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Digital-First Projects Propel US Cloud Services Spending To $18 Billion In Q1
Business // May 18, 2021

Research firm Canalys said U.S. organizations have spent over $18 billion on cloud services in the first quarter of this year alone, TechRepublic reported. That’s an increase of 29 percent from the same time in 2020. The spending was also the highest in two years,...

Global Smartphone Shipments Jump 27 Percent, Canalys Says
Mobile // April 29, 2021

Worldwide shipments of smartphones hit 347 million in the first quarter of 2021, a 27 percent increase year over year. That’s according to a report released Thursday (April 29) by tech research firm Canalys, which found that Samsung was the leading smartphone maker for the...

Amazon Echo Smart Speakers Outselling Google Home
Voice Activation // November 15, 2019

As smart speakers surge in popularity, Amazon Echo is the clear leader, outselling Google Home by a wide margin, SlashGear reported on Friday (Nov. 15), citing research from analyst firm Canalys. The report shows that worldwide smart speaker sales during the third quarter (Q3) of...

Smartphone Sales Hit Five-Year Low In Q1
Mobile // May 10, 2019

New data shows that smartphone shipments in North America have fallen to a five-year low, plummeting 18 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2019. According to a report from Canalys, shipments plunged from 44.4 million to 36.4 million, with some of the...

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Samsung Leads Global Smartphone Market Amid ‘Lackluster’ Industrywide Sales

May 01, 2025
Samsung led the global smartphone market in the first quarter as the market recorded slight year-over-year growth of 0.2%, global technology market analyst firm Canalys said in a Wednesday (April 30) press release. Samsung shipped 60.5 million units during the quarter, while its nearest competitors were Apple, which shipped 55 million, and Xiaomi, which shipped […]

Digital-First Projects Propel US Cloud Services Spending To $18 Billion In Q1

May 18, 2021
Research firm Canalys said U.S. organizations have spent over $18 billion on cloud services in the first quarter of this year alone, TechRepublic reported. That’s an increase of 29 percent...

Global Smartphone Shipments Jump 27 Percent, Canalys Says

April 29, 2021
Worldwide shipments of smartphones hit 347 million in the first quarter of 2021, a 27 percent increase year over year. That’s according to a report released Thursday (April 29) by...

Amazon Echo Smart Speakers Outselling Google Home

November 15, 2019
As smart speakers surge in popularity, Amazon Echo is the clear leader, outselling Google Home by a wide margin, SlashGear reported on Friday (Nov. 15), citing research from analyst firm...