Smartphones dominate UAE handset marketMore than 77.8 per cent of all handsets registered on the UAE’s networks during the second quarter (Q2) of the year were smartphones, according to data released by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The TRA has rev More… |
Phone makers eye add-on gizmos to revitalise marketPhone buyers looking for innovation at next week's big industry show in Barcelona will need to look beyond the handsets themselves to additional gadgets like 360-degree cameras which can be hooked up to their computing power, as manufacturer More… |
China's ambitious handset makers face tough sell in USLG Electronics executive Frank Lee bounded onto a Las Vegas stage this week to show off a new phone for the US market, the 6-inch G-Flex, which boasts a curved screen. Two hours later, in another room at the same hotel, Huawei Tec More… |
Samsung celebrates record 300m handset salesSamsung Electronics said it has this year achieved a record annual mobile handset sales of 300 million units for the first time in the company’s history. Samsung’s 2011 sales results cap a hugely successful year for the company across its More… |
Caution marks mobile device market in H2Uncertainty in global financial markets will likely take its toll on the market for mobile devices in the second half as growth slows in Western Europe, according to research firm Gartner. "The market in Europe is slowing down not only bec More… |
Nokia warns of weaker salesTelephone handset maker Nokia Corp cut its sales outlook on Tuesday, citing weaker-than-expected margins and sales and sending the shares down 6 percent. The company said it now expects net sales from its devices and services business in t More… |
Nokia names new Lower Gulf headNokia has appointed Tom Farrell as the general manager for the Lower Gulf, a region comprising UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. Farrell has been with Nokia for seven years in various roles, most recently leading the Services Sales &am More… |
New mobiles swap chance in BahrainBahrain's mobile phone users can swap their broken and irreparable handsets for a chance to win new ones as part of an initiative combating e-waste. The National Mobile Phone and e-Waste Recycling Campaign is being offered by telecom compa More… |
LG targeting sales of 150m mobile phonesLG revealed that it was targeting sales of 150 million mobile phones this year, a 30 per cent increase year-on-year with smartphones accounting for 20 per cent of total sales, at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona More… |
HTC launches three new 4G smartphonesHTC Corporation unveiled three new 4G smartphones together with three US wireless operators this week at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). HTC introduced the world’s first 4G Android smartphone last year. With these three new smartphones More… |