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Samsung’s smartphone sales grew 9% YoY in April 2022, capturing 24% of the global smartphone market

Samsung’s smartphone sales grew 9% YoY in April 2022, capturing 24% of the global smartphone market

Samsung’s smartphone sales grew 9% year on year in April 2022, capturing 24% of the global smartphone market, making it the highest monthly market share for the South Korean electronics giant since April 2017, according to Counterpoint Research. The company’s sales grew despite the global smartphone sales declining

MTN reports significant revenue and subscriber increase in Q1 2022

MTN reports significant revenue and subscriber increase in Q1 2022

We break down the key highlights of the company's latest report below, by the entire group, the two biggest markets, and the services.

Japan's mobile games revenue declined for the third consecutive quarter in Q1 2022

Japan's mobile games revenue declined for the third consecutive quarter in Q1 2022

Only the U.S. tops global player spending in the mobile games market.

Enterprise IT Spending in the Middle East, Turkey & Africa to top $40 billion in 2022

Enterprise IT Spending in the Middle East, Turkey & Africa to top $40 billion in 2022

Enterprise IT spending across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region will see strong year-on-year growth of 7% in 2022 to cross the $40.2 billion mark, according to the latest projections by International Data Corporation (IDC). Here are the key highlights: * Spending on telecommunications to increase 3.2%

China's Lenovo Maintains Its Lead in Notebook PC Sales Globally

China's Lenovo Maintains Its Lead in Notebook PC Sales Globally

Chinese technology giant Lenovo maintained its leading position in notebook PC sales globally with unit shipments reaching 14.4 million in Q4 2021 (calendar year), representing a -12% growth decline year-on-year, and a market share of 23%, according to data from Strategy Analytics. HP, which came second, took the biggest

Global Notebook PC Market in Q1 2022

Global Notebook PC Market in Q1 2022

Notebook shipments globally showed strength after a full two years into the COVID pandemic, according to a new report [https://www.strategyanalytics.com/access-services/devices/tablets-and-pcs/connected-computing-devices/market-data/report-detail/preliminary-global-notebook-pc-shipments-and-market-share-q12022-results] by Strategy Analytics, although demand for ChromeOS notebooks fell by -67% year-on-year in Q1 2022, offsetting gains in Windows and

India's startup unicorns of 2022, in one chart

India's startup unicorns of 2022, in one chart

This week, India recorded its 100th startup unicorn, or privately held company with a value of $1 billion or more, its 15th since this year. Bangalore-based neobanking platform Open [https://open.money/], raised $50 million in a Series D funding round led by IIFL Finance at a valuation of $1

Top Smartphone Makers in Nigeria in 2021

Top Smartphone Makers in Nigeria in 2021

We take a look at the key highlights of the country's smartphone market in 2021.

Smartphone Sales in Nigeria increased 81% in 2021, says report

Smartphone Sales in Nigeria increased 81% in 2021, says report

Following a slowdown in smartphone sales in early 2020 amid pandemic restrictions in Nigeria, the market saw rising demand in 2021 driven by improving economic conditions, pent-up demand, and the entry of new Chinese OEMs. This is according to the latest report on mobile phone sales from Counterpoint which shows

China's Jidu, Brazil's Creditas, Tunisia's Instadeep, and India's Ola Electric, Ninjacart, and DealShare raised over $1.2 billion

China's Jidu, Brazil's Creditas, Tunisia's Instadeep, and India's Ola Electric, Ninjacart, and DealShare raised over $1.2 billion

This week's most important technology news and venture capital deals across emerging markets globally from Techloy, all in one place.