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Indonesia to block smartphones purchased on black market
Indonesia to allow authorities to block smartphones purchased on the black market, in a bid to encourage investors to produce mobile phones in the country. Read more…
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China’s Xiaomi shedding budget brand image in India
China’s Xiaomi Corp is shedding its image as a budget brand by widening its India product portfolio to include pricier, high-spec smartphones. Read more…
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Huawei revenue spurred by smartphone sales before US bans
Huawei Technologies third-quarter revenue jumped 27%, driven by a surge in shipments of smartphones launched before a trade blacklisting by the US. Read more…
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Huawei Mate 30 blocked from manual Android app installation
Huawei’s newly launched Mate 30 devices have lost their access to manually install Google’s Android apps after the ability was exposed in a blog post. Read more…
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Huawei Mate 30 smartphones to challenge without Google apps
Huawei unveiled its Mate 30 smartphones talking up slick design and best-in-class features while playing down concerns about lack of access to Google apps. Read more…
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Huawei posts 11 billion yuan half year profit for device business
Huawei Technologies’ device business, comprising mainly smartphones, made a 11 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) profit in the first half of this year. Read more…
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Online customers in Asia prefer Asian-made smartphones
Online customers in Asia prefer Asian-made smartphones most of all according to findings made by analysts. Read more…
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E-waste dystopia isn’t science fiction – it’s reality
Chinese SF author warns #RISEConf that e-waste is an urgent issue that’s going to get worse if everyone keeps treating it as someone else’s problem. Read more…
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Vietnam’s Vingroup new factory to produce 125m smartphones
Vingroup, Vietnam’s biggest listed firm by market value, has started work on a second smartphone factory with a capacity to produce 125 million units a year. Read more…
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For Sony smartphones are losing money but indispensable
Sony Corp sees the smartphone business as indispensable to its brand portfolio, bucking calls to scrap the money-losing business. Read more…