Gadgets and Device

Personal Computing Device Shipments to Continue Slow Decline

According to a new forecast from Latest statistics from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker reveals that unit shipments for the worldwide personal computing devices (PCD) market, comprised of Traditional PCs and Tablets, are expected to decline 3.3% in 2019. The market contraction comes on the heels of 2018, which […]

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Business

Holiday Shipments Impact Wearables Marketm Says IDC

The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Growth in the market was driven by new wearables launching during the months leading up to the holiday […]

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Gadgets and Device

Huawei Unveils Y7 Prime Phone with AI Camera

Huawei Technologies has announced its latest Y series device that combines quality technology and stylish design at an affordable price to assist Nigerians realise their true potential with major features of 6.26 inch Huawei Dewdrop display, 13MP Al Camera with a f/1.8 wide aperture lens, two-day battery and an octa-core Quaicomm SoC Snapdragon 450. Huawei […]

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Technology

Africa’s most Affordable 3G Smartphone Arrives from Orange

At Mobile World Congress, Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Jordan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Sierra Leone and Tunisia. […]

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Gadgets and Device

Samsung Galaxy10 to come with Adapted Apps from Facebook, Google

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said it will release a pricey folding smart phone in April, with specially adapted applications from Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc designed for the new device. The Galaxy Fold will cost $1,980 and go on sale on April 26, Samsung officials said at an event in San Francisco. The […]

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Gadgets and Device

NCC,ONSA Set to Combat Menace of Fake Mobile Devices

Worried by the recurrent cycle of fraudsters deploying their trade via fake and substandard mobile devices, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other government agencies has set up committees to combat the situation. The two joint committees set up are the Project Steering Committee […]

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Internet

Smile Customers Get Fresh Bonus with New Device

Smile, a 4G LTE telecommunications service provider in West Africa, has announced its new device and bonus offers to reward their customers.      The proposed offers are affordable, thus making it easier for customers to enjoy the benefits that come with having a SuperFast and reliable Internet connection. Through the offers, Smile customers will upon […]

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Gadgets and Device

Smartphone Shipments Witness Worst Year in Q42018, Crashing Down by 4.9%

Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), down 4.9% year over year and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. The challenging holiday quarter closes out the worst year ever for smartphone shipments with global smartphone volumes declining 4.1% in 2018 with a total of 1.4 billion […]

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Gadgets and Device

Report Predicts Double-Digit Growth for Wearable Devices Led by Steady Adoption of Smartwatches

Global shipments of wearable devices are forecast to reach 125.3 million units in 2018, up 8.5% from 2017, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The growing popularity of smartwatches and greater wearables adoption in emerging markets will combine to produce a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.0% […]

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Gadgets and Device

Smartphone Shipments to Rebound in 2019, as Q4 2018 Witness Further Decline

Global smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 3% in 2018 before returning to low single-digit growth in 2019 and through 2022. While the on-going U.S.-China trade war has the industry on edge, the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker still believes that continued developments from emerging markets, mixed with potential around […]

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