CIRP: iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus sold better than iPhone X in Q1

Analysts from CIRP delivered their Q1 report which says iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are the best-selling Apple smartphones in the first quarter of 2018. Of all devices, sold between January and March, 23% were iPhone 8, 21% were iPhone 8 Plus. At third comes the flagship iPhone X which took just 16% of the sales. Josh Lowitz, CIRP co-founder, said that the $999 phone saw it share fall, compared with the holiday season in the US. This might lead to a quarterly drop of the average sales prices, but it still will be an yearly increase, therefore not hurting Apple's bottom...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/cirp_iphone_8_iphone_8_plus_sales_outperform_iphone_x_q1_2018-news-30711.php

Mophie's new battery case adds 2,070mAh to the Galaxy S9/S9+ for €100

Mophie is the biggest seller of battery cases in the US and owned by ZAGG - the company that makes the Invisible Shield. It has just released two new battery cases for the Samsung Galaxy S9/Galaxy S9+. The cases add 2,070mAh extra battery capacity to each phone, improve impact protection maintain the wireless charging. The case packs have LED status bars on he back to indicate how much juice they have left and works with Samsung's Adaptive Fast Charging. When you plug the phone in the wall it gets charged before the battery case. Both Mophie juice packs will be available by...

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Puma partners with Fossil to build smartwatches

Puma has dabbled in phones, but that didn't last long. Now the company wants to push into the smartwatch market and has signed a 10-year deal with Fossil, which will build and distribute Puma-branded wearables. The first watches will be available in late 2019. "Puma is one of the world's leading sports brands. We are excited to partner with them and bring our world class design and distribution capabilities to the Puma watch collection," said Kosta Kartsotis, chief executive officer, Fossil Group. Fossil is home to many brands, many of which have smartwatches of their own - Emporio...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/puma_partners_with_fossil_to_build_smartwatches-news-30710.php

Meizu officially confirms collaboration with Google over Android Go smartphone

Meizu has confirmed that it's working with Google to launch its first Android Go Edition smartphone. The confirmation came from Ard Boudeling, who is the head of global marketing at the Chinese company. Those of you who've been following me for a while know how passionate I am about Android Go.I'm proud to share we're working together with Google to launch Meizu's first #AndroidGoEdition smartphone! pic.twitter.com/r9vaZQaaeH— Ard Boudeling (@ArdCB) April 24, 2018 Sadly, the executive didn't offer any details related to the handset, including its pricing and availability. For...

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Canalys: Samsung ships 8 million Galaxy S9 phones in one month

Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ at MWC in February, and the phone started hitting store shelves mid-March. A month later 8 million units of the new flagship series have been shipped, matching the numbers Galaxy S8 posted same time last year. The estimate numbers were published by analyst company Canalys which predicts stronger performance for this year's duo compared to its predecessors. Considering the Galaxy S9 is not a major step up from the S8, the performance is really impressive, says Ben Stanton, Canalys Analyst. The excellent result comes from "significant...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/canalys_samsung_ship_8_million_galaxy_s9_phones_one_month-news-30708.php

Alexa app from Amazon is finally iPhone X compatible

It's time for users of Amazon Alexa on Apple's iPhone X to breathe a sigh of relief. Almost six months after the notched Apple flagship launched and a month after Amazon promised the change, the Alexa app has been made compatible with the handset. Needless to say, this means no more black bars on the top and bottom, as the app UI is now notch-friendly, nicely wrapping around it. In addition to the major change, the update also brings various bug fixes and improvements. You can grab the updated app by heading to the Source link below. Source

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