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Semiconductor company Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 Mobile Platform, a chip, which the company claims, will make 5G more accessible and reliable.

Vodafone, semiconductor company Qualcomm, and Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi have tested a new 5G technology in Germany and Spain capable of download speeds close to 1.8 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) using a new smartphone.

Global tablet shipments grew by 1% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, with another tech analyst company, IDC, reporting a rise of 0.5%.

India's smartphone market, the second biggest in the world after China, has reached 35.3 million units, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this was because vendors entered the year with "an improved inventory situation, which allowed channels to embrace multiple new offerings launched during the quarter".

Global smartphone shipments have risen by 7.8% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024 to 289.4 million units, the technology analyst firm IDC says.

Apple has grabbed the top spot in global smartphone shipments for 2023, the first time it has done so and also the first time that a company other than Samsung has taken that position since 2010, the technology analyst firms Canalys and IDC report.

The global smartphone market cooled further in the third quarter of 2023, with technology analyst firm Canalys saying it had undergone a fall of 1% year-on-year.

Global electronics firm Panasonic Holdings has begun a lawsuit against Chinese smartphone companies Oppo and Xiaomi over some 4G patents which it refers to as "standard-essential patents for cellular communications".

China's "618" online shopping festival failed to shore up smartphone shipments to the country in the second quarter of 2023, with 65.7 million units shipped, meaning a fall of 2.1% year-on-year.

Smartphone shipments to India were more or less stable in the second quarter of 2023, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that the country experienced a modest decline of 1% year-on-year, with 36.1 million units shipped.

Global shipments of smartphones have fallen again in the second quarter, with the technology analyst firm Canalys saying the decline was 11% year-on-year, but providing no numbers. This was the sixth consecutive quarter of decreasing shipments.

iPhones dominated Kantar's lists of the five top-selling smartphones in the first quarter of 2023.

Global smartphone shipments fell for a fifth straight quarter in the first three months of 2023, but by 12%, a much better showing than in the final quarter of 2022, the technology analyst firm Canalys says.

The US is thinking of cutting off Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from accessing any American components, including those from Intel and Qualcomm, a report claims.

Global smartphone shipments fell below the 1.2-billion unit mark in 2022, with the 11% year-on-year drop marking a low point for the industry, according to the technology analyst firm Canalys.

European smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2022 declined by 16% year-on-year to a shade more than 40 million units, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, attributing this to economic challenges that placed constraints on consumer demand.

Tablet shipments fell by 8.8% year-on-year in the third quarter, coming in at 38.6 million units, making this the fifth successive drop, the technology analyst company IDC says.

Smartphone shipments in China during the third quarter of 2022 increased marginally over the previous three months but, at 70.0 million units, represented a 11% year-on-year fall.

Nearly half of the smartphone users in India say they are planning to buy new devices, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research claims, adding that these findings come as the country gets set to build its first 5G network.

Smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2022 fell for the third consecutive time this year, with a 9% decrease year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this made it the worst third quarter since 2014.