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AI in focus as world’s biggest mobile fair gets underway in Spain
Barcelona, Spain - The world's biggest mobile phone fair throws open its doors in Barcelona Monday with the sector looking to artificial intelligence to try and reverse declining sales. Phone makers are expected to focus on the unique AI-powered tools of their latest handsets at the four-day Mobile World Congress in...
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5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022
Defunct cell phones are just the tip of the 44.48-million-ton iceberg of global electronic waste generated annually that isn't recycled. -
Egypt to levy 10% customs tax on import of mobile phones
Egypt has decided to levy a ten percent customs tax on the import of mobile phones in order to promote local industry. -
GCC witnesses 5.8 percent decline in mobile phone sales in second quarter
Due to supply shortages and high levels of inventory carried over from the first quarter, smartphone shipments to the GCC were more constrained than expected in Q2, believe experts. Samsung dominated the GCC smartphone market during the period with a share of 44.9 percent, according to a report by International...