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Samsung leads with successful VR strategy as global smartphone market posts Q2 uptick, despite Apple's decline.

Global smartphone sales look to have reached its peak, with new reports forecasting sales will no longer grow in double digits.

Minimal growth this quarter is primarily attributed to strong smartphone saturation in developed markets, as well as a decline from Apple and Samsung.

Apple has announced the release of the iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, as well as a $50 price drop for the Apple Watch.

Global smartphone market to hit its first single-digit growth, slowing to 7% in 2016, as the industry braces for change, says Gartner.

Biometrics industry to reach $30bn by 2021, driven by fingerprint sensors and facial recognition, says ABI Research.

Global IT spending to slow notably in 2016, growing only 2% amid economic instability in emerging markets and smartphone market saturation, reports IDC.

The worldwide smartphone market finished 2015 on a high, with a strong holiday quarter boosting volumes to record levels.

The PC market continued its downward trajectory in 2015, with mobiles, tablets and Windows 10 contributing to the decline.

Necklace storing medical records and wearable soap win UNICEF's Wearables for Good challenge. Prize: $15,000 each.

Hesitant consumers are prompting a 1% drop in global device shipments, with only mobile phones bucking the trend, Gartner reports.

Apple's latest launch has ensured the company's success for another year, but Apple's competitive edge is 'dangerously fading away' says analyst.

IDC says that despite Apple's continued success with its variants of the iPhone, it will be challenged to take Android share.

Mobile payments are poised for explosive growth in Asia Pacific, driven by a high number of initiatives and diverse mCommerce maturity levels.

Security and privacy concerns for IoT and changes on the wearables front as functionality, design and non-intrusiveness come to the fore.

For the first half of 2015, Huawei Consumer Business Group continued to experience significant business growth.

Ringr, a new smartphone app, provides VoIP communications and aims to get people moving from telco providers to apps.

Apple Watch launch propels smart watches into mainstream; big players expanding product offerings. Growth predicted until 2020.

The increase in smart devices has lead to a growth the VoIP services across the growth, according to new research.

The increasing number of non-smartphone devices and the need to connect these devices offer new revenue opportunities for device vendors and telcos.