A third of wearable devices abandoned by consumers: Gartner
Consumers are initially drawn to shiny new wearable devices, but a good portion abandon them after they get bored of them, a study by Gartner has found.
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Xiaomi India claims it surpassed $1b in revenue in 2016
Xiaomi India boasts crossing $1 billion in revenue in 2016 thanks to a focus on online sales and creating an ecosystem of companion products.
ZTE confirms loss in 2016 due to guilty plea in Iran sanctions case
ZTE admitted it slipped to a net loss of 2.36 billion yuan in 2016 due to fines associated with the Iran sanctions case, though revenue increased by 1 percent to 100.18 billion yuan.
ZTE agrees to plead guilty and pay up to $1.2b to settle Iran sanctions case
ZTE Corporation has admitted that it contravened US trade sanctions on sales to Iran and will pay up to $1.2 billion in penalties to settle the case.
South Australian government denies app requires inappropriate permissions
The South Australian government has explained why certain permissions are required to use the mySA GOV app, following criticism from the public.
BlackBerry licenses brand to Chinese phone maker TCL
BlackBerry has handed over its hardware business entirely, licensing the brand to TCL Communication for the development and release of all future BlackBerry-branded mobile devices.
China's ZTE to axe 3,000 jobs in Q1 2017: Report
The Chinese telecommunications hardware maker is reportedly eliminating 5 percent of its 60,000-strong global workforce.
LG Electronics hits eight-year high Q1 profit but mobile still struggling
LG Electronics has reported that its operating profit rose 82 percent to 922 billion won in the first quarter of 2017.
Lenovo fires over 1,000 more employees, mostly from Motorola
Lenovo has confirmed it is making around 1,100 jobs redundant, with the cuts mostly impacting employees in its Motorola Mobility smartphone division.
Australia gets Intuit's Quickbooks Self-Employed exclusively as mobile app
After gaining 85,000 users across the US and UK, Intuit has finally launched Quickbooks Self-Employed in Australia, but exclusively as a mobile app.