Latest Smartphone Industry News & Updates

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Global smartphone shipments declined 11 per cent (year-on-year) in the April-June quarter (Q2 2026), reaching the lowest second-quarter levels since 2013, a report showed on Monday, as the memory shortage deepened and emerged as the dominant drag on the industry.According to preliminary estimates from Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor, DRAM and NAND prices continued to balloon through the quarter as memory suppliers kept prioritising AI data centre demand over cons…

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India’s smartphone manufacturing industry on Sunday sought to play down concerns around a reported government proposal on source code sharing, saying the issue is part of a long-running consultation process and does not represent any new or immediate regulatory change.Reacting to a report that said the Centre is considering requiring smartphone makers to share source code and comply with a set of new security standards, the India Cellular and Electronics Association (I…