Global Android phone shipments decline for the first time

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1. Global shipments of Android phones declined for the first time

According to data from research firm ABI Research, global Android smartphone shipments fell for the first time in the fourth quarter of last year, with shipments of 206 million units, down from 217 million units in the third quarter. The main reason was that iPhone shipments increased by 90% month-on-month, from 39.3 million units in the third quarter to 74.5 million units. At the same time, as of November 2014, Android's market share in the United States fell for the first time in a year. The market share of iOS devices in the United States increased by 4.3 percentage points to 47.7%.

2. Alibaba launches enterprise application "DingTalk"

Alibaba, which failed in LaiWang, has not given up on the IM field. Yesterday, Alibaba launched the enterprise application "DingTalk", which is a tool for stratifying messages for different matters and improving communication and collaboration efficiency. It provides functions such as free multi-person calls, important message DING transmission, and corporate address book. In addition, it also provides a self-destructing function on LaiWang. Now it is a free application for several people in the enterprise, including full support for PC and mobile terminals, which is equivalent to starting over and continuing the resentment of LaiWang.

3. Samsung has set up a team to focus on high-tech innovation

There is no such thing as a giant forever. As the mobile phone business continues to decline, Samsung has begun to think about its future direction. Samsung Electronics has formed a product innovation team to focus on high-tech innovative business projects. Officials said that "this team will explore how technology can make people's daily lives better in the future." It is reported that the team's core projects will involve virtual reality, robots, drones, 3D printing and driverless cars. It will be led by Shin Jong-kyun, head of Samsung's mobile business, and will operate independently. The establishment of this team is mainly to consider Samsung's future development one step ahead.

4. Apple uses confidentiality agreements to limit third-party accessory vendors from leaking new device information

In the past, the confidentiality of Apple products was a hot topic. It was almost impossible to see the real complete products before each press conference. However, this situation has been broken in recent years. Almost every press conference will be leaked a few months before. Apple is planning to rectify this. They decided to start with the accessories manufacturers. Apple plans to sign an agreement with third-party accessories manufacturers. The content of the agreement includes that they cannot produce accessories for unlisted products in advance, or design accessories based on rumors at night. If this happens, Apple will refuse to cooperate. Although it sounds a little unconvincing: How do I produce my accessories? Do you need to worry about it?

5. Apple's market value hits a new high, more than double Microsoft's

Apple, which hit a record high in November last year with a market value of over $700 billion, hit a new record after a period of decline. On the 11th, Apple's stock closed at $122.02, up 1.9%, and its closing market value was set at $710.7 billion. At this time, the market value of ExxonMobil, the world's second largest company by market value, was $385.4 billion, while its old rival Microsoft was $349.32 billion. Analysts said that Apple's stock hit a new high mainly due to the continued growth in sales of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, especially in China, where they became the best-selling mobile phones, which increased the company's revenue in China by 70%.