A report from Omdia reveals that Latin America’s smartphone market grew 1 per cent YoY in Q3 2025, with shipments reaching 35.2 million units, the highest quarterly level since Q4 2015. The region’s resilience amid economic uncertainty, cautious inventory management, and moderate consumption was reflected in shipments across top vendors. Samsung led with 11.6 million […]
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This represents an improvement from the previous forecast of 0.6 per cent, driven by 3.9 per cent growth in iOS this year. Despite challenges like soft […]
Counterpoint Research has revised down its 2025 global smartphone shipment growth forecast to 1.9 per cent YoY from the previous 4.2 per cent YoY, in light of the renewed uncertainties surrounding US tariffs. However, most regions will still likely see growth, except North America and China, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Outlook Smartphone Shipment Forecast […]
Canalys’s (now part of Omdia) latest research reveals that Southeast Asia’s smartphone market declined by 3 per cent to 22.8 million shipments in Q1 2025, marking its first contraction after five consecutive quarters of annual growth. Samsung reclaimed the top position with a 19 per cent market share, shipping 4.3 million units. Xiaomi was the […]
According to Canalys (now part of Omdia) research, in Q1 2025, the global smartphone market recorded a slight growth of 0.2 per cent, with shipments reaching 296.9 million units. As the peak replacement cycle came to an end and vendors prioritised healthier inventory levels, global smartphone market growth slowed for the third consecutive quarter. Samsung […]
US President Donald Trump has said he will be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors over the next week – adding that there would be flexibility with some companies in the sector. This seems to be a row back after he removed extra tariffs on smartphones and tablets. “We wanted to uncomplicate it from […]
Yuzzit, the multi-purpose video editor, has announced its latest innovation: mobile live clipping. This never seen feature allows users to clip live streams directly from their smartphones, revolutionising the way content is produced and shared on-the-go. Yuzzit’s mission has always been to simplify the lives of content creators, community manager, head of production who need […]
Accoridng to the March edition of Nielsen’s The Gauge, streaming has grown 12 per cent on an annual basis among US adults. Major streaming players are investing big money in programming to attract audiences, and ad-supported options are proliferating, meeting the demand from even more viewers like the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander […]
A shift towards digital and mobile media consumption is underway among Italians, according to the 57th annual report from Italian social and economic think tank Censis. In 2022, traditional TV (DTT) viewership saw a contraction, dropping by 3.9 per cent from 2021. While satellite TV users experienced a slight growth (+1.4%), internet TV users (web […]
Smart TVs have overtaken traditional TV sets in Italy, according to a report by research institute Censis and audience rating company Auditel. There is currently a total of 21 million smart TVs in Italian homes (+4.4 per cent year-on-year), compared to 20.5 million traditional TV sets. However, if traditional TVs with devices that connect them […]