PC market in India soars 1.4% in Q2, 2015: Report

A latest report from IDC has revealed that the total India PC shipments for the second quarter of 2015 stood at 2.19 million units with quarter-on-quarter growth of 1.4% and a year-on-year decline of -14.1%.

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Worldwide wearable shipments to reach 76.1 million units in 2015: Report

Global wearable device shipments will reach 76.1 million units in 2015, up 163.6% from the 28.9 million units shipped in 2014, as per the latest report from International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker

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Apple grabs No. 2 spot in global wearables market, Fitbit maintains lead: Report

Apple has become the second largest wearable maker in the world, according to a latest report from IDC. The company sold 3.6 million Apple Watches in the second quarter of 2015 just 0.8 million units behind Fitbit which maintained the top spot with 4.4 million units.

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Global smartphone growth expected to slow, shipments hit 10.4% in 2015 : Report

The research firm IDC has updated its forecast about worldwide smartphone growth as it is now expected to grow just 10.4% in 2015 as compared to the original forecast of YoY growth of 11.3%.

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Global smartphone sales report a slow growth, sales in China take a nose dive: Gartner

Smartphone sales recorded the slowest growth rate since 2013 in the second quarter of 2015 globally, as per a latest report from Gartner. Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users totaled 330 million units, an increase of 13.5% over the same period in 2014.

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‘Made in India’ smartphones share increases to 24.8% in Q2, 2015: Report

India shipped a total of 56.6 million handsets during the April-June, 2015 quarter, out of which 43% were smartphones. The smartphone market grew 24.8% during the same period.

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Google planning an affiliate program for Google Play, just like Apple: Report

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Global smartphone shipment hits 304 million in Q2: Report

Worldwide smartphone shipments grew 1.9% over the previous quarter to 304M units in the second quarter of 2015, as per a latest report from research firm TrendForce.

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Worldwide dual SIM smartphone sales to reach 514 million units in 2016: Report

Worldwide dual-SIM smartphone sales will grow 19 percent to 514 million units in 2016, as per a latest report from Strategy Analytics. The report states that China and India are the largest country markets for dual-SIM smartphones.

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Indian mobile internet users to hit 236 million by 2016: Report

India will have 236 million mobile internet users by 2016 and this base will hit 314 million by 2017, according to a latest report from  IAMAI & KPMG. The latest report titled “India On The Go – Mobile Internet Vision Report 2017” states that India will have over 500 million internet users by 2017.

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Android Wear major update next month tipped to bring watch-to-watch sharing and more

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Google’s Android Wear will reportedly get a new watch-to-watch sharing feature and interactive watch faces in a major update next month. Continue reading “Android Wear major update next month tipped to bring watch-to-watch sharing and more”

Is Google Play Music bug silently wiping your downloaded music too?

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Google’s Play Music app reportedly has a bug that apparently deletes your downloaded and cached music stored on the microSD card whenever your device gets reboot. Continue reading “Is Google Play Music bug silently wiping your downloaded music too?”

India to surpass U.S to become second largest smarthphone market by 2017: Report

India is expected to become the second largest smartphone market in the world by 2017, as per a latest report from Strategy Analytics. The country is behind China and but has surpassed U.S which is the third largest smartphone market.

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India’s app usage soar 131% YoY: Flurry Report

A latest report from Flurry has offered insights about apps, emerging growth categories and device adoption trends in India. The report also offers some information about mobile shopping trends and increased use of phablets in the country.

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Global wearables market to grow 173.3% in 2015: Report

The worldwide wearables market is expected to ship 72.1 million wearable devices in 2015, up a strong 173.3% from the 26.4 million units shipped in 2014, as per a latest forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC).

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