Gadgets and Device

Samsung Gives First Glimpse of Foldable Phone

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone in San Francisco on Wednesday, urging Android developers to start writing apps for it. The South Korean tech company needs to get the foldable phone right to reverse steep declines in profit for its mobile division and restore some of the cachet its brand has lost […]

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Gadgets and Device

Smartphone Shipments Down 6.0% in Q3 2018 as Leading Vendor and the Largest Market Face Challenges

Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 355.2 million units during the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), resulting in a year-over-year decline of 6.0%. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines for the global smartphone market, which raises questions about the market’s future. IDC maintains its view that the market will return to growth […]

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Social Media

Facebook Launches Video Device, Warns on Privacy Rule

Facebook Inc. wants you to buy its new video chat devices for your home, complete with cameras that track movement. That sounds like a lot to ask for a social-media company mired in privacy scandals. But Facebook has crafted its Portal gadgets, launched Monday, to be as un-creepy as possible. At a recent product demonstration […]

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Gadgets and Device

Smart Home Devices Growth to Grow by 31%, Says IDC

The numbers of smart home flooding the global market is expected to reach about 31% yearly in 2018 to 643.9 million shipments. The entire smart home market, comprised of smart speakers, video entertainment products, connected lighting, smart thermostats, and home monitoring/security products, is forecast to be nearly 1.3 billion devices by 2022 with a five-year […]

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Gadgets and Device

New iPhone Models to be Unwrapped Soon

Apple said yesterday it will host an event on 12 September at the Steve Jobs Theatre in the company’s Cupertino, California, campus, where it is widely expected to unveil new iPhone models. Analysts believe Apple plans to release three new smartphones this year, including one with a larger display than previous models. Analysts also expect […]

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