China has more Apple suppliers than the US does, yet in the heat of the ongoing US-China trade war, the company is considering moving 15-30% of its manufacturing capacity out of China and into other Asian countries.
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Recommending a non-Chinese smartphone in 2019
If you were asked to recommend a non-Chinese smartphone in 2019, what brand would you pick it from? Yesterday, a friend buzzed me up on WhatsApp. He was shopping for a new smartphone and wanted me to recommend one. He did not want a Chinese smartphone. I will reproduce a small chunk of our conversation here…
See the first passenger drone on its maiden public flight
The world’s first passenger drone is a self-driving, electrically powered helicopter-like vehicle made by Chinese tech company. The EHang 184 made its first public flight in the southern city of Guangzhou on Tuesday, 6th February 2018.
China’s censorship laws get tighter than ever
China has made yet another effort to make its censorship more serious. This time around, however, things are tighter than ever. According to some new rules published by China’s main internet sensor, people who want to post comments online will have to register with their real names. They can still use nicknames. However, these nicknames…
These MEA countries have cheap mobile phones, expensive data
Data is not cheap in Nigeria. You don’t need a soothsayer to tell you that. The trend got better in recent years, mostly because of the competitive pricing by telecom networks. According to a report by McKinsey Global Institute, Nigeria has cheap mobile phones and expensive data plans. Kenya, Philippines, and China suffer the same…
Introducing BBK Electronics, parent company of OnePlus
BBK Electronics Corporation is a Chinese company specialized on electronics, including smartphones under three popular brands. Find out which ones.
When Tesla decides to build a factory in China
Ever heard of battery powered cars? They do exist. The most popular are the ones from Tesla. Not just that, these cars are also smart. A Tesla ride can drive itself along highways, switch lanes, and avoid collisions from the front and sides. It is even smart enough to stop itself from wandering off the road….
FactFile: India becomes second largest smartphone market
Market research firm, Counterpoint, has reported that the US smartphone market, once the world’s largest, has now lost second place to India. According to the report, India now has 220 million users as at the end of 2015, surpassing the USA for the first time. The US has about 200 million smartphone users. It was…
Here is how well the top Chinese brands did in 2015
China has risen to become the single largest smartphone market in the world – and riding upon that rise has been a number of Chinese brands that are returning huge sales figures that match and surpass almost all of their non-Chinese competitors. The Chinese brands have become so strong that only Apple and Samsung stand…
India becomes 2nd country to cross the One Billion mobile subscriber mark
Bloomberg reports that India’s number of mobile phone subscribers has crossed the 1 billion mark based on statistics published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Thus, India becomes the only country after China to cross that mark. Source
Fighting on two fronts, Samsung replaces head of mobile unit
Financial Times reports that Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone brand by marketshare, has replaced the head of its mobile unit, Shin Jong-Kyun. This is in light of the continually falling profits in recent times. While Samsung continues to dominate the world of smartphones, it isn’t meeting sales targets and profits are dropping. It was Shin…
Pepsi is making Android phones too: check out the Pepsi P1
The rate at which Android devices are churned out almost daily is crazy. Just when we thought we’ve seen it all, Pepsi shows up with an Android phone of some sort. Images leaks have surfaced on the web showing a Pepsi branded Android device. The phone named “Pepsi P1” would reportedly be sold only in…
