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Welcome to this week’s edition of our newsletter.
While Google’s Pixel series provides a pure Android experience, it also presents a dilemma for the tech giant. What is this dilemma and how Google is resolving it? Join Maurice Klaehne to find out.
The digital revolution that the automotive industry is going through is being considered the next big opportunity by companies like Qualcomm and NVIDIA. Mohit Sharmaand Moumen Badawi report on how these companies are reorienting their focus.
With every new iPhone series launch, some older iPhone models lose value in the secondary market. But with the iPhone 14 series launch, 4G iPhones have lost more value than usual, finds Glen Cardoza.
All this and much more in the news scroll below.
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Google’s Pixel series has long been a favorite of Android enthusiasts looking for a pure Android experience without the bloatware that some other...Read more
Apple’s iPhone 14 series launch on September 7 has made a big impact on the markets for new smartphones globally. We are seeing high demand...Read more
The MEA smartphone market was no exception to the impact of inflationary pressures on consumer demand, even hurting demand during the Easter-Ramadan sale event, early in Q2. However, the MEA market has remained resilient over the last two years to both component shortages in 2021 and to macroeconomic headwinds in 2022, hovering around a quarterly shipment of 40 million units. Consumer desire to upgrade continues to drive the market but will likely be dampened by inflationary pressures through H2.