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According to market research firm IDC, worldwide shipments of smartphones should bounce back in 2017, after experiencing uninspired growth back in 2016. In its report, IDC stated that shipments should increase 4.2 percent this year, and then another 4.4 percent next year. Although that is clearly an improvement over the 2.5 percent growth rate last year, it still can not beat the 10 percent growth rate experienced between 2014 and 2015. Also, as projected by IDC, shipments will reach 1.53 billion units in 2017, and then 1.77 billion units in 2021.
This year’s Mobile World Congress has officially started, and just like past year’s events, day one usually features lots of newly unveiled smartphones. 2017 is no exception to this, and tech fans no doubt already have some idea of the coolest ones to be announced. But for the benefit of those distracted by the Oscars, here is a rundown.
Apparently, there has been an increase of mobile device searches by border agents at American entry points lately, and watchdog groups are already raising concern about it. They are particularly not happy with a couple of recent incidents -- one that happened at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in the city of Houston in Texas, and another one at the Los Angeles International Airport.
Emojis are fun. They are a really cool way you can express yourself and let the other person you are talking to know that you have a fun personality. A couple of years ago, Swyft Media reported that around 6 billion emojis are sent out on a daily scale. Perhaps this is a big reason why developers are always taking time to release a new set of icons for users to enjoy.
While it is true that mobile users based in the United States spent more dollars than ever on iPhone mobile apps last year, one category has significantly stood out in 2016 -- Entertainment apps. Indeed, consumer spending on entertainment has increased by a whopping 130 percent year over year, according to a new report published by Sensor Tower.
There is actually a term for that -- selfie paradox. And it is coined by Sarah Diefenbach, a psychology professor who, along with colleague Lara Christoforakos, recently endeavored to learn more about why today’s mobile users are taking more selfies than ever, while at the same time, admitting that maybe taking selfies is kinda overrated.
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