Alexa is dominating the smart speaker business, while Google Assistant takes a big hit

The latest report from Canalys shows who's boss in the smart speaker market, with new competition coming from Chinese companies

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iPhone 7 still the most popular phone in ownership across North America

It was the most popular iPhone and also the most popular smartphone in the continent in the fourth quarter of 2018, continuing a long streak.

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Samsung still leads, Huawei gaining, Nokia growing in global smartphone shipments

The smartphone market remains stagnant, not really growing at all for the third quarter of 2018. But the microcosms in the trends data are intriguing.

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Insurgent OnePlus now has a key win in India

The fight has been among Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi for a period, but OnePlus has launched a rocket in India and has ridden it up into the premium space.

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Apple had a stellar Q1 2018 in the US, with six iPhones among the nation’s ten best-selling SKUs

iPhones completely dominated the US market between March and January 2018, with the 64GB iPhone 8 declared the nation's most popular handset, followed by the 64 gig iPhone X.

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Xiaomi and Huawei shine brightest in Q1 2018 global smartphone shipments, Samsung takes top spot

According to Strategy Analytics, Xiaomi more than doubled its share of the global smartphone market between Q1 2017 and Q1 2018, while Huawei achieved a new quarterly record.

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iPhone X sales rate decays, but owners are extremely happy with their purchase

The iPhone X was meant to be a big hit, but ended up being a big dud for the mass audience. At least those who have one are pretty satisfied with it.

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Huawei widens gap to OPPO in China smartphone market, Apple controls premium segment

Huawei managed to handily beat OPPO for China's Q4 2017 and full-year smartphone crowns, with Apple in fifth place overall, but easily the champion of profits.

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