12.2 million smartphones were shipped in the Middle East (excluding Turkey) in the final quarter of 2023 – that is a 24% increase compared to the same period of the year before, according to research published by Canalys. 2023 as a whole brought an 11% increase in shipments compared to 2022 for a total of […]
Read MoreCounterpoint Research posted its overview of the premium smartphone market in 2023. According to its research, based on preliminary Q4 2023 results, sales of smartphones that cost more than $600 have increased by 6% on a yearly basis. This is in contrast to the projected decline of the overall smartphone market. The analysts said 24% […]
Read MoreIDC posted its quarterly analysis of the wearable market in India, revealing a massive 29.2% growth YoY. The top company was boAt, dominating the market with a 29.7% share, nearly three times more than the second-placed Noise. During the July-September period, the country saw 48.1 million shipments, bringing the total for the first nine months […]
Read MoreIndia’s smart wearables market grew rapidly in the first half of 2023. Per IDC’s latest numbers, the sector recorded a 53% year-over-year increase in sales. Over 57.8 million smart wearables were shipped in 1H23 with smartwatches making a big jump in popularity, reaching 40% of the total share – up from 26.8% a year ago. […]
Read MoreSamsung announced in September 2021 that its SmartThings Find service grew to 100 million “find nodes,” which are registered and opted-in devices that can help other Galaxy users find their misplaced phones, tablets, and wearables. Almost a year later, in July 2022, Samsung revealed that SmartThings Find reached 200 million nodes worldwide. And now, Samsung […]
Read MoreYour gut has an obvious job: It processes the food you eat. But it has another important function: It protects you from the bacteria, viruses, or allergens you ingest along with that food. “The largest part of the immune system in humans is the GI tract, and our biggest exposure to the world is what […]
Read MoreThe latest report by CyberMedia Research, which is an institutional member of the Market Research Society of India, concluded that the tablet market in India is seeing a sharp rise, especially for 5G-capable devices. In July and September 2022, the Indian tablet market grew by 22% QoQ (quarter on quarter). CyberMedia Research pointed out that […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to film photography 35mm was by far the most popular option and was used on anything from simple point-and-shoot cameras to pricey SLRs. It was so common that focal length of lenses is still usually listed in 35mm equivalent. The digital transition brought the “full frame” DSLRs where the size of sensors […]
Read MoreApple’s worldwide Mac shipments were up in the second quarter of 2022, according to new PC shipping estimates shared today by Gartner. Apple shipped an estimated 6.4 million Macs during the quarter, up from 5.8 million in the year-ago quarter, marking 9.3 percent year-over-year growth. Gartner’s Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2Q22 […]
Read MoreThe latest report from Canalys focuses on the North American smartphone market. Specifically, the estimated shipments for Q1 of 2022 are in and there are some trends noticed. To start, the overall smartphone market grew by 4% to 39 million units shipped compared to the 37.6 million shipped in the same quarter last year. It […]
Read MorePhotograph: Tyler Jones NASA performed a few experiments following the 1960s and ’70s moon landing missions that brought back lunar material, but those were nothing like what Paul and Ferl attempted. “A small amount of regolith material was placed in contact with the plants, and the data showed there were no major negative effects,” says […]
Read MoreSmartphone shipments in India declined for the third quarter in a row. The January-March period saw 37 million smartphone shipments which is a 4.8% decline compared to the same period last year. Xiaomi was the market leader with 8.5 million shipments, followed by Samsung with 7 million and Realme with 6 million. Realme was the […]
Read MoreSource: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central Microsoft has released an update on the status of its mission to become carbon negative by 2030. That update contains good news, a data-loaded infographic, and the not-insignificant detail that the company’s Scope 3 emissions jumped by “about” 23% YoY in 2021. Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduced by […]
Read MoreThe patient went into complete remission for nearly five months. But about eight months after she started eribulin treatment, the cancer returned and she passed away. This is often true for the extremely aggressive cancers Welm studies. But she is encouraged by two key oncological metrics from this patient’s treatment: “progression-free survival” (how long a […]
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