Smartphone shipments fell in China for the first time during 2017, dropping 4% compared to 2016 to 459 million units.
Xiaomi has taken Samsung’s place at the top of the Indian smartphone market after seeing its Q4 2017 shipments top 8.2 million devices.
Google has released a version of its most recent Android OS designed to operate on the lower end devices typical to many emerging markets.
When billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma wrote in an open letter earlier this year “we need to fight counterfeits the same way we fight drunk driving”, his sentiments reflected how bad the global counterfeiting trend has become.
Moroccan IT brand Accent has selected Spreadtrum's LTE platform SC9832 and WCDMA//HSPA(+) platform SC7731C for its smartphones.
Shipments of iPhones in China hit 11 million in Q3, a year-on-year increase of 40% that goes against the trend of diminishing smartphone sales in the market.
Apple may be granted some of the concessions it has sought in India as a condition for manufacturing iPhones locally.
Telenor Pakistan’s CEO Irfan Wahab Khan has called for the country’s government to offer subsidised smartphones to expand high-speed connectivity among Pakistani consumers.
Chinese handset manufacturer Xiaomi has been confirmed by Google as a partner on its Android One programme.
Apple has asked the Indian government to provide its suppliers with tax breaks.
Zong 4G has collaborated with LePhone to launch affordable 4G handsets in Pakistan.
Six consecutive quarters of growth for smartphones in China came to an end in Q2 2017, as device shipments dropped by 3%.
Samsung is aiming to double the amount of handsets it manufactures in India to ten million units a month with a KRW700 billion ($623 million) investment.
Apple has begun manufacturing iPhone SE handsets in India, and will begin selling them in the market as early as this month.
Apple is set to begin trialling smartphone production in India from May without waiting for a governmental response to its tax concessions plea.
Indian newcomer Reliance Jio is collaborating with Google to develop a low-cost 4G smartphone that can only be used on its network.
Samsung is reportedly looking to release a modified version its disastrous Galaxy Note 7 device to emerging markets in 2017.
Pakistan’s leading 4G network, Zong (CMPak) has joined forces with Chinese device maker Xiaomi to launch the latter’s products in Pakistan.
Russian technology and AI firm Yandex has launched a global partnership programme for Android handset manufacturers and telecom operators.
Microsoft has revealed the Nokia 216 and Nokia 216 Dual SIM feature phones, which are launching in November across four African markets.
Chinese device maker and equipment vendor Huawei is set to commence the manufacture of its Honor smartphones in a Chennai-based plant next month.
Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) is launching its flagship M40 and M50 smartphones using WCDMA//HSPA (+) chipsets from Spreadtrum.
Google’s Android is by far the most popular smartphone OS in India, with a record 97% market share at the end of Q2.
Intex Technologies has begun sales of the first device to license Jolla’s Sailfish OS.
Chinese device manufacturer Huawei is developing a bespoke operating system to decrease its dependency on Google’s Android OS.
Reliance Industries has agreed to a provisional sourcing deal for iPhones during Apple CEO Tim Cook’s first visit to India.
Nokia will once again become a global brand for mobile phones, smartphones and tablets following a new strategic agreement announced by the Finnish firm.
MTN South Africa has bundled World Panel’s SunStream as part of a promotional package.
Telefónica and China Unicom are launching Chinese vendor Phicomm’s C630 smartphone in key Telefónica markets in Latin America later this year.
Orange and Google have announced a partnership to deliver mobile internet content across Orange’s African and Middle Eastern footprint.
UPDATE: 15/12/2015 - Mozilla has backpedalled on claims that it would abandon the mobile space completely.
Thai market leader AIS has formed a new partnership with BaseKit to offer the latter’s website building platform to SMB clients.
Apple has established a new unit in Vietnam to facilitate imports and distribution in the market, which is seeing a huge increase in demand for smartphones.
India’s leading handset player Micromax has partnered fabless semiconductor design firm MediaTek in a bid to accelerate 4G accessibility and fuel faster smartphone adoption in the country.
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