Apple price drop for tablets kept its numbers up
Desperate measures
Fruity cargo cult Apple price cut for its tablets managed to keep its numbers up, according to analysts working for Digitimes Research.
Gartner says smartphone sales will fall dramatically
That bubble has burst now
After sliding its slide-rules, flicking its abacus, and counting its toes, the beancounters at Gartner have decided that the smartphone business bubble has burst splattering in the face of those who depend on it.
LeEco's Le 2 smartphone with Helio X20 now available
Helio X20 starts at $199
Le Eco is a company that got renamed from Le TV and it looks like they are ready to ship four phones, some with Helio X20 and some with Snapdragon 820 chips inside.
Huawai building daydream phone
Dream catcher
Huawei has signed up to be one of the first phone makers to build a handset that works with Google’s new VR platform – daydream.
Smartphone shipments to fall further
So much for iPhone 7 and small screens saving Apple’s bacon
Any hopes that the Smartphone industry will pull out of its woes this year have been dashed by the latest IDC report.