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Retail Asia25/01/2021

The latter is making changes to its Messages app that will prevent some devices from receiving texts. One group of Android users that won’t be able to receive new texts will be those who own one of the latest Huawei models. Starting this coming March, Android phones considered to be “uncertified” will not be allowed […]

Retail Asia03/12/2016

Nokia has announced it has completed the transactions that will allow HMD Global to become the new brand licensee for Nokia feature phones, smartphones and tablets. HMD Global has secured an exclusive global brand license for a 10-year term. HMD was created by a group of former Nokia employees to revive the Nokia handset brand, […]

Retail Asia23/11/2016

India is on track to manufacture $80 billion worth of mobile phone components over the next five years, new research suggests. This will help India become a global manufacturing hub, the study conducted by IIM Bangalore and market research firm Counterpoint Research has revealed. This presents a significant opportunity from the domestic demand perspective to […]

Retail Asia08/11/2016

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo will end shipments of most feature phones compatible with its home-grown i-mode mobile internet standard by the end of the year. With the exception of some models such as devices for elderly users, production of phones with access to the i-mode service will cease this year. Of the six i-mode models currently […]

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Uncertified Android phones will lose support for an important app in March

Nokia closes handset brand licensing deal

India to become handset component hub

DoCoMo to phase out i-mode handset shipments