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India Smartphone Shipments Topped 145M In 2018
India Smartphone Shipments Topped 145M In 2018
January 27, 2019  |  Mobile

India’s mobile phone market saw shipments increase 11 percent last year, with smartphone shipments growing 10 percent. According to market research firm Counterpoint’s Market Monitor...

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Smartphone Makers Press India For Export Credits, Lower Tariffs
Smartphone Makers Press India For Export Credits, Lower Tariffs
January 25, 2019  |  International

An association of smartphone manufacturers that includes Apple, Huawei, Oppo and Foxconn has submitted a 174-page report to the Indian government asking for export credits...

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Apple To Drop LCD Displays In Next iPhone Lineup
Apple To Drop LCD Displays In Next iPhone Lineup
January 22, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is expected to get rid of LCD displays for its 2020 line of iPhones, offering completely organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. The Wall Street...

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What Consumers Expect From Issuers And Mobile Card Services
What Consumers Expect From Issuers And Mobile Card Services
January 17, 2019  |  Mobile

Consumers aren’t just using financial apps to check on their last five transactions or send and receive payments. They are increasingly turning to their smartphones...

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Apple Replaced 11M iPhone Batteries; May Have Lost Billions In Sales
Apple Replaced 11M iPhone Batteries; May Have Lost Billions In Sales
January 15, 2019  |  Apple

Apple’s discounted battery replacement program may have affected the company’s bottom line in the billions, according to reports. After Apple admitted that it was slowing...

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RBC: Services Revenue May Not Save Apple
RBC: Services Revenue May Not Save Apple
January 14, 2019  |  Apple

Global investment firm RBC Capital Markets sent out a note on Sunday (Jan. 13) saying that Apple’s services revenue growth has slowed to 18 percent...

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Chinese Smartphone Giant Xiaomi To Invest $1.5B In AI
Chinese Smartphone Giant Xiaomi To Invest $1.5B In AI
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

In the midst of an economically uncertain time in China stemming from the trade war with the U.S., Xiaomi said it will invest at least...

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Smartphone Shipments In China Fall 15 Pct
Smartphone Shipments In China Fall 15 Pct
January 08, 2019  |  Retail

In the midst of troubling sales forecasts for Apple and Samsung, smartphone shipments in China dropped by 12-15.5 percent, according to a report from Reuters....

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Samsung Issues Earnings Warning Amid Slowing Smartphone, Chip Sales
Samsung Issues Earnings Warning Amid Slowing Smartphone, Chip Sales
January 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Citing a slowdown in China’s economy and a trade war between the U.S. and China, Samsung forecast a decline in operating profits for the fourth...

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