Despite a challenging global economic climate, the smartphone industry continued to demonstrate resilience in the second quarter of 2024. According to the latest data from International Data Corporation (IDC), the overall market experienced a modest growth of 6.5% compared to the same period last year. While the industry as a …
Read More »Smartphone Industry Bets Big on Gen AI for Future Market Dominance
The global smartphone market, which saw a 6.5% growth to 285.4 million units in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, is gearing up for another significant transformation. Industry analysts and tech giants are increasingly betting on Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) as the next …
Read More »Why Apple, Samsung, Citigroup Others Ban Employees from Using ChatGPT at Work
As the world embraces the evolution and power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the controversy surrounding the adoption of ChatGPT tends not to be going down soon. This is evident as about ten big corporations ban their employees from using ChatGPT at work, even though others like Google, Coca Cola, Zoho …
Read More »Samsung Topples Apple, Ships 60.3 Million Smartphones in Three Months
Samsung has shipped about 60.3 million units of smartphones during the first three months of 2023, thereby leading the smartphone shipment chart for the first quarter, of 2023. Although the mobile company shipment dropped by 18 per cent amidst the ongoing challenging smartphone market landscape when compared to the same …
Read More »Samsung Projects Profits Decline as Demand Slows
Samsung has projected that its profits for the last three months of 2022 may fall by 69 per cent to the lowest level in eight years. The world’s biggest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs forecast its operating profit for the period fell to around 4.3tn won ($3.4bn; £2.8bn). …
Read More »51% of Smartphones Sold Globally Now Support 5G
Apple’s iPhones led the mobile industry to a milestone in January, when handsets with 5G cellular networking accounted for more than half of smartphone sales for the first time. Phones with the advanced technology made up 51% of units sold, according to Counterpoint Research data. 5G connectivity is seen as a …
Read More »Samsung Partners Korea Univeristy to Nurture Talent for 6G7
In a bid to make its new revolutionary mobile device Galaxy S22 Series more accessible to customers, Samsung Nigeria has entered a strategic partnership with Access Bank to provide device financing for salary earners whose accounts are domiciled with the bank. The device financing facility is available to the bank’s …
Read More »TD Plus Offers Free After-Sales Support, Device Repair to Customers
Nigeria’s leading after-sales service provider, TD Plus has flagged off a campaign, offering free device support to all customers. This free offer is in partnership with TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost distributor of technology and lifestyle products. Customers with defective items purchased from TD Africa from October 1st, 2021 would …
Read More »Global Tech Brands Commence Price War in Nigeria from Monday
It promises to be a real fight to finish, a first of its kind of Nigeria, with a feast of special deals and crazy discounts awaiting shoppers as a number of globally renowned computing and smartphone brands commence a price war on Konga Yakata from Monday, November 22, 2021 which …
Read More »Konga Offers 60% Discounts on Back to School Items
Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce giant, has rolled out a mouth-watering 60% discount offer for students, parents, educational institutions and other categories of shoppers for its Back to School promotion. The Konga Back to School promo runs from Monday, August 23 through Sunday, September 19, 2021. The promotion has witnessed a …
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