According to the report, Samsung shipped 60.1 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter, accounting for 20.8 percent of the global market share — and first place. Meanwhile, Apple shipped 50.1 million units for 17.3 percent of the market share. However, both companies saw a decline from Q1 2023. Apple saw a drop of almost 10 percent, while Samsung’s hit was less than one percent.
Apple briefly ousted Samsung in 2023, but it’s back to business as usual. IDC’s suggestion is that the smartphone world is getting stronger (what does that mean?), driving higher-priced handsets for both Samsung and Apple.
Xiaomi completed the top five with 40.8 million units, Transsion 28.5 million units and OPPO 25.2 million units. Never heard of Transsion? It is a China-based global smartphone hub responsible for phone brands including Tecno, Itel and Infinix.
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Sonic 3 is getting another actor.
Keanu Reeves will play the dashing, tortured Shadow the Hedgehog. Sonic’s arch-rival and ally, the anti-hero, Jim Carrey’s Dr. It will be created after the events of Robotnik. Sonic 2. wow
The social media app will go offline on April 29.
Meta is shutting down Threads in Turkey on April 29 following a temporary injunction from the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) against automatic data sharing with Instagram. The TCA ruled that linking Threads and Instagram without user choice would “cause irreparable harm” and that Meta had “abused its dominant position” in the industry with the practice. This is not the first regulatory battle between Meta and Turkey. Back in 2022, the country fined Meta $18.6 million for sharing data between its apps.
Removing the HDD in eight seconds.
Garner Products’ DiskMantler uses a mixture of shock, harmonics and vibration to shake the hard drive. This process loosens screws and other fasteners to free parts such as circuit boards, drive assemblies, actuators, and rare earth magnets. The process reportedly takes between eight and 90 seconds for most hard drives, and about two minutes for welded helium drives. Only a fifth of the planet’s e-waste is currently recycled, so anything that can improve that share would be welcome.
