mobile phones

Samsung Postpones Launch Of New Foldable Phone
Samsung Postpones Launch Of New Foldable Phone
April 23, 2019  |  Mobile

Samsung has decided to postpone the launch of its Galaxy Fold smartphone because of technical problems. The news comes just days ahead of the launch...

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Android 7 Phones Can Be Used As 2FA
Android 7 Phones Can Be Used As 2FA
April 10, 2019  |  Google

Google announced on Wednesday (April 10) that any mobile phone that runs the Android 7 operating system (OS) or higher can be used as a...

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Chinese Mobile Phone Shipments Down 6 Percent In March
Chinese Mobile Phone Shipments Down 6 Percent In March
April 10, 2019  |  Mobile

Mobile phone shipments declined six percent in March compared to a year ago in China as the country contended with a slowdown in the economy....

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India Smartphone Shipments Topped 145M In 2018
India Smartphone Shipments Topped 145M In 2018
January 27, 2019  |  Mobile

India’s mobile phone market saw shipments increase 11 percent last year, with smartphone shipments growing 10 percent. According to market research firm Counterpoint’s Market Monitor...

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Why One-Size POS Does Not Fit All SMBs
Why One-Size POS Does Not Fit All SMBs
January 15, 2019  |  SMBs

From hardware to software, from cash registers to digital wallets, the way commerce is done at smaller firms (SMBs) is changing, especially as mobile makes...

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Why Africa Is eCommerce’s Next Great Frontier
Why Africa Is eCommerce’s Next Great Frontier
January 14, 2019  |  eCommerce

Africa is home to 54 countries and hundreds of millions of smartphone users — young, tech-savvy and ready to embrace digital payments and banking. Emergent’s Saqib...

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PODCAST: Has Mobile Flattened The Payments World?
PODCAST: Has Mobile Flattened The Payments World?
November 20, 2018  |  Data Drivers

In what has been — historically speaking — the blink of an eye, mobile phones have gone from zero to nearly ubiquitous in a remarkably short time. Today, more than 5 billion people on...

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Tiggly On Smart Toys That Don’t Make Kids Dumb
Tiggly On Smart Toys That Don’t Make Kids Dumb
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

Kids and screens, we are often told these days, is a dangerous combination. While the world of screens was once touted as a great educational...

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Google Rolls Out Ways For Developers To Make Money On Assistant
Google Rolls Out Ways For Developers To Make Money On Assistant
October 03, 2018  |  Internet of Things

Google announced Wednesday (Oct. 3) that developers of Google Assistant can earn money via premium experiences for their users. In a blog post, Tarun Jain,...

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