Something a little more French

The French always have a problem when it comes to English words entering their language and have been desperately coming up with something to replace those nasty roast-beef eating words which come from the world of tech.

Walking into smartphone users

Japan’s train stations are seeing a new form of vigilante – grumpy old men who don’t like people using smartphones.

Nine out of 10 smartphones

While the fruity cargo-cult Apple and its minions in the Tame Apple Press want you to believe that iOS is the most successful operating system, Google Android really is the clear winner.

And a quarter of video game consoles

If you are fond of buying cheap smartphones and games consoles from China then you should be aware that a big chunk of them are fake.

Market stagnation from an industry led only by Microsoft and Intel

While most notebook brand vendors expect the notebook industry to grow steadily in 2017 as a result of increases in shipments, at least one ODM vendor is claiming that the proliferation of more feature-rich smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices is still a good reason to consider otherwise.

This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports.

Profit leapt by 50 percent

Samsung’s bottom line was not really harmed by the Note 7 fiasco and the outfit saw its fourth-quarter profit leap 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years.

And nine million bicycles in Beijing

Figures in from the Far East show that the Chinese smartphone market is hotting up.

Follower of the pack

A report said that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will feature a screen without home buttons on it.

Lower than expected results

Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs showed a surprise fall.