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Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung to get jump on Apple’s first foldable with new phones in July

2026-07-08T00:10:20.000Z
Apple’s sales fell 9 per cent from a year earlier, although the US tech giant climbed to the No. 2 spot after rolling out incentives about a month ahead of Jun 18.
International

China’s smartphone sales drop 13% during shopping festival as memory costs limit discounts

2026-07-07T04:13:24.000Z
With more stable chip supply and stronger margins than many rivals, Apple is well placed to gain market share and could face less pressure to raise prices.
Companies & Markets

Global smartphone market faces record annual decline as chip crunch worsens

2026-06-01T08:03:52.000Z
Apple stands out for its value, with Chinese consumers knowing its products last at least three years, says Ivan Lam, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research.
International

Apple’s iPhone shipments in China surge 20% in Q1: Counterpoint

2026-04-17T08:35:41.000Z
Apple led the smartphone market for the first time in a first quarter with a 21% market share.
Global Enterprise

Apple leads smartphone market even as overall shipments decline: Counterpoint

2026-04-10T11:41:03.000Z
The initiative is the newest chapter in a years-long effort to bring to market Bezos’ long-held vision of a ubiquitous voice-driven computing assistant.
Companies & Markets

Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop

2026-03-21T04:13:23.000Z
The broader memory cost crunch is forecast to persist throughout 2026, forcing handset makers into difficult trade-offs between managing costs, protecting margins and hitting shipment targets.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend

2026-03-19T02:43:38.000Z
Samsung introduced Galaxy Z TriFold late last year as a showcase of its engineering prowess.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung to stop selling US$2,899 TriFold phone after three months

2026-03-17T09:02:15.000Z
Viettel frames “commercialising 6G” not merely as offering telecoms services, but also as monetising technology products it develops and manufactures.
Asean Business

Vietnam’s Viettel to develop AI smartphone, makes foray into 6G device development

2026-03-04T11:44:57.000Z
The 17e includes the A19 chip, the same processor that’s in the regular iPhone 17 from last year, as well as Apple’s in-house C1X cellular modem component.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Apple launches iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air, starting product wave

2026-03-03T03:52:01.000Z
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