Reliance Jio commercial rollout soon, Samsung Galaxy Note7 Iris scanner demo surfaces – FoneArena Daily

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Worldwide smartwatch shipment falls 32% in Q2, 2016: IDC

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Global smartwatch shipment, for the first time saw a year-over-year decline of 32%, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.

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Wearables shipments to reach 213.6 million units worldwide in 2020: IDC

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Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 101.9 million units by the end of 2016, representing 29.0% growth over 2015, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.

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Global smartphone shipments to slow down to 3.1% in 2016: IDC

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Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to grow 3.1% in 2016, which is a substantial slowdown from the 10.5% growth in 2015 and 27.8% in 2014, according to a forecast update from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker

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Datawind continues to top Indian tablet market, growth sluggish at 1.3%: IDC

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Indian tablet market saw a sluggish growth in Q1, 2016 with mere 1.3% growth, according to a latest report from IDC. A total of 0.86 million units were shipped this quarter.

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Google Chromebook sales outnumbered Apple’s Macbook in U.S. for first time

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According to IDC analyst, Google’s Chromebook sales in the United States in Q1, 2016 outnumbered Apple’s Mac for the very first time. Continue reading “Google Chromebook sales outnumbered Apple’s Macbook in U.S. for first time”

Indian smartphone shipment drops 8.2% in Q1, Reliance Jio grabs 5th spot: IDC

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India shipped a total of 23.5 million units of smartphones in Q1 2016 registering 5.2 percent growth over the same period last year, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The smartphone shipments has decreased by 8.2 percent over Q4 2015 and it has been dipping consecutively for two quarters. Continue reading “Indian smartphone shipment drops 8.2% in Q1, Reliance Jio grabs 5th spot: IDC”

Fitbit continues reign, Xiaomi pips Apple to grab second spot in wearables market Q1 2016: IDC

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Fitbit has continued to dominate the wearable space in Q1 2016. According to a latest report from IDC, Fitbit held 24.5% market share in this quarter and shipped 4.8 million units

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Global smartphone shipments goes flat, Oppo and Vivo hit top 5 list in Q1 2016: IDC

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Worldwide smartphone shipment growth fell flat for first time and this is the smallest year-over-year growth on record. According to a report from IDC,  vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), up slightly from the 334.3 million units in 1Q15.
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Worldwide wearables shipments to hit 110 million units, grow 38.2% by the end of 2016: IDC

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 110 million units by the end of 2016 with 38.2% growth over the previous year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.

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LeEco Le 2 images surface, HTC to manufacture future Nexus Devices – FoneArena Daily

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Global tablet shipments to fall 5.9% in 2016: IDC

Worldwide tablet shipments is expected to decrease by 5.9% in 2016, to 195 million units, according to a latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker forecast.

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Apple grabs number 6 spot in India’s top 30 cities: IDC

International Data Corporation (IDC) is out with its monthly city level smartphone tracker which reveals that 30 leading cities of India make up approximately for 51% of the entire smartphone market in Q4 CY 2015. Delhi and Mumbai were the top two cities that generated maximum demand for the phone. Apple has outsmarted Xiaomi and grabbed number spot in the Indian smartphone market, said the report.

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Worldwide wearables market soar 126.9% in Q4 2015, Fitbit continues reign: IDC

Buoyed by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch, the worldwide wearable device market showed a notable increase in Q4 2015.  As per the International Data Corporation (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, vendors shipped  27.4 million units in the Q4 2015, a 126.9 percent increase from the year before.

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Global tablet shipments decline 10.1% in 2015, only 65.9 million units shipped in Q4 2015: Report

Worldwide tablet market declined yet again in the fourth quarter of 2015 with 65.9 million units shipped, down 13.7% year over year, according to latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC).This is the fifth straight quarter where tablets have reported a decrease year over year. In Q3, 2015 tablet shipment had declined by 12.6%

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