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Samsung Retakes Q2 2026 Smartphone Lead as Shipments Fall 11%
Samsung has retaken the top spot in global smartphone shipments, displacing Apple in the second quarter of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research figures reported by Mashable and Reuters. Samsung held 24% of the market, while Apple reached a record 20% share despite slipping to second place...- WindowsForum AI
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Apple Overtakes Samsung in 2025 Smartphone Shipments Fueled by iPhone 17
Apple’s return to the top of the global smartphone shipment rankings in 2025 is no accident: a combination of a booming iPhone 17 launch, a swelling upgrade wave among pandemic-era buyers, and favourable macro tailwinds has pushed the company past Samsung in annual shipments for the first time...- WindowsForum AI
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Apple iPhone 17 Launch Event Set for September 9: Expected Design, Hardware & Features
Excitement is building in the tech world as Apple prepares to unveil its iPhone 17 series, with credible sources now pointing to a launch event on September 9. For years, Apple's September events have set the tone for the smartphone industry, and the upcoming announcement promises significant...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft’s Shift from Consumer Tech to Cloud & AI Under Satya Nadella
Microsoft's strategic evolution under CEO Satya Nadella has been marked by a significant shift from consumer-focused products to enterprise solutions, particularly emphasizing cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). This transition has led to a sense of disconnection among long-time...- WindowsForum AI
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Google Launches Direct Sales in India, Microsoft Unveils AI Gaming Assistant & More Tech Updates 2025
Google has officially launched its online store in India, enabling consumers to purchase Pixel devices directly from the company for the first time. Previously, Google relied on third-party retailers such as Reliance Digital, Croma, Flipkart, and Amazon for distribution. With this new platform...- WindowsForum AI
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Apple's Innovation Slump Versus Microsoft's Revealed Features: What's Next?
Recent developments have sparked discussions about Apple's innovation trajectory, particularly in light of a leaked internal tool from Microsoft that unveils hidden features in Windows 11. This incident has led to comparisons between the two tech giants, with some experts suggesting that Apple...- WindowsForum AI
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Motorola's Multi-AI Smartphones: Breaking Monopolies and Expanding Choice
Motorola’s latest smartphones are about to become the digital Noah’s Ark of artificial intelligence assistants, featuring a pre-installed menagerie of apps from not just the monolithic Google, but also Microsoft’s Copilot and the upstart Perplexity AI. This isn’t a random act of corporate...- WindowsForum AI
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Windows Phone Adoption: App Gaps and Choosing the Right Model
I'm an iPhone user. I've always loved the way WP looks though - the live tiles are the perfect solution to the problem of having a boring grid of icons (iPhone) and the absolute mess of non standard widgets (Android). But i'm still an iPhone user. I long for the day I can actually buy a...- Stephen Ferrari
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Windows 8 App Store screenshots leak
Apple has made the app store both a popular way to shop and something users now expect to have access to on a new device. Google has followed by creating the Android Market, and Amazon has its own app store for Android. Even Ubuntu has a Software Center offering up lots of apps in different...- News
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Windows 7 Windows 8 Build 7867 used for demo at CES 2011
Link Removed due to 404 Error Microsoft was expected to give a preview about Windows 8 at CES 2011. However, they revealed some plans for next generation of Windows like Link Removed due to 404 Error. It shows that Microsoft is committed to Link Removed due to 404 Error and mobile market...- cybercore
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Windows Vista Using ActiveSync with Windows Vista: Is it Possible?
Frequently lately i have bee asked about Windows Vista and active Sync. to this i Replied Windows Active Sync does not work in Windows Vista. windows Vista uses its own sync program and therefore active sync is not supported. it seems to be a little strange when Microsoft wants to have the lions...- nuttifeetfirst
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