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Mid-end smartphone market heats up

VietNamNet Bridge - The mid-end smartphone market segment with prices between VND6 million and VND10 million is attracting more customers. 

Why parents are stressed out by their own smartphones

 Parents searching for elusive work-life balance may see smartphones and tablets as a way to escape the office in time to be home for dinner each night, but these gadgets can also be a huge distraction and source of stress,

Hanoi officials to be equipped with tablets, smartphones

 VietNamNet Bridge – Directors of state departments, chairs of districts, towns and communes in Hanoi will receive smart devices to work online.

Low-cost mobile phones disappearing from Vietnamese market

VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost mobile phones, priced below VND2 million, are no longer selling well in Vietnam. 

Malicious apps attack mobile phones

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned about the existence of some mobile apps forging Pokemon Go that attack mobile phones and cause users to lose money and data.

EU regulators readying third Google antitrust charge: sources

 Google may face a third EU antitrust charge as soon as next month, this time focusing on its revenue mainstay AdWords ad placement service, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Parents urge children to go back to basics

 VietNamNet Bridge – The hi-tech age has brought with it many benefits, but many parents are concerned that addiction to smartphones, tablets and laptops may be detrimental to their children's wellbeing.

The ‘Indian unknown’ in Vietnam’s smartphone market

VietNamNet Bridge - Will smartphones from India be able to find a position in the Vietnamese market?

Smartphones gain in popularity as tablets sales decline in Vietnam

The sales of iPad in the Vietnamese market have declined, even though they are competitive with other rival brands and have high quality. Many Vietnamese now prefer to upgrade their old tablets and spend money on new smartphones. 

Phones need 'bed mode' to protect sleep

 Smartphones, tablets and e-readers should have an automatic "bedtime mode" that stops them disrupting people's sleep,

Local consumers spend big on technical goods

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese consumers spent over VND36 trillion on technical consumer goods in the first quarter of 2015, up 22.8% against the same period last year, a report of Gfk Temax Vietnam showed.

Bendy battery promises safe, speedy charging

 Scientists have built a flexible aluminium battery which they say could be a cheap, fast-charging and safe alternative to current designs.

Sales of feature phones tumble

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sales of feature phones declined sharply last year though the number sold was still higher than that of smartphones,

‘Made in Vietnam’ smartphones struggling to find buyers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Locally-designed and produced smartphones are failing to attract Vietnamese consumers.

Which high-end smartphones are the most popular in Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge – The high-end smartphone market in Vietnam is now dominated by Samsung, Nokia and Apple.

Smartphones - the future of the retail industry

VietNamNet Bridge – Smartphones, which are helping to connect retailers and consumers, play a very important role in the future development of the retail industry.

Smartphones surge in popularity: study

 VietNamNet Bridge – The percentage of Vietnamese people using smartphones has increased to more than 36 percent, nearly double the rate of 20 percent in 2013.

Philips, Samsung and Infineon in 138m-euro cartel fine

 Philips, Samsung and Infineon have been fined 138m euros (£110m; $182m) by the European Commission (EC) for fixing prices of chips in used in smartphones.

Smart LED light bulbs leak wi-fi passwords

 Security experts have demonstrated how easy it is to hack network-enabled LED light bulbs.

Young workers adopt smartphones

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 77 per cent of young employees surveyed in Viet Nam have used their smartphones to manage business affairs during the past year, according to a study organised by leading cloud service provider VMware.