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Indian Phone Sellers Urge Court To Cap Sales, Investigate Amazon
Indian Phone Sellers Urge Court To Cap Sales, Investigate Amazon
March 01, 2021  |  International

An Indian trade association with 150,000 members owning mobile phone stores has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to probe Amazon’s business practices in the country,...

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Mizuho, LINE Increase Investments In Bid To Launch ‘Smartphone Bank’
Mizuho, LINE Increase Investments In Bid To Launch ‘Smartphone Bank’
February 22, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

LINE Corp. and Mizuho Financial Group have agreed to increase their investment in LINE Bank Preparatory Co. and to make changes to its management structure...

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Apple Regains Lead In Worldwide Smartphone Sales
Apple Regains Lead In Worldwide Smartphone Sales
February 22, 2021  |  Apple

Worldwide sales of smartphones dropped 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 12.5 percent overall for the year, Gartner reported on Monday (Feb. 22)....

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Smartphone Shipments In China Fell 20 Pct In 2020
Smartphone Shipments In China Fell 20 Pct In 2020
January 11, 2021  |  Mobile

Shipments of smartphones in China tumbled 20 percent in 2020 as Chinese consumers continued to delay upgrading their phones. The number of devices shipped domestically...

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Virtual CES Doubles Down on 5G
Virtual CES Doubles Down on 5G
January 11, 2021  |  Mobile

If it feels like the rollout of 5G – or 5th generation – super high-speed wireless service has been in the works forever, you’re probably...

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Mastercard Launches Pilot Program Using Smartphones As POS Devices
Mastercard Launches Pilot Program Using Smartphones As POS Devices
January 11, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Mastercard is testing a cloud-based setup that will “enable contactless payments acceptance via a mobile phone.” This Cloud Tap on Phone will mean that “any...

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Apple Supplier Murata Anticipates 5G Phones To Top 500 Million
Apple Supplier Murata Anticipates 5G Phones To Top 500 Million
January 06, 2021  |  Apple

The largest manufacturer of ceramic capacitors for Apple and other smartphone makers, Murata Manufacturing Co., expects requests for 5G wireless devices to exceed 500 million...

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Preorders Now Open For New Apple iPhones Mini, Max, HomePods
Preorders Now Open For New Apple iPhones Mini, Max, HomePods
November 06, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has started taking preorders for a new line of iPhones and HomePod speakers, the company said in a Friday (Nov. 6) press release. The final...

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Chinese Smartphone Buyers Driving iPhone 12 Demand
Chinese Smartphone Buyers Driving iPhone 12 Demand
October 20, 2020  |  Apple

Chinese smartphone users are driving the record pre-orders of Apple’s new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. 20), citing data...

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