Finnish smartphone firm Jolla has partnered with the Indian e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal.com to form the Sailfish OS Alliance.
Ooredoo’s Indosat and Ericsson have launched a cloud-based Machine-to-Machine platform in Indonesia.
Globe Telecom has partnered with Google to launch Android One in the Philippines.
Orange is launching a new digital offer, branded as Klif, across its African and Middle Eastern footprint.
Asian group Axiata Berhad has launched MIFE, an Application Programme Interface (API) platform for all of its operations across Asia.
Cloud services firm acens has partnered with BaseKit to deploy the latter’s website building platform in Brazil.
Google is expanding its Android One programme into Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
This past September saw the launch in India of the first mobile devices using the Android One standard, which aims to bring low-cost smartphones – and by extension, internet access – to the previously unconnected.
Established Namibian ICT provider, Paratus Telecom, has diversified its offering by launching a new mobile airtime distribution service called “Katiti”.
Chinese manufacturer Lenovo is setting up a new company in China focused on low-cost smart devices.
Jolla has launched its first smartphone in India via an exclusivity agreement with Snapdeal.com, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is close to approving Apple’s iPhone 6 for sale in the country.
Xiaomi is temporarily suspending sales of its Mi3 smartphone in India in order to facilitate the smooth launch of the Redmi 1S, a Rs 5,999-smartphone that goes on sale today.
Mozilla is taking bold strides into the Indian handset market with the introduction of a low-cost smartphone that will retail for R 1,999 ($33).
The worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1% year over year in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), establishing a new single quarter record of 295.3 million shipments.
Microsoft’s recent round of swingeing job cuts will see 18,000 staff laid off. A significant proportion of this number – around 12,500 - comes from the handset business formerly owned by Nokia that Microsoft acquired earlier this year.
Snapdeal, India’s largest online marketplace, has partnered with Finish smartphone company Jolla to launch a smartphone running Sailfish OS, an open source operating system formerly developed by Nokia as Meego.
Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled an update to the Nokia X low-cost smartphone, entitled the Nokia X2.
Micromax is launching two new smartphones running on the Windows Phone 8.1 OS, making it the first Indian smartphone provider to launch a device that uses the Microsoft platform.
Mozilla and Spreadtrum have announced that the turnkey solution for Firefox OS smartphones in the ultra-low-cost category is now available.
Samsung has unveiled the first commercial smartphone to use the Tizen platform. Sporting the moniker ‘Samsung Z’, the device is due to make its debut in Russia in the third quarter.
Orange has launched the Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 2 smartphone across Africa and the Middle East.
Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips is set to re-enter the Indian device market with a range of smartphones and feature phones.
Former Apple CEO John Sculley is backing the launch a new range of smartphones in India. Obi Mobiles plans to invest US$20 million to enter the market during 2014.
Nokia underscored its commitment to emerging markets by releasing three new devices using the Android operating platform at the recent Mobile World Congress.
