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iPhone Air designer joins AI start-up
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (138+ words) AI start-up Hark reportedly hired former Apple designer Abidur Chowdhury as its new head of design, along with engineers who previously worked for Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon. Bloomberg reported Chowdhury was brought on board by Hark founder and CEO…...
Apple hits monthly iPhone high
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) October marked Apple's best ever month for smartphone sell-through market share as its iPhone 17 proved highly popular due to various factors, Counterpoint Research revealed. Apple's sell-through volumes rose 12 per cent year-on-year and its share hit 24.2 per cent, its highest-ever in…...
Xiaomi warns memory cost will drive device price rises
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (243+ words) Xiaomi's smartphone sales dipped in Q3 2025, as ASP declined in overseas markets, with the China-based vendor warning the rising cost of memory will lead to higher prices and impact margins on consumer devices. On an earnings call, Xiaomi CFO Lu Weibing…...
China iPhone sales urge in October
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (221+ words) Apple registered record iPhones sales in China in October, accounting for a quarter of the overall smartphone market in the country, data from Counterpoint Research showed. The research outfit said the 25 per cent market share is a milestone hit only…...
Apple leads India smartphone growth
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) India's smartphone market posted solid gains in Q3 2025, with Apple registering record shipments and moving into fourth place for the first time, data from IDC showed. The research outfit highlighted strong demand for entry-level as well as premium models, which spurred…...
Apple readying major satellite-powered upgrades
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (166+ words) Apple is reportedly working on bolstering satellite capabilities on the iPhone, in moves designed to increase the features available to users when they are not able to connect to traditional mobile networks. Bloomberg reported Apple is working on a range…...
Huawei takes thin fight to Apple with Mate 70 Air
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (202+ words) Huawei unveiled the Mate 70 Air, its thinnest smartphone to date, intensifying competition in the premium segment with a model priced at nearly half the cost of Apple's iPhone Air. At 6.6mm thick and 208 grams light, the Mate 70 Air is slightly bulkier…...
China smartphone market slips in Q3
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (178+ words) China's smartphone market suffered a second consecutive quarter of decline, with Counterpoint Research highlighting tepid consumer demand in Q3 and a sluggish economic outlook. The research outfit's data showed sales dropped 2.7 per cent year-on-year in the July to September period, but…...
iPhone 17 off to strong start in China, US
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (172+ words) Initial sales data in China and the US of Apple's latest smartphone series show a promising start, despite a lukewarm reception from many analysts, with stronger demand for the standard model than a year ago. Data from Counterpoint showed the…...
Altice snubs SFR suitors; iPhone Air takes flight in China
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (173+ words) The Friday File: Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week as Altice France rebuffed interest in SFR, Apple geared up to debut its eSIM-equipped iPhone Air in China and the GSMA predicted North America's mobile…...