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Xiaomi thinks it can top Apple and Samsung as world’s largest smartphone...
Just weeks after Xiaomi overtook Huawei and LG to become the world’s third-largest smartphone maker, The Guardian reports that the Chinese handset maker’s chief executive and founder Lei Jun is out...
View ArticleiPhone 6 Plus captured 41% of all US phablet sales; iPhone 6 best-selling iOS...
Kantar data shows that the iPhone 6 Plus managed to take a 41% share of all US phablet sales for the August to October quarter, despite only being on sale for a little over one of those months and...
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Roundup: Find all of 9to5Mac’s CES 2015 coverage in one place
If you’ve somehow missed the overflow of coverage from CES 2015 last week, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. During the show we took a look at the latest devices and accessories that are expected to...
View ArticleAnticipated iPhone numbers would see Apple threatening Samsung’s smartphone lead
If Apple does indeed report iPhone sales in line with analyst expectations of 66.5M units, the company could be closing in on the market share lead Samsung has held in the smartphone market since 2011,...
View ArticleiPhone and Galaxy smartphones more reliable than current wearable fitness...
If you were thinking about buying a fitness band, a university study suggests you probably shouldn’t bother: it found that the iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S4 measure activity more reliably than most...
View ArticleVisa hopes to track smartphone locations to prevent credit card fraud for...
Currently most of us have to inform our bank by phone when we’re travelling to avoid purchases in other countries appearing as red flags for fraud and being declined. That could soon change as Visa...
View ArticleSurvey: 11% of teens plan to purchase Apple Watch, iPhone & iPad still most...
According to the latest data from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, interest in the Apple Watch among teens remains low. An October 2014 survey showed that only 16 percent of teenagers planned to...
View ArticleChina approaches smartphone saturation point, shipments fall as penetration...
China – long viewed as one of the key growth markets for smartphones – is now approaching saturation point, according to data being released today by IDC. The WSJ reports that smartphone shipments fell...
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First Look: Hyundai’s BlueLink lets Apple Watch or iPhone start, lock + find...
Meet BlueLink, a Hyundai cloud-connected service that provides cool remote access features for select vehicles. I recently had a chance to test BlueLink with the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and...
View ArticleReport: Apple takes 92% of smartphone market profits on just 20% of sales
Android may have the market share, but it’s an entirely different story when it comes to profit share: the latest estimates from Canaccord Genuity indicate that Apple takes 92% of the profits for the...
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IDC: Apple snatches 3% of smartphone users from Samsung
IDC has just released its smartphone market share data for Q2 2015, and at least one thing is clear: Samsung is still struggling, and Apple is still doing really well. The Korean company’s smartphone...
View ArticleTheft-deterrence of Activation Lock lower than expected in some cities, shows...
While Activation Lock has dramatically reduced iPhone thefts in some cities, with reductions as high as 50%, police data collated by the WSJ shows that the effect isn’t as great as expected in others....
View ArticleStrategy Analytics: iPhone market share climbed from 8.2% to 10.9% year-on-year
Strategy Analytics has issued its latest estimates of global mobile phone shipments, and reports that Apple’s market share climbed from 8.2% in Q2 2014 to 10.9% in the same quarter this year. Apple...
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Purported iPhone 6s screen panels leak showing Force Touch, renders suggest...
We’re ramping up to iPhone launch season and — as expected this time of year — the web is inundated with purported leaks of components, renders and images of Apple’s next smartphones. Over the weekend...
View ArticleGartner: Worldwide iPhone sales grew 36% YOY, while Samsung sales fell 5.3%
New data from Gartner suggests that iPhone sales grew 36% year-on-year, while Samsung’s sales fell 5.3% in the same period. Apple’s market share climbed from 12.2% in Q2 2014 to 14.6% in the same...
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82% think it’s rude to use a smartphone at a social gathering, but 89% do it...
A Pew study on mobile etiquette found that 82% of Americans think it hurts the conversation when people use smartphones at social gatherings, but 89% did so anyway at the most recent one they...
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T-Mobile to clamp down on network abusers, booting them down to lowest Simple...
T-Mobile has announced that it’s going to seriously clamp down on any users using unauthorized methods to get around its tethering cap. Those caught using more data than they should be on the highest...
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Synaptics announces 3D Touch-like touchscreen controller for Android phones
From 9to5Google: Synaptics has today announced the ClearPad 3700 force-sensing touchscreen controller, which the company hopes will be packed inside many a 2016 flagship Android smartphone. This comes...
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T-Mobile brings back its 4 for $120, 10GB-per-line deal
T-Mobile is bringing back one of its most popular promotions by — once again — offering four 10GB data lines for $120 total. The offer is available for a limited time from today, and is ideal for...
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iPhone 6s Plus vs. Moto X Pure – How does Motorola’s premium phablet compare...
Apple got in to the high-end phablet game for the first time last year. And just a couple of months back, it released its follow up to the 6 Plus just as Motorola turned its Moto X into a giant. Can...
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