latest Ericsson Mobility Report, Ericsson predicts that 70% of the world’s population will own a smartphone by 2020. Smartphone subscriptions will more than double, to 6.1 billion. 80% of new subscriptions will …

Emerging Markets Drive Smartphone Shipments in Q1

by Tom Allen

Smartphone sales in Q1’15 rose 19.3% YoY, to 336 million units, says Gartner. Emerging markets – excluding China – led growth, with the fastest-rising regions named as emerging APAC, Eastern Europe, the Middle East …

Saturated Markets Slow Smartphone Growth

by Tom Allen

After rising 27.6% YoY in 2014, smartphone shipment growth is expected to slow to 11.3% this year, says IDC. However, while overall growth will continue to decelerate, certain markets will experience strong growth in …

Global Smartphone Growth Expected to Slow to 11.3% in 2015

by Helen Vince

According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are expected to grow 11.3% in 2015, which is down from 27.6% in 2014. …

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Global Smartphone Shipment Volume to Top 1.5 Billion Units in 2015

by Helen Vince

Shipment value of the Taiwanese communications industry, comprising of wireless and network communications, is estimated at around NT$3.3 trillion (US$108.2 billion) in 2015, up 17.2% compared to 2014, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & …

Smartphones Rise at 7.2% CAGR to 2019

by Tom Allen

Global smartphone shipments will reach around 1.5 billion units this year and approach 2 billion units in 2019, says Taiwan’s MIC. The growth represents a 7.2% CAGR over the forecast period. Several factors drive …

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