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Samsung to start production of its rumored Galaxy Ring next month

There's been a rumor doing rounds for the past year or so that Samsung is preparing a new smart wearable - a ring, possibly called Galaxy Ring. It's a fairly untapped smart wearable market, so it make    

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Counterpoint: US smartphone shipments fell by 24% compared to Q2 2022

According to market research carried out by Counterpoint, the US smartphone market shrunk by a whopping 24% year-over-year in Q2 this year. That doesn't come as a surprise since this is the third consecuti    

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Samsung is expecting the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 to outsell their predecessors by 50%

Recently, TM Roh, the head of Samsung’s mobile division, revealed that the company sold just under 10 million foldable phones last year (60% of which were Galaxy Z Flip4s, 40% Z Fold4s). For 2023 the comp    

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Canalys: Global smartphone shipment down 10% in Q2, Transsion is now a top-five vendor

Global smartphone shipments during the April, May and June months totaled 258.2 million units as per the latest Canalys Smartphone Market Pulse report. The figure represents a 10% decline compared to the same p    

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Google rolls out automatic AirTag alerts for Android in bid to prevent stalking

Back in May, Google and Apple jointly announced that they were teaming up to prevent unwanted tracking through AirTags and similar devices. Today, Google is announcing that the rollout of unknown tracker alerts    

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Taiwanese foldable phone material manufacturer aims to break Japan-Korea oligopoly by targeting China market

Amidst the lackluster shipments of smartphones, foldable phones have continued to grow and have become a market focus. Taiwan-based U-Best Innovative has been developing Hard Coat (HC) Films for many years. It    

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Global smartphone industry, 1Q 2023

Entering 2023, most countries worldwide, especially emerging markets, are still struggling from high inflation and see weakening consumer demand as a result. DIGITIMES Research estimates that global smartphone    

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Top-5 brands notebook shipments up 30% on month in May thanks partly to education sector, says DIGITIMES Research

The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments rise over 30% on month in May, while the top-3 ODMs together also achieved a similar shipment growth thanks to a recovery in N    

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OnePlus Fold details surface: 7.8" internal and 6.3" cover displays, 4,800mAh battery

Last week we saw 3D renders of the OnePlus Fold that were created by @OnLeaks. Now the leakster is back with details on the hardware, including the screen, chipset and cameras.The new foldable will allegedly ha    

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Apple raises iCloud+ pricing in the UK, parts of Europe, Asia and the Americas

If you are a iCloud subscriber (but don’t use Apple One), you may want to check the subscription fees for your region – Apple quietly raised them in multiple countries.Taking the UK as an example, t    

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