Sunday, May 15, 2016

Coolpad set to reveal Coolpad Max and Coolpad Max Lite smartphones

by Edwin - on May 15th, 2016

Is it just me, or do you think that Chinese smartphone manufacturers are starting to get the hang of things, although they could still do a whole lot in terms of design – that is, not blatantly rolling out devices that look like flagships of other products – say, the iPhone 6s, and to introduce something original? Perhaps not in the coming year, although there are positive developments in the world of their design. Coolpad is all set to reveal their their Coolpad Max and Coolpad Max Lite smartphones, where both of these upcoming devices are equipped with the unique Dual Space feature.

May 16th would be the date to mark on your calendars, as that is when the Coolpad Max and Coolpad Max Lite smartphones will be shown off to the rest of the world. After all, there are quite a number of people who find it difficult to hit a balance between their personal and professional lives, which results in using not one, but two handsets. Dual Space intends to help you make that separation, where you can have two accounts on WhatsApp, Facebook, Line, BBM, and other social media applications – all on a single device, without having to install other third party apps like Disa.

This is made possible thanks to the installation of encryption technology which ensures any data, contacts, photos, videos, and applications that are stored on the smartphone will remain well protected, and you do not have to worry about data leakage.

The Coolpad Max will boast of a 99% pure metal unibody chassis design, where it will make use of 54 precise processes and 10 CNC milling in order to increase durability, in addition to a pinned edge curved glass 2.5 screen that has been reinforced with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 anti-scratch and anti-fingerprint coating films. With a symmetrical design, the camera lens is located right smack in the middle of the handset to prevent possible finger coverage when taking a picture. To sweeten the deal, the symmetrical earpiece speaker plus BOX Integrated Sound Chamber offers clear sound during phone conversations and clear playback when enjoying music and videos. Any takers?

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Source: Coolpad set to reveal Coolpad Max and Coolpad Max Lite smartphones

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Samsung's first foldable display smartphone could arrive in 2017

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Kenya scrambles, says doping law will be quickly changedThe sheer number of tests was evidence enough that he could not have taken banned drugs without being caught, he said. Shortly afterwards the International Olympic Committee asked WADA to launch an investigation into the report.

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    Friday, May 13, 2016

    After three weeks in China, it's clear Beijing is Silicon Valley's only true competitor

    And, yes, China has massive issues, from freedom of speech (The Great Firewall) to competition that can get out of hand in terms of business practices. But that doesn't change the fact that there is much to learn from here.

    Do I love Silicon Valley and my home country Germany? Oh, yes. And because of that, it's so important to look outside and bring fresh thoughts and input home. After all, entrepreneurship combined with science is the engine of all our futures — whether you live in the U.S., Europe, China, or anywhere else.

    In Beijing, entrepreneurship feels like a raw — and sometimes more authentic — form of Silicon Valley. We can learn a lot from China. (Or perhaps "relearn" might be the more appropriate term.)

    Let's keep the inner Silicon Valley spirit alive, and be focused on creating awesome things out of almost nothing. That's entrepreneurship. Let's beware of getting perked out and distracted by stuff that doesn't matter.

    —By Cyriac Roeding, Recode.net.

    CNBC's parent NBCUniversal is an investor in Recode's parent Revere Digital, and the companies have a content-sharing arrangement.


    Source: After three weeks in China, it's clear Beijing is Silicon Valley's only true competitor

    3 Reasons Apple Invested in Uber's China Rival, Didi Chuxing

    Last night Apple confirmed that it had invested $1 billion in the Beijing-based ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing.

    Wait, what? What does a company that makes smartphones and computers want with a service that makes hailing a taxi easier? Some theories:

    1. To learn about China

    This was the reason Apple CEO Tim Cook named in an interview with Reuters. "We are making the investment for a number of strategic reasons, including a chance to learn more about certain segments of the China market," he said. "Of course, we believe it will deliver a strong return for our invested capital over time as well."

    2. To compensate for slumping iPhone sales

    As iPhone sales slump, Apple has begun to double down on services such as Apple Music and mobile payment service Apple Pay (in the second quarter, its services business surpassed iPad and Mac sales for the first time). In China, where smartphone growth has slowed, the government recently blocked Apple's iBooks and iTunes movie stores. Apple's CarPlay system links to cars' built-in display, and Didi gives Apple, which is also reportedly working on a car, another position from which to engage in the world's largest auto market.

    3. To cozy up to the Chinese government

    When China shut down iBooks and the movie store, it threatened Apple's access to a market in which it earns almost a quarter of its iPhone sales revenue. Apple wants to prove that it's aligned with the country's businesses. "Apple's investment in Didi against Uber is a symbolic appeasement," write's Quartz's Asia correspondent, Josh Horowitz, in this excellent explainer of Apple's political motive. "It's a bet on the government's preferred horse, in a competition that ranks alongside Baidu's fight with Google and Alibaba's war with Amazon."


    Source: 3 Reasons Apple Invested in Uber's China Rival, Didi Chuxing

    Thursday, May 12, 2016

    Android Demolishes iOS (iPhone) in Smartphone Sales Shares Across the Globe: Can Apple Hit Back? [REPORT]

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    Android posted a substantial gain in the EU5 ending Q1 2016 at 75.6%, up 7.1 percent points YoY from 68.5% in Q1 last year. This growth has come at the expense of iOS and Windows, both of them have lost users to Android in this quarter. Among the new arrivals to the Android camp, 3.3% had switched over from iOS, while 6.6% jumped ship from Windows Mobile. Android also managed to strike at the heart of Windows Mobile, in Italy and France. These two countries which have shown strong Windows Phone growth in the past few quarters, flipped sides as we saw a mass exodus with nearly 10% of users abandoning Windows Mobile for Android.

    Turning our attention to the OEMs, we find that the mid-range offerings from brands like Huawei, Wiko, and Asus have found favour among those who have recently switched sides to Android. Great Britain however, stayed loyal to the tried and tested Samsung smartphones and the A5 and J5 performed admirably in the midrange price segment in the British market driving up Android sales by 5 percent points YoY. 

    Android smartphone sales share in US and China Q1 2016

    Now let's take a look at the two most mature markets as far as smartphones are concerned. China and the US stand at the first and the third spot by the sheer volume of smartphone owners and has forever been home to a power struggle between iOS and Android. This time, though, Android won without much of a fight as we find that iOS has lost ground in both countries while Android increased its lead with 7.3 and 5.9 percent point increases YoY in the US and China respectively.

    In China, the midrange devices from Vivo, Oppo and Huawei dominated the market with Huawei taking the lead comfortably at 24.6% purchase share. With 6.5% of the market share, Oppo managed to increase its device sales as well as rebrand itself from a value to a midrange player with most of their smartphone sales coming from the ¥2,000 to ¥3,000 price range. As a result, Samsung and Xiaomi have been left behind on the Android side of things.

    Turning our attention to the high-end segment, we find that the S7 has done incredibly well in the US during the few weeks of its launch before the end of this quarter, contributing 4.2% of the total smartphone sales and finding the fifth spot in the top selling phones in the quarter. At a reduced price point due to the release of the S7, Samsung's previous flagship, the Galaxy S6 performed quite well. Motorola in partnership with Verizon did pretty well as they managed to capture 9.8% of the smartphone market, up from 6.9% in Q1 2015. Along with Samsung and Motorola, LG did quite well in the US market as well. As for the premium segment in the Chinese market, Huawei did quite well with their Mate 8 flagship.

    Apple Hits Rock Bottom as iOS (iPhone) Sales Shares Plummet

    Apple iPhone sales share in US China, Australia q1 2016

    The latest iPhones, the 6s, and 6s Plus has failed to catch the imagination of smartphone buyers across the world, and once the initial hype of Q4 2015 died down, we were left with dwindling number of iPhone sales across the entire world. Apple suffered a QoQ loss of 6% points from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016 in China. While there is always a drop in sales numbers from the holiday season to the beginning of the new year, this time, it was much worse than just that. With a paltry 21.1% of sales, iOS suffered a crushing 5 percent point fall YoY.

    The situation looked no better in Apple's home market. In the US, Apple slipped 4.9 percent points YoY and ended Q1 2016 at 31.6%, down from 36.5 in Q1 2015. Turning towards the EU market, we find a similar story where iOS has yet again lost ground albeit at a much smaller rate of 1.2% YoY. Apple has been able to entice away some users from Windows Mobile as well with 2.6% of the new iOS buyers having switched over from Microsoft's Mobile offering.

    The only positive sign for Apple has been the Japanese market where they have managed to claw back into the game with a YoY increase of 1.7% YoY, finishing Q1 2016 with 46.8% of sales in the country. Looking forward, the future looks grim for Apple and till the iPhone 7 is launched in Q3 2015, all hopes rest on the iPhone SE.

    "Android share could also be negatively affected by high demand for the Apple iPhone SE. iPhone SE sales will be particularly important in China, where success in the mid-tier will determine the top player in the region."- says Lauren Guenveur, mobile analyst for Kantar Worldpanel ComTech

    Will the tiny 4-inch phone be enough? We discuss in our closing segment.

    Final Thoughts

    Competition is always good for the end user. If any segment becomes too dominated by one party, then innovation is stifled as a sense of accomplishment and contentment begins to sink in. For that very reason alone, Apple needs to bounce back with their newer devices. While we have seen leaks of the iPhone 7, they're nothing to write home about. The current iPhone SE is a great budget device but fails to impress on the front of technical brilliance. Combined with the fact that the budget SE had been destined for lower ASP markets like India, makes us wonder if the smaller iPhone was just a desperate attempt to get the older generation iPhone 5S users to upgrade to the latest device.

    Apple seems to be at a loss for ideas and Tim Cook's latest slew of bad decisions, from the exorbitant pricing to trying to set up a refurbished iPhone market in India, is a testimony to the fact that the CEO is now grasping at straws. As for Android, Google's OS seems to have found it's stride and is making rapid progress in markets across the world. While fragmentation and security risks remain two of the largest problems for Android, Google along with the OEMs seems to be working proactively to patch them up. One of the sore points for Android has been the falling ASP of smartphones running the OS, but the recent flagship from Samsung, the S7 has impressed thus far in the US markets, and Chinese OEMs have helped increase the ASP in markets like China and India.

    Speaking on the state of mobile, Lauren Guenveur says, "As the impact of the S7 materializes, it may change the nature and path of the Android market."

    With the entire hopes of iOS battling it out against Android riding on the all-glass iPhone, scheduled to make an appearance sometime in 2017; one wonders if Apple has just left far too much for far too late.


    Source: Android Demolishes iOS (iPhone) in Smartphone Sales Shares Across the Globe: Can Apple Hit Back? [REPORT]

    Three Stocks Facing China Mobile Volatility

    May 12, 2016 11:03 a.m. ET

    MKM Partners

    We completed our first China Consumer Tech Devices Survey in conjunction with Wendy Farina and our MKM Intelligence Community Team.

    We focus on smartphone takeaways, which are: 1) China is an increasingly important semiconductor market, as gadget ownership and upgrade frequency is far higher than for U.S. respondents; 2) Big differences in the brand of purchase intention versus current ownership suggest dramatic original equipment manufacturer (OEM) share shifts, semiconductor suppliers can expect periods of volatility and inventory work-down; and 3) While smartphone adoption appears more saturated than in the U.S., more purchase plans are intended for new household users.

    We think dramatic swings in the China OEM market share adds volatility to the growth trajectory, and we note Qorvo's (ticker: QRVO QRVO -2.4135681669928246% Qorvo Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD44.88 -1.11 -2.4135681669928246% /Date(1463078093107-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 964290 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 6305458983.6357 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 389661 More quote details and news » QRVO in Your Value Your Change Short position ) China exposure is now about 40% of mobile revenue or about 32% of sales. That said, Qorvo is favorably exposed to Huawei [of China] as a 10% customer. Other suppliers exposed to China OEMs are Skyworks Solutions ( SWKS SWKS -5.542808484285493% Skyworks Solutions Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD61.0099 -3.5801 -5.542808484285493% /Date(1463078094300-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2810533 P/E Ratio 11.879377431906615 Market Cap 12287472149.0918 Dividend Yield 1.7032427120864724% Rev. per Employee 506373 More quote details and news » SWKS in Your Value Your Change Short position ) [about 20% of total sales] and Synaptics ( SYNA SYNA -2.8584323755077476% Synaptics In c. U.S.: Nasdaq USD64.57 -1.9 -2.8584323755077476% /Date(1463078092120-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 842897 P/E Ratio 22.33737520295713 Market Cap 2537349576.84326 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1384530 More quote details and news » SYNA in Your Value Your Change Short position ) [upper teens percentage of total sales].

    Differences in brand purchase intention versus current ownership suggest big share shifts. China consumers switch brands often, as 38% of new purchase intentions are for a previously unowned brand. Potential share gainers are Apple ( AAPL AAPL -2.7025186466327966% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD90.0099 -2.5001 -2.7025186466327966% /Date(1463078102764-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 54278262 P/E Ratio 10.014471635150167 Market Cap 506716580382.682 Dividend Yield 2.5324863573404897% Rev. per Employee 2050050 More quote details and news » AAPL in Your Value Your Change Short position ) (38.7% intention versus 24.3% ownership), Huawei (24.9% intention versus 22.4% ownership), and LeTV [of China] (1.8% intention versus 0.5% ownership). While Apple appears to have significant runway on share gains, we suggest derating Apple purchase intentions to reflect strong brand awareness and image. The potential share losers are Xiaomi [of China] (9.3% intention versus 15.7% ownership), Samsung [of South Korea] (14.1% intention versus 17.9% ownership) and Lenovo [of China] (0.8% intention versus 3.7% ownership).

    Chinese consumers are even more gadget-friendly relative to American consumers. Ownership is higher across smartphones, PCs, and tablets in rank order. Smartphones in China appear highly saturated at 96.8% ownership (versus 84.3% ownership in the U.S.). At 60.2% of respondents, smartphone-purchase intentions in the next three to six months suggest that many China consumers refresh at least once a year (well above U.S. purchase intentions of 24.8%).

    While China smartphone ownership appears saturated, purchase intentions are more driven by new or incremental household users at 25.4% (versus 7.5% of U.S. respondents). In other words, smartphone penetration in China is driven by greater adoption within an existing household (children, elderly, etc.). Features/factors in purchase: The most attractive features that drive purchase decisions are wireless charging (66.2%) and fingerprint sensing (63.1%). Smartphone purchase decisions are driven more by brand (68% of respondents versus 43% in the U.S.) and less on cost (33% versus 61% in the U.S.).

    -- Ian Ing

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