China Esports
China's mobile eSports industry expected to generate $2.6 billion in revenue in 2016
Three times more than 2015
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International Data Corporation
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Global smartwatch shipments halve to 2.7 million units in Q3 2016
So says market intelligence firm IDC
Smartphone wars: Samsung and Apple lead the way but Xiaomi, Lenovo and LG are catching up
Top two account for 36% of market
Want your games to sell on Android tablets? Amazon's a better option than Google Play
IDC and App Annie lift the lid on US market
Smartphone sandwich: iOS risks being squashed by Android and Windows Phone
Apple sees smartphone share dip
iPad sinks to lowest ever market share as Android tablets surge
IDC claims power balance is shifting
Number of paying players on mobile to overtake handheld by end of 2013
IDC details handheld's continued decline
IDC: Android tablets to topple iPad by end of 2013
Smaller devices to drive change
iPad ire: Apple's tablet share falls to new low of 50%
Android shipments surging, says IDC
3 out of every 4 smartphones now shipping runs Android
But Samsung's hold is slipping
Windows Phone to topple iOS worldwide by 2016
But Android to stay on top
8 out of 10 mobile apps to be based on HTML5 by 2015
IDC claims standard is gaining ground
Apple iPad pushes Kindle Fire out of the picture in Q1 2012
That's despite a shipment slip, notes IDC
Samsung ousts Nokia to become world's top mobile manufacturer
8 year run comes to an end, claims IDC
Canadian iPhone shipments topped BlackBerry during 2011
RIM knocked off home top spot
China to top US as largest smartphone market in 2012, reports IDC
Cheap devices to drive growth
Kindle Fire cuts iPad's worldwide tablet share down to 55% in Q4 2011, claims IDC
Android edging closer to iOS
New IDC study predicts mobile and portable gaming worth $20 billion by 2015
Expects portable console bounce of 20% in 2012
IDC predicts global tablet shipments were up 24% in Q3 2011
That's 18 million devices
Nokia remains largest mobile manufacturer despite 20% slip in shipments
88.8 million units sent to retail in Q2
IDC reckons app downloads to jump to 183 billion by 2015 as IAPs fuel growth
Advertising also has a roll to play
Windows Phone market share to jump five fold as OS moves into second spot by 2015
But IDC revises fall of iOS
Nokia world's largest mobile vendor with 29.2% share, but Apple's quota almost doubles
Worldwide mobile shipments up 19.8% in Q1 2011
91% of developers looking to work on iOS as support for WP7, BlackBerry falls back
Android suffers plateau
IDC reckons Windows Phone 7 will be second largest smartphone platform by 2015
Android to remain in charge for next four years
Android sales up 1,580% yoy in Western Europe
Windows Phone 7 also gives Microsoft share boost in Q4 2010
Nokia still the world's largest mobile vendor, despite 6% slide in share
Apple falls from 4th to 5th as ZTE shipments surge
Apple grabs 90% of tablet market share in 3Q10
Projects 17 million tablet shipments in year
App business to top $35 billion by 2014 as downloads near 77 billion
More than 60% compound annual growth
iPhone shipments jump 90.5% in Q3 2010 as Apple becomes 4th largest mobile vendor
Nokia remains on top with 32.4% share
Compare and contrast: IDC is bullish about Windows Mobile and RIM, Gartner about iOS and Android
You will meet a tall, dark smartphone in 2014
IDC ups 2010 projections, says smartphone market to grow by 55%
Android predicted to take 25% of market by 2014