Qualcomm Technologies will be powering LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the LG G4.
Smartphone market sees boom in MEA region
According to the Q4 2014 Handsets Tracker report released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), smartphone shipments in the Middle East and Africa region saw a year-on-year growth of 83 per cent during the year 2014.
Huawei introduces new P8 and P8 max smartphones
Huawei’s Consumer Business Group has unveiled the Huawei P8 and P8 max smartphones.
Samsung regains number one spot in smartphone market
Samsung Electronics regained the number one position in the smartphone market in the first quarter.
MEA smartphone shipments soar 83 percent
Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83 percent in Q4 2014, IDC.
Lenovo to launch S60 smartphone at GITEX SS 2015
Lenovo will launch its Lenovo S60 smartphone at GITEX Shopper Spring 2015, with UAE being the first country to receive the device in the Middle East. The smartphone will be sold exclusively at the four-day event which starts on April 1st at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Apple catches Samsung as smartphone leader
The iPhone 6 has sold so well that Apple tied with Samsung for the top position in the smartphone market in the fourth quarter, closing the gap with its South Korean competitor.
Samsung forecasts bleak Q3 as smartphone sales suffer
Samsung Electronics expects its third-quarter operating profit to fall by almost 60 percent on sluggish sales of mobile devices as Chinese companies eat into its market share with cheaper smartphones.
Lenovo sells more smartphones than PCs
Lenovo’s growing presence in PCs and smartphones helped the company’s net profit grow 23 percent in the second quarter. The …
Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share
Google’s dominance of the smartphone market has reached new heights, with its Android operating system now accounting for a record 84.6 percent share of global smartphone shipments, according to research by Strategy Analytics.
Amazon enters smartphone market with ‘Fire’
Amazon unveiled its highly anticipated entry into the smartphone market Wednesday, a handset called “Fire.” The phone, announced by CEO …
Sico Tech launches tablet & smartphone range
Sico Technology, an Egyptian-based company, has recently launched a line-up of tablet and smartphone products at an event held at Atlantis, Dubai. The product line-up includes Smartphone Pro with its dual active SIM card and Tab2 and Tab2Go featuring 1280×800 resolution LED display
PCs and smartphones drive Lenovo Q1 growth
Lenovo’s net profit grew 25 percent year-over-year in the first quarter as the Chinese company continued to make gains in the PC and smartphone markets.
BlackBerry opens management of its smartphones to rivals
BlackBerry is allowing rivals AirWatch, Citrix, SAP and IBM to directly manage its smartphones with the Blackberry 10 operating system as part of its strategy to open up management of its devices to third parties.
Huawei unveils Ascend P7 smartphone
Huawei has unveiled its Ascend P7 smartphone in Europe, and has said it will be available in the GCC from June.
Huawei predicts eight billion smartphone users by 2025
Eight billion people will use smartphones and 100 billion terminals will be interconnected via the internet by 2025, according to Chinese ICT multinational Huawei.
Nokia releases X smartphone family in UAE
Nokia has released its Nokia X Android smartphone family – which has a tile-based interface inspired by the Lumia family – in the UAE.
Intel ends wait for 64-bit Android on smartphones
The long wait for a 64-bit version of Android on smartphones is coming to a close, with Intel on Monday …
Nokia unveils affordable smartphones
At the 2014 Mobile World Congress, Nokia has released five new affordable handsets, including Nokia X, a family of smartphones …
HP moves to ease printing from Android tablets, smartphones
Hewlett-Packard wants to make wireless printing of documents from Android mobile devices as easy as tapping one button.