If 2025 was the year artificial intelligence became unavoidable, 2026 will be the year everyone starts talking seriously about AI agents. An AI agent is a software system designed to plan and execute ...

Anyone getting a new smartphone next year should prepare for additional phone costs and reduced availability. As AI production continues to grow, a rising number of components used in AI production ...

The smartphone market is expected to contract in 2026 as rising costs for memory and advanced process wafers drive manufacturers to reconsider pricing and specifications, according to research firm ...

Global 2026 smartphone shipments are forecast to decline by 2.1% year over year due to rising memory costs related to a shortage of supply, according to Counterpoint Research. Counterpoint expects ...

Apple and Samsung are best equipped to handle rising memory chip costs that could drive down global smartphone shipments by 2.1% in 2026, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. Image credit ...

Apple could exit 2025 as the top smartphone company by market share for the first time in more than a decade. That turn at the top could be short-lived and could come ahead of a 2026 that is predicted ...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Global smartphone shipments are expected to decline 2.1% next year as rising chip costs are likely to impact demand, technology-focused market research firm Counterpoint said on ...

Most Americans would be overjoyed if politicians and political activists would cool their rhetoric. Despite the claims of activists on both the left and right, all policy questions aren’t “life or ...

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Counterpoint Research predicts Apple will ship around 8 million more phones than Samsung in 2025. Counterpoint Research predicts Apple will ship around 8 million more phones than Samsung in 2025. is ...

Apple's smartphone shipments in 2025 are expected to top Samsung's for the first time in over a decade and become the world's leading seller of smartphones, according to a new report. An analysis by ...