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  • Samsung bets big on Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+

    Samsung Electronics is hosting its second major product launch of the year in New York Thursday, with a lot riding on the expected debut of the large format Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. Carrying forward designs reminiscent of the existing S6 smartphones, the company is hoping make up for ground it has lost to the iPhone 6 Plus.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs13 Aug. 15 02:14
  • Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 could yield big camera gains

    Qualcomm has teased out some more details about its upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor, including a refreshed GPU and an image processing unit that could lead to big improvements in smartphone cameras.

    Written by James Niccolai12 Aug. 15 21:20
  • Chinese vendors triple smartphone share in India

    Chinese vendors tripled shipments year-on-year in the second quarter in the Indian market, indicating that low-cost vendors are posing a challenge to global players like Apple in a very price-sensitive market.

    Written by John Ribeiro11 Aug. 15 18:03
  • Foxconn to invest $5B to set up first of up to 12 factories in India

    As part of its plan to set up to 12 manufacturing facilities in India by 2020, contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group is investing US$5 billion in a factory and other facilities in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

    Written by John Ribeiro and Michael Kan10 Aug. 15 13:51
  • Western Power shifts end user IT management to Zetta

    Western Power is shifting responsibility for management of end user computing environment to Perth IT integrator, Zetta, following a three-year agreement between the companies.

    Written by Byron Connolly31 July 15 09:59
  • Is the smartphone market saturated?

    Smartphone sales increased substantially in the second quarter of 2015, but the rate of growth continued to slow, fueling concerns that the market has started to become saturated, according to a study released today by Juniper Research.

    Written by Jon Gold31 July 15 03:01
  • Motorola launches 3 new Android phones with 'amazing value'

    Motorola announced three new Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) phones on Tuesday, including a high-end model that will be sold this fall in the U.S. as the Moto X Style Pure Edition, starting at the low price of $400 unlocked.

    Written by Matt Hamblen29 July 15 02:43
  • Samsung event in August portends new smartphone launch

    Samsung Electronics has announced a key event in August in New York, suggesting that the company may be attempting to launch new products ahead of Apple's closely-watched annual iPhone event a month later.

    Written by John Ribeiro28 July 15 16:41
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