“Due to wavering market share and unreliable shipments of [its] smartphones and tablets, Samsung Electronics is lowering its related component orders for the first quarter of 2015, which is expected to put a strain on various makers’ performances,” Sammi Huang and Alex Wolfgram report for DigiTimes.
“In the smartphone segment, Samsung has seen increased challenges due to Apple’s rise in the high-end smartphone market following the release of larger-size iPhones,” Huang and Wolfgram report, “while the China market has witnessed the rise of local vendors offering high specification products at mid-range pricing.”
“Apple’s iPhone 6 and especially the iPhone 6 Plus product line have been extremely popular and not just with Apple’s traditional base but with new Android converts,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple. “The new iPhone 6s Plus was acknowledged on Monday as being a key driver for pre-orders reaching 10 million during the first weekend.”
Purcher reports, “The new iPhone 6s line-up also introduced a new ‘Move to iOS’ app to assist Androiders Switchers make their journey to the iPhone easier than ever.”
