[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] Exclusive[EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:Categories separator=" " last] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Image:Width:20:Height:20:Resize:Crop] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Link] - [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:FormatedDate:MMMM d, yyyy][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] A new report from mobile analysts at Juniper Research estimates that 320.3 million smartphones were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of this year. That's a year-on-year drop of almost 6%.
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] Exclusive[EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:Categories separator=" " last] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Image:Width:20:Height:20:Resize:Crop] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Link] - [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:FormatedDate:MMMM d, yyyy][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] Apple says its quarterly sales until 26th March 2016 were $50.6 billion (£34.7 billion), a year-on-year drop of 13%. It’s the first time since 2003, before the iPhone was released, that the company’s quarterly sales have fallen.
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] Exclusive[EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:Categories separator=" " last] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Image:Width:20:Height:20:Resize:Crop] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Link] - [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:FormatedDate:MMMM d, yyyy][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] Mobile network EE says it’s going to move its telephone-based customer service operation back to the UK and Ireland by the end of this year. In addition, the network has confirmed its commitment to improving 4G coverage, aiming to reach 95% UK geographical coverage by 2020. Current EE coverage is 60% of the UK landmass.
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] Exclusive[EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:Categories separator=" " last] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Image:Width:20:Height:20:Resize:Crop] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Link] - [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:FormatedDate:MMMM d, yyyy][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] Technology business and former mobile pioneer Nokia says it’s planning to acquire digital health company Withings S.A this autumn. It’s put a value of €170 million on Withings, saying the move will help accelerate its entry into the digital health sector.
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] Exclusive[EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:Categories separator=" " last] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Image:Width:20:Height:20:Resize:Crop] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Link] - [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:FormatedDate:MMMM d, yyyy][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] The Vodafone M-Pesa mobile money transfer service is being used by more than 25 million customers, the company has revealed. For the 12 months until 31st March 2016, the number of active M-Pesa customers increased by 27.1%.