US Department of Justice sues Apple for having an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market

Today the United States Department of Justice has sued Apple, claiming the company has maintained an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market, locking in its customers, driving up prices, and selectively imposing contractual restrictions on developers, withholding critical ways of accessing functionality to prevent competition. “Apple exercises its monopoly power to extract more money from […]

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TSMC keeps beating Samsung in the foundry market, grows share

Samsung has long had its sights on cutting TSMC’s lead in the global foundry market. TSMC has been in a commanding position for years and keeps growing its share, leaving Samsung far behind. The latest figures paint a similar picture. Not only did TSMC manage to grow its market share in the fourth quarter of […]

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Samsung says it will take 3-4 years more for Micro OLED displays to hit market

Now that Apple has launched its first mixed reality (MR) headset, the Vision Pro, the MR/VR headset market is set to boom. Meta already sells millions of Quest headsets every year, and Samsung will likely become the next big brand to launch a mixed-reality headset sometime later this year. Samsung Display developing both Micro OLED […]

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Windows 10 still has more than double the market share of Windows 11, and that doesn’t look like it will change any time soon

What you need to know Windows 11 continues to lag behind Windows 10 in terms of market share. The latest figures from StatCounter state Windows 10 has a 67.23% market share, while Windows 11 only has a market share of 28.18%. Many PCs are unable to upgrade to Windows 11 due to not meeting minimum […]

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Global foldable phone market slows down due to durability fears and high costs

The foldable phone market was dominated by Samsung in 2023, and market watchers expect a similar outcome in 2024. According to research firm TrendForce, global shipments of foldable phones topped 15.9 million units in 2023. This means foldable phones accounted for roughly 1.4% of the smartphone market last year. It also means that global shipments […]

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Samsung led the tablet market in India in 2023, Apple was 3rd

The tablet market in India experienced several ups and downs in 2023, but by the end of the year, Samsung emerged as the top-selling tablet brand in the country, new data from IDC (via Times of India) shows. Even though Samsung’s tablet business suffered from a 34.7% year-on-year decline in India, the company was reportedly […]

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iPhone captures highest-ever market share in Samsung’s homeland

Apple has been giving Samsung a tough fight in the global smartphone market. And for the first time ever, last year, Apple shipped more iPhones annually than Samsung did. This doesn’t look good for Samsung at all. What’s even worse is that Apple’s market share has reached a record high in Samsung’s homeland, South Korea. […]

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Canalys: Apple tops European smartphone market in Q4 as rebound approaches

Canalys revealed that Apple became the best-selling smartphone maker in Europe during Q4 2023. The US company’s success was fueled by strong demand for the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max during the holiday period, but Samsung kept the top spot for the whole of 2023. The overall market saw 129.8 million shipments for the […]

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Canalys: the smartphone market in the Middle East grew 24% in Q4, 11% for the full year 2023

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 […]

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Counterpoint: Huawei tops Chinese smartphone market at the start of 2024

Counterpoint Research posted an interesting analysis of the Chinese smartphone market. Putting together the numbers for the first two weeks of the year shows that Huawei shipped more devices than anyone, effectively making it the best-selling company currently. According to the report, the three reasons behind Huawei’s success were the Mate 60 sales with China-developed […]

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In 2023, Samsung led the mobile market in India for the first time in 6 years

Samsung hasn’t led the smartphone market in India since 2017, but that changed in 2023 when the company outperformed all of its rivals to climb to the top of the leaderboard. For the first time in six years, Samsung topped the mobile market in India with a smartphone market share of 18%, according to Counterpoint […]

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Canalys: Smartphone market finally turned a corner in 2023, Apple took the lead

Smartphone shipments in 2023 totaled 1.142 billion – the worst in 11 years, claims Canalys in its latest analysis of the market. Apple took the top spot for the first time on the back of a stagnant year in which its main competitor, Samsung, declined 13%. The holiday period was a positive one for the […]

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Canalys: Huawei regains ground in China, but market drops to a new low

Canalys posted a report on smartphone sales in China for the last quarter and the full calendar year of 2023. According to the analysis, companies shipped 5% fewer devices compared with 2022, which was already the worst year in a decade. The Q4 period showed signs of recovery with only a 1% decline, or 73.9 […]

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After Apple, Microsoft reaches $3 trillion market cap

The market capitalization of Microsoft has reached USD 3 trillion for the first time since it started forty-eight years ago. It is now the second company, after Apple, to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion. In fact, Microsoft is currently the most valuable company in the world. Since the beginning of this year, the […]

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Samsung topped Indian smartphone market in 2023 as competition intensifies

Samsung has been in fierce competition with Chinese firm Xiaomi in India over the past few years. Sometimes, it is Samsung that comes out on top, and sometimes it is Xiaomi. In 2022, Xiaomi narrowly surpassed Samsung, but the South Korean firm has managed to come out on top in 2023, at least according to […]

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Canalys: Smartphone market in India rebounds in Q4, posts 20% YoY increase

Canalys revealed the smartphone market in India had a year-on-year growth for the first time in five quarters during Q4 2023. Vendors saw a 20% increase in shipments between October and December, helping push sales for the full year to a slight 2% decline compared to 2022. The total shipments in 2023 were 148.6 million […]

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IDC confirms: Apple was king of the smartphone market in 2023, overtaking Samsung

The last time Samsung wasn’t No.1 in smartphone sales in any given year was all the way back in 2010. And yet – it’s finally happened again. Just like competing analyst house Canalys revealed a few hours ago, IDC is now out with its own report and confirming the once-in-more-than-a-decade news: Apple took the crown […]

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HP forays into consumer wireless earbuds market with Poly Voyager Free 20

HP Poly Voyager Free 20 TL;DR HP has taken a leap into the consumer wireless earbuds category with the new Poly Voyager Free 20 wireless earbuds These earbuds are more consumer-focused compared to last year’s Poly Voyager Free 60 enterprise-focused earbuds. The Poly Voyager Free 20 wireless earbuds are expected to be available in May […]

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Microsoft briefly passes Apple in market cap for the top spot, as both companies hover around $2.87 trillion market capitalization

What you need to know Microsoft is on the verge to surpass Apple as the world’s most valuable company.  The Redmond-giant has a market cap of$2.888 trillion compared to Apple’s $2.887 trillion. The change can be attributed to Microsoft’s heavy investment in generative AI which has drawn more investors to the company. Microsoft is on […]

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As HoloLens vanishes from view, XREAL steps up and takes 51% of the augmented reality market

What you need to know XREAL (formerly NREAL) creates AR glasses that look almost as subtle as regular glasses.  Complete with prescription options, the XREAL glasses function essentially as an external monitor, able to extend or duplicate a Windows PC or Android phone display. They also work seamlessly with Samsung DeX (or Windows 10 Mobile’s […]

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