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MICROSOFT HAS continued its Linux love-in by joining forces with Canonical to make Ubuntu a "first-class guest" under Hyper-V.

Announcing the news in a TechNet blog post, Microsoft's program manager Craig Wilhite said that the Redmond-based company was collaborating with the open-source software company XRDP, which has implemented Microsoft's RDP protocol on Linux, in order to deliver a better-quality experience and "closer parity" with Windows clients. 

"Whether you're a developer or an IT admin, virtual machines are familiar tools that allow users to run entirely separate operating system instances on a host. And despite being a separate OS, we feel there's a great importance in having a VM experience that feels tightly integrated with the host," Wilhite wrote. 

"We invested in making the Windows client VM experience first-class, and users really liked it. Our users asked us to go further: they wanted that same first-class experience on Linux VMs as well."

Microsoft is, therefore, partnering with Canonical on the upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 release to ensure that it works better as a virtual machine under Windows, he explained, with a solution that works out of the box. 

Related: Ubuntu lands in the Windows 10 Store

"Hyper-V's Quick Create VM gallery is the perfect vehicle to deliver such an experience," Wilhite said. "With only three mouse clicks, users will be able to get an Ubuntu VM running that offers clipboard functionality, drive redirection, and much more."

Those who don't want to wait until the official release of Ubuntu 18.04 to try out the improved Linux VM experience, however, can download a sneak peek in a developer preview.

Microsoft warned there may be some bugs in the preview version - but not to worry, as the idea is to gather this data so it can make the 18.04 experience better overall, Wilhite claimed. µ

BEFORE THIS YEAR'S Mobile World Congress, we asked whether given all the advances in gender equality in the last year or so, most significantly the #MeToo movement, this would be the first year we saw a truly unsexist tech conference.

Well, MWC has finished for another year and I'm happy to report that it was the most gender-inclusive tech conference I've ever been to. It wasn't perfect, but there was noticeable change in the way women were included and treated, and it makes my feminist heart sing.

Let's take the changes one by one.

No booth babes, anywhere

I can't say for certain there wasn't a single booth babe (the industry term for women who are basically used as 'decoration' for show stands, in skimpy costumes, usually not knowing anything about the product they're repping) at MWC, but I'll be damned if I could find one. This alone is a huge step forward. In previous conferences, there were some in every hall. I dragged my sore feet through eight entire halls and didn't see one. And I was looking.

I also had my fellow Qualcomm trip attendees on the lookout, and only one saw what he thought might have been a booth babe, in hall 8.1 (apps). But despite a lot of effort, I couldn't find her, and not a single other stand had one that I saw.

I deliberately approached stands that usually have them, and noticed a distinct change that seems to have happened all at once: while many booths did still have groups of uniformed, conventionally attractive women on the stands, they were dressed more like air hostesses than club hostesses.

CITYFIBRE HAS FILED a judicial review against the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and its 2017 decision allowing ISPs to use the term 'fibre' to describe services delivered over copper-based networks.

Back in 2008, the ASA gave the green light for 'hybrid fibre' or 'part fibre' services, such as FTTC or G.fast networks that combine fibre with slower metallic copper or aluminium cables, to use the same advertising spiel as those offering 'full fibre' services.

Following pressure from MPs, the ASA agreed to review its position and in November 2017, it concluded to recommend only minor changes. At the time, the ASA said that 'fibre' was not one of the priorities identified by consumers when choosing a package and that consumers did not notice 'fibre' claims in adverts.

This hit a nerve with CityFibre, which on Monday announced plans to challenge the ASA over its "short-signed" decision.

CityFibre argues that, by allowing ISPs to use 'fibre' branding for slower hybrid fibre services, the ASA is not only permitting but encouraging firms to mislead customers. 

"ISPs could, for example, advertise services over a copper-based network as 'ultrafast fibre broadband', actively misleading the consumer into believing they were purchasing the most advanced fibre service available," CityFibre said.

Greg Mesch, chief executive at CityFibre added: "You could hardly expect an automotive manufacturer to get away with advertising an 'electric car' when the most electric part of the car was its windows.

"The time has come to do away with 'fake fibre'. The ASA's short-sighted decision to allow yesterday's copper-based infrastructure to masquerade as the future-proof full fibre networks of tomorrow is a clear failure in its duty.

JUST A DAY after the first images of alleged iPhone X Plus parts surfaced online, Bloomberg is reporting that Apple's "biggest smartphone yet" will make its debut this year.

Mark Gurman, notorious for legitimate Apple leaks, reports that the iPhone X Plus will see an official launch later this year and will be just one of three new iPhones in 2018.

According to Gurman, the so-called iPhone X Plus will arrive alongside "an upgraded handset the same size as the current iPhone X and a less expensive model with some of the flagship phone's key features."

The iPhone X Plus, codenamed 'D33', sounds like it will be the most interesting of the three, with its 6.5in OLED display set to fit into a device with the same physical footprint as the iPhone 8 Plus thanks to its lack of physical home button and edge-to-edge display. 

It's OLED display will pack a 1242x2688 display, according to the report, making it "about as sharp" as the 5.8in screen on the original iPhone X. 

The iPhone X Plus, along with the 5.8in iPhone X successor - codenamed 'D22' - could be made available in a gold colour option for the first time, the report claims. Bloomberg notes that Apple tried to develop a gold version of the current iPhone X handset, but abandoned it because of "production problems". 

All three incoming models, including the more-affordable LCD-equipped model, will pack Apple's next-generation A12 processor, the report adds, alongside iOS 12 and a built-in Face ID sensor. 

There's no word as to when the smartphones will be making their debut, but it's likely Apple will hold its launch event in September.

26/2/18: A leak alleged to have come from an LG display production facility in Vietnam has given us our first glimpse of Apple's iPhone X Plus. 

A pair of images posted on MacX forums show what appears to be an iPhone X-shaped pane of glass. It's clearly bigger than the panel found on the current-gen iPhone X, and looks like it could have a smaller notch too - matching up with earlier rumours that claimed that Apple will downsize the notch on future iPhone X models.

Although unclear whether the leak is legit, MacRumours notes that the flex cable looks authentic, as does the part number printed on it. 

Also adding weight to the leak is the fact that earlier rumours also claimed that, while Samsung currently uses Samsung as its supplier for OLED displays, it's planning to use LG's OLED facility for its 2018 iPhone models.

16/2/18: Apple will release a 6.1in iPhone this year that will resemble the iPhone X and cost just $699 (around £500) according to KGI.

In a note seen by 9to5Mac, KGI is predicting that Apple's mooted 6.1in iPhone will "use slightly less premium components" than the iPhone X, such as an aluminium frame instead of stainless steel. Despite this, it will reportedly look nearly identical to Apple's notch-equipped flagship.

This all sounds like a winning formula to KGI, which expects the 6.1in LCD-screened model to be Apple's "most popular" 2018 device, and expects it to see total sales of around 100 million units. 

In comparison, KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo expects the current iPhone X to ship a total of 62 million units in its lifetime.

Alongside the 6.1in iPhone, Apple is also expected to launch a new and improved iPhone X with souped-up internals and a larger iPhone X Plus with a 6.5in OLED display. While KGI expects the lesser-specced model to retail for $699, pricing for the other two models is not yet known. 

5/2/18: Apple will reportedly make Intel its sole supplier of cellular modems for its 2018 iPhones, eliminating its reliance on Qualcomm.

So says KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, naturally, who reports via 9to5Mac that: "Intel will be the exclusive supplier of baseband chip for 2H18 new iPhone models, while Qualcomm may not have a share of the orders at all."

According to Kuo, Intel can meet Apple's technical requirements and offers more competitive prices. The modem which Apple may be using is Intel's XMM 7560 modem which supports 4×4 MIMO technology.

This move comes amid escalating tensions between Apple and Qualcomm. One of the firms' most recent legal squabbles saw the chipmaker accuse Apple of sharing proprietary code with Intel, including confidential information about its chips.

Despite this ongoing hostility between the two firms, Kuo doesn't rule out Qualcomm returning to the supply chain, perhaps as concessions in the patent lawsuit settlement.

He adds that there's also a risk that Intel may not be ready for 5G as quickly as Qualcomm, which may also force Apple's hand.

26/1/18: Apple will launch a single OLED iPhone this year with a 6.5in screen, according to Digitimes, despite earlier speculation that it was also planning a 5.8in successor to the iPhone X.

Digitimes' report, which we'd advise to take with a pinch of salt, claims that Apple plans to abandon the 5.8in OLED iPhone form factor after just one generation, and plans instead to launch just the 6.5in iPhone X Plus later this year.

It notes, however, that Apple has "not yet made the final decision" and notes that the firm has been testing four different iPhone designs for 2018.

Still, it seems pretty confident that Apple'' 2018 lineup will comprise of 5.8in LCD, a 6.1in LCD and the 6.5in OLED phone iPhone models. 

Elsewhere in its report, Digitimes also claims that an iPhone SE successor with wireless charging, and no 3D Touch, will make its debut later this year.

19/1/18: A new report from KGI, via 9to5Mac, reaffirms previous speculation that Apple will launch a three-tier iPhone lineup this year, including a 6.1in LCD model with a "similar design to the iPhone X", a sequel to last year's iPhone X and the 6.5in iPhone X Plus. 

Compared to Samsung's last flagship device, however, the new model is thicker at 8.5mm and weighs almost 10g more at 163g. It does have the same IP68 waterproofing, at least.

On the inside, things have been improved, but only just. The Galaxy S9 powered by the Samsung's homegrown 10nm Exynos 64-bit octa-core CPU but with a slightly faster 2.7GHz and 1.7GHz processing speeds (compared to the S8's 2.3GHz), alongside the same 4GB of RAM.

There's also 64GB of internal memory which can be upgraded to a 400GB with a microSD card. All of this is powered by a 3,000mAh battery.

Samsung has given the Galaxy S9+ a slightly better upgrade, though. There's a 10nm 64-bit octa-core processor running at 2.8GHz and 1.7GHz inside, alongside a much beefier 6GB of RAM and double the internal storage of the S9 at 128GB. 

As usual, the display is bigger on the Galaxy S9+, with the device touting a 6.2in QHD+ curved super AMOLED screen with the same wide 18:5:9 ratio as the Galaxy S8+, but a lower pixel density of 529ppi. It has a bigger 3,500mAh battery to power that larger screen, though but it does weigh a little heavier at 189g.

Both devices, again unsurprisingly, run the latest edition of Android 8.0 Oreo. The latest version of Samsung Experience sits on top of Google's OS, which offers AR emoji and supports landscape orientation for the first time.

One of the biggest improvements in the devices, Samsung said, comes in the form of a new and improved camera and image sensors. While the Galaxy S9 retains its single-lens 12MP Dual Pixel camera with OIS, the Galaxy S9+ packs a dual 12MP set-up on its rear, comprising of wide angle and telephoto lenses.

The cameras on both the S9 and S9+, as expected, come with a dual aperture of f/1.5 and f/2.4. Samsung claims the smartphones are the first to do so, and says the feature will deliver "the brightest lens of any smartphone camera in the market".

That's because the camera now lets in 80 per cent more light than on previous models, which minimises noise to capture higher quality images in dark environments than ever before. It does this by stitching together 12 images taken simultaneously when the shutter button is pressed, merging them together to create a better final image. 

Samsung has also integrated DRAM into this image processor for the first time, giving the S9 "the slowest movie recording ever" to create epic slow-mo footage. This is coupled with a new feature called Automatic Motion Detect, which allows users to capture an important event in slo-mo automatically, without having to wait around and manually snap, which usually results in missed opportunities.

25/2/18: We already know pretty much all there is to know about the Galaxy S9, and now, er, Samsung's official launch video has leaked (below). "The Phone. Reimagined" is Samsung's tagline, and the clip confirms that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be the first to pack a dual aperture camera. Elsewhere, the view confirms that the handsets will be IP68-rated, will come with a more sensibly placed fingerprint scanner and will ship alongside a new and improved DeX Pad. 

Blass didn't mention a specific date, but given that Android Oreo's first developer preview launched on 21 March last year, Google is likely planning a similar timetable for Android P.

With Android P - reportedly known internally as 'Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwich - set to make its first official appearance in just a few weeks, probably, it's no surprise that we're starting to hear more about what Google's next major OS has in store.

According to code snippets spotted by users at XDA Developers, Android P could come with more advanced options for blocking scam calls. 

While Google currently allows users to block calls on a per-number basis, the next version of Android could come with the ability to block calls from unknown numbers, private numbers, pay phones, or any numbers not in your contact list.

That ain't all we know about Android P, as earlier rumours claim the OS will also block idle apps from accessing smartphone's camera and microphone in a bid to prevent malicious software from sneakily taking photos or recording audio, and will offer support for iPhone X-style "notched" displays. 

Elsewhere in Google's upcoming Android P update, which will be officially outed at the firm's I/O conference in May, expect more focus on Google Assistant, with the sources claiming the digital helper could show in up in the home screen search bar.

The update will also bring with it better battery life and support for foldable displays. Allegedly, at least. µ

Samsung started pushing Galaxy S9 ads to owners of its previously released devices earlier this week, having opted to deliver its promotional messages in the form of notifications generated by the Samsung Push Service. While the platform comes pre-installed on every Galaxy-branded device and is enabled by default, its notification-sending privileges can be revoked from the Apps section of the system Settings app where you can also disable the service in its entirety. The South Korean tech giant doesn’t appear to be sending identical ads multiple times but is delivering numerous promotional messages per device.

The actual number of ads you can expect to receive will depend on your local Samsung division and the amount of Galaxy S9 promotions it’s running. In most cases, that means you’ll receive two separate ads, one that redirects you to a localized Galaxy S9 landing page where you’re able to pre-order one of the two new flagships, and another one that outlines some particular promotion meant to incentivize you to place an advanced order on either phablet. The company started sending promotional notifications to its users on Monday, shortly after officially announcing the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus. Refer to the gallery below to see how such push ads look in practice. Samsung has been utilizing push notification advertising for years now, having also done so in order to promote its three 2017 flagships. The company doesn’t have a track record of marketing its non-premium offerings in the same manner.

The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are meant to represent the pinnacle of Samsung’s Infinity Display-centric design and while the Galaxy Note 9 is also expected to be visually similar to its predecessor, the Seoul-based original equipment manufacturer is likely to attempt another major mobile aesthetic change next year. The improvements boasted by the latest series include a better system-on-chip, improved camera with a variable-aperture lens, support for AR Emoji avatars, and improved Bixby capabilities. The larger Galaxy S9 Plus also features more RAM and a dual-camera setup with a secondary telephoto lens. The handsets are officially available for pre-orders as of Friday and will be released across the globe on March 16.

Two new devices from Samsung’s budget Galaxy J series have appeared on Geekbench revealing their model numbers and other details. The first one bears the model number SM-J337A which is expected to launch as the Galaxy J3 (2018), while the other one carries the model number SM-J337P and should be called Galaxy J3 Pro (2018) at launch. When launched, these two phones are expected to become budget-oriented entrants to Samsung’s Android smartphone portfolio while aiming at the lower end of the spectrum.

Both of them run Android 8.0 (Oreo), feature 2GB of RAM and a quad-core processor from Exynos. The Galaxy J3 (2018) gets the Exynos 7570 processor clocked at 1.43GHz, on the other hand, the Pro variant has a marginally faster Exynos 7885 processor clocked at 1.59GHz. This is a major factor behind the difference between their test scores where the Galaxy J3 (2018) has scored 1,651 points in multi-core test and the Galaxy J3 Pro (2018) scored 1,799 points. Their single-core test score is 604 and 650 points respectively as per the listing. Considering the two devices are a part of Samsung’s J series that serves the budget segment, performance isn’t an aspect these devices are expected to excel at. These benchmark tests were performed a couple of weeks back, on February 23. The South Korean company will reportedly announce an elaborate Galaxy J lineup of smartphones for 2018 with many of them already leaked in the past.

These two devices had also leaked last week with the same model numbers – SM-J337A and SM-J337P. Besides them, the Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8 for 2018 had also appeared on the same benchmarking tool with the model numbers SM-J600F and SM-J720F respectively. Earlier in February, Samsung had trademarked the names “Galaxy J3 Star” and “Galaxy J7 Star” in the U.S. suggesting their possible arrival in the coming days. As part of the budget lineup, the Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) was announced in Vietnam in January with a price tag of $145. The device sported a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 2,600mAh battery, and an 8-megapixel rear camera capable of recording 1080p videos, while it came with Android 7.0 Nougat pre-loaded. Samsung’s Galaxy J smartphone series targets the emerging markets where its entry-level devices are the driving force and contribute to the majority of sales.

The OPPO R15 has just surfaced in two new Chinese ads, giving us all a pretty good idea as to what to expect when it comes to its design. OPPO released a first teaser image for the OPPO R15 and R15 Plus recently, and in that teaser, the company showed off a render of the device, and along with that, it confirmed that the OPPO R15 will sport a notch at the top of the display. Well, these two new adds more or less report the same thing, while they also give us a good look at the phone itself.

Both of the ads that you will find embedded down below are party-themed, and it’s obvious that OPPO is aiming at younger generations with these ads. It’s not uncommon that ads run in China even before a certain phone gets announced, which is why these two adds popped up. If you take a closer look at the device shown in those ads, you will notice that the back side of the OPPO R15 resembles the back side of the R11s quite a bit. There are two cameras included on the back of the OPPO R15, and a fingerprint scanner is placed there as well, along with the company’s logo. The device is made out of metal, while you can check out both its Red and Black color variants in the provided ads. Bezels are really thin on the OPPO R15, and the notch is considerably smaller than the one on the iPhone X, though it’s still quite distracting.

Needless to say, the back side of this phone also resembles the OnePlus 5T, as the OnePlus 5T is almost identical to the OPPO R11s as far as the design is concerned. The OPPO R15’s display sports rounded corners, and the design as a whole resembles the OPPO R11s a lot, it would be hard to differentiate the two phones if not for the notch on the OPPO R15. Now, according to a rumor that surfaced earlier, the OPPO R15 will be fueled by the Helio P60 64-bit octa-core processor by MediaTek, a processor which was announced a week ago. That is kind of surprising, as OPPO usually utilizes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips for its R-series of smartphones, but we’ll see what will happen. The OPPO R11 was announced back in June last year, but considering that OPPO already started teasing and promoting the OPPO R15, chances are that the OPPO R15 will launch before June, same goes for its ‘Plus’ sibling.

MD Global had an impressive start last year after it brought back Nokia with a bunch of smartphones. The company continued its steady pace by unveiling a set of new phones at MWC 2018 last month which included the Nokia 8110 4G banana feature phone, Nokia 1 Android Go smartphone, Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco. The last one is the company's flagship smartphone right now, but that is not the going to be the case for the rest of the year.

The Nokia 8 Sirocco is what rumours last year suggested the Nokia 9 would be. Nevertheless, HMD is still planning to launch the Nokia 9 and the Nokia 8 Pro as later this year, and they are set to be the company's main flagships for 2018. Here's why that is the case - the Nokia 8 Sirocco comes with an attractive 5.5-inch 1440x2560 display with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It also comes with updated camera specs which includes a dual rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.75 aperture and a 13-megapixel secondary telephoto sensor with an f/2.6 aperture. All of this combined with a stock Android Oreo software makes for an impressive high-end smartphone. However, the Nokia 8 Sirocco is powered by last years Snapdragon 835 chipset, which is why this falls just short of flagship status in 2018.

HMD is keeping the second half of the year, particularly sometime in August, to launch the Nokia 8 Pro which will be the company's main 2018 flagship, or at least one of them. The Nokia 8 Pro will be powered by the latest Snapdragon 845 SoC along with top-of-the-line hardware that could be similar to the Nokia 8 Sirocco, as per a report. The report adds that apart from the Nokia 8 Pro, HMD will also announce the Nokia 9 - the other major flagship smartphone of 2018.

The Nokia 9 will also come with a Snapdragon 845 chipset and is expected to pack upgrades to the camera, design and some other breakthrough innovations. You may have heard rumours about a Nokia smartphone with a penta-lens setup. While this was earlier tipped to feature on the Nokia 8 Pro, the latest report now claims that the Nokia 9 could come with five camera on the back. The Nokia 9 will also likely come with a larger full-screen display and may include an in-display fingerprint sensor - so far seen on the Vivo X20 Plus UD.

ALSO READ: Nokia 8 Sirocco quick review: Well hello, gorgeous

Not much else is known about the two upcoming Nokia flagships as of now, but the report does add that the Nokia 9 could be priced higher than the Nokia 8 Pro. These phones will be more in line to take on other flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S9. The Nokia 8 Pro could be launched some time in August while the Nokia 9 will likely see an unveiling near the end of the year.

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Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled nearly 408 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, that’s a 5.6 per cent decline over the fourth quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. This is the first year-on-year decline since Gartner started tracking the global smartphone market in 2004.

Huawei and Xiaomi were the only vendors in the top five to experience growth in the fourth quarter.

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“Two main factors led to the fall in the fourth quarter of 2017,” said Anshul Gupta, research director at Gartner.

“First, upgrades from feature phones to smartphones have slowed down due to a lack of quality ‘ultra-low-cost’ smartphones and users preferring to buy quality feature phones. Second, replacement smartphone users are choosing quality models and keeping them longer, lengthening the replacement cycle of smartphones.”

Moreover, according to Gupta, while demand for high quality, 4G connectivity and better camera features remained strong, high expectations and few incremental benefits during replacement weakened smartphone sales.

Samsung saw a year-on-year unit decline of 3.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017, but this did not prevent it from defending its No. 1 global smartphone vendor position against Apple (see Table 1).

Table 1

Worldwide Smartphone Sales To End Users By Vendor In 4Q17 (Thousands Of Units)

Vendor

4Q17

Units

4Q17 Market Share (%)

4Q16

Units

4Q16 Market Share (%)

Samsung

74,026.6

18.2

76,782.6

17.8

Apple

73,175.2

17.9

77,038.9

17.8

Huawei

43,887.0

10.8

40,803.7

9.4

Xiaomi

28,187.8

6.9

15,751.3

3.6

OPPO

25,660.1

6.3

26,704.7

6.2

Others

162,908.8

39.9

195,059.1

45.1

Total

407,845.4

100.0

432,140.3

100.0

Source: Gartner (February 2018)

Despite the start of a slowdown in sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+, the overall success of those models has helped Samsung improve overall average selling price.

The launches of its next flagship devices are likely to boost Samsung’s smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2018. Although Samsung’s significant sales volumes lean toward midprice and entry-level models, which now face extreme competition and reducing contribution, its profit and average selling price may further improve if these next flagship smartphones are successful.

While Apple’s market share stabilised in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter in 2016, iPhone sales fell 5 per cent.

“Apple was in a different position this quarter than it was 12 months before,” said Gupta. “

It had three new smartphones — the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X — yet its performance in the quarter was overshadowed by two factors.

First, the later availability of the iPhone X led to slow upgrades to iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, as users waited to try the more-expensive model. Second, component shortages and manufacturing capacity constraints preceded a long delivery cycle for the iPhone X, which returned to normal by early December 2017.

“We expect good demand for the iPhone X to likely bring a delayed sales boost for Apple in the first quarter of 2018,” he said.

Huawei and Xiaomi — The Big Winners in Fourth Quarter of 2017

Huawei and Xiaomi were the only smartphone vendors to achieve year-on-year unit growth (7.6 and 79 per cent, respectively) and grew market share in the quarter. With Huawei’s new smartphone additions in the quarter, including Mate 10 Lite, Honor 6C Pro and Enjoy 7S, the vendor broadened the appeal of its smartphones.

Xiaomi’s competitive smartphone portfolio, consisting of its Mi and Redmi models, helped accelerate its growth in the emerging Asia/Pacific (APAC) market. It also helped Xiaomi win back lost share in China.

“Future growth opportunities for Huawei will reside in winning market share in emerging APAC and the U.S.,” said Gupta.

“Xiaomi’s biggest market outside China is India, where it will continue to see high growth. Increasing sales in Indonesia and other markets in emerging APAC will position Xiaomi as a strong global brand.”

In 2017 as a whole, smartphone sales to end users totaled over 1.5 billion units, an increase of 2.7 per cent from 2016 (see Table 2). Huawei, ranked No. 3, raised its share in 2017, continuing to gain on Apple. At the same time, the combined market share of the Chinese vendors in the top five increased by 4.2 percentage points, while the market share of top two, Samsung and Apple, remained unchanged.

Uni boffins find the flaws but keep the details secret until fixes are ready

LTE protocol flaws let hackers snoop on texts and spoof emergency calls

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FRESH LTE VULNERABILITIES can be exploited by hackers to eavesdrop on calls and text messages, spoof emergency calls and even knock mobiles offline.

Boffins at the University of Iowa and Purdue University uncovered the 10 attack vectors that exploit flaws in three critical protocol operations of the 4G LTE cellular network. One such worrying vulnerability allows hackers to attach a device to the network and use it to spy on the communications of others on the network, as well as track their locations.

Such hacks are known as authentication relay attacks and allow hackers to connect to an LTE network without the needed credentials, as well as to masquerade as a target's device, essentially stitching the victim up for a hack attack they didn't commit.

And there's potential for a hacker to prevent a user's smartphone or LTE-enabled device from connecting to the network by exploiting the flaws.

While such attacks discovered by researchers are often theoretical or done under lab test conditions, eight out of the 10 attack vectors were found to be effective against SIM cards for four of the US' larger telecoms carriers.

"Among the 10 newly detected attacks, we have verified eight of them in a real testbed with SIM cards from four major US carriers," researcher  Syed Rafiul Hussain told ZDNet. "The root cause of most of these attacks are the lacks of proper authentication, encryption, and replay protection in the important protocol messages."

Until the vulnerabilities are patched, which one US carrier has reportedly already done, the researchers are keeping the code behind their proof-of-concept attacks quiet, thereby keeping it out of the hands of hackers, especially as attacks could be carried out using open source 4G LTE protocol software.

Such attack vectors are not new, but they do show the extent savvy hackers could wreak havoc if they gained access to the network by exploiting the bugs. And with increasing amounts of devices, such as connected cars, sporting their own LTE connectivity without much in the way of encryption, there's potential for these vulnerabilities to be used to cause all manner of problems.

As the rollout of 4G LTE in the UK expands, addressing such potential security flaws is likely to be a headache for telecoms companies, especially as they already face plenty of scrutiny from the likes of Ofcom. µ

WordPress now powers 30 percent of the web, according to data from web technology survey firm W3Techs.

This represents a 5 percentage point increase in nearly two and a half years, after WordPress hit the 25 percent mark in November 2015.

It’s worth noting here that this figure relates to the entire Web, regardless of whether a website uses a content management system (CMS) or not. If we’re looking at market share, WordPress actually claims 60.2 percent, up from 58.7 percent in November 2015. By comparison, its nearest CMS rival, Joomla, has seen its usage jump from 2.8 percent to 3.1 percent, while Drupal is up from 2.1 percent to 2.2 percent.

Above: WordPress hits 30%

It’s also worth pointing out that for the purposes of this study, “WordPress” refers to both the non-hosted open source blogging software that you download and the hosted WordPress.com platform.

In terms of methodology, W3Techs scans the top 10 million websites, as determined by Alexa rankings, and then takes a three-month average. From this fairly sizable sample, the firm determined that nearly one-third are now running on WordPress.

Microsoft gave up on phone hardware, but it still wants us all to use its mobile apps. With that in mind, Skype for Android is getting a major update to optimize it for low-end Android smartphones and tablets.

As the Skype blog explains, anyone with a device running Android 4.0.3 through 5.1 will see noticeable improvements when using the updated app. Less storage space is required and less memory is used by the app. Microsoft says that allows for Skype to be faster and therefore can offer better audio and video quality on these lower performance devices.

The other, and arguably more important improvement, is Skype for Android's ability to better perform when a device is being used with "challenging network connections." In other words, your Skype chats shouldn't drop as often as they do now over poor connections.

The Geneva Motor show has developed a reputation of being the most global auto show in existence and there is good reason for that. At the core of this is the fact that Switzerland doesn’t have it’s own automotive industry meaning that the usual nationalist sentiment that governs auto shows is a non-entity at this show. Something that can’t be said about a motorshow in Paris, New York or even Frankfurt, allowing manufacturers to show. This makes Geneva the perfect platform to showcase more real-world cars than the usual melee of far-out concept cars. Ofcourse electrification is still going to be a major part of the cumulative theme but is likely to be more a part of high powered supercars than actual mass-production cars,

For the enthusiast, Geneva will have comeback cars like the Lancia or in this case MAT Stratos and the new Toyota 2018 Supra. Ferrari will be launching the Pista (Italian for Track) version of the 458, Mclaren’s Senna Supercar will also be on the debut list alongside the drop top Huracan Performante. For the highlife seekers, Volvo’s V60 wagon, Audi’s new A6, the new C-Class and the BMW X3 and M8 are also on the list. Here’s our list of 10 luxury cars and supercars that will be launched this week at Geneva:

1.`Audi A6 at Geneva Motor Show 2018

In its fifth-generation, the new A6 will make its debut at the 2018 Geneva Motor show, in both saloon form and as an estate. Taking back it’s place below the A8, the A6 draws a lot of inspiration from the A8, rolling out the new model, Audi will also bolster the hotter versions of the sedan in the form of the S6 and the RS6. In fact t the new S6 has been spotted on test at the ring earlier this year indicating that it might be ready to launch after the A6 roll out is complete.

2. BMW M8 and X3 at Geneva Motor Show 2018

I feel a little bad for BMW who worked really hard to keep the new M8 underwraps, but failed miserably. We expect that the M8 will be BMWs headliner for this year at Geneva. The M8 which is underpinned by the same drivetrain as the mental BMW M5, while most of the body work will be based on the all-new 8-series Coupe. The 8-Series Coupe is first of the throwback list considering that the last time BMW made at 8-Series was in 1989. We expect the M8 to make it in cabriolet and we might even see a four-door Gran Coupe. Also making its way to Geneva is BMW’s new X4 SUV. Which is in essence a X6 shrunk down to make it cheaper.

3. Ferrari 458 Pista at Geneva Motor Show 2018

Ferrari will be fielding a track special of the 458 at Geneva, and although most of them have likely already been sold, it still is one of the most awaited launches with a Prancing horse badge in 2018. The Pista -- which is Italian for track-- makes an additional 49 hp and 12 Nm more of torque from the 488 GTB’s 3.9-litre turbocharged V8 and has also shed 90 kg of weight with extensive use of carbon fiber. The resulting performance figures are staggering: 0-62mph in 2.9 seconds; 0-124mph in 7.6 seconds.

4. Italdesign Zerouno

Italdesign is back. Now coming to the Geneva Motor show with a convertible version of the Zerouno Coupe. The Zerouno which marked Ital Designs comeback was received with much fanfare, the Coupe like the hardtop will borrows the running gear from an Audi R8 V10 Plus, which is integrated into the carbon fibre and aluminium chassis. The bespoke supercar is also clad in carbon fiber body panels with an aggressive aero package. It’s rumoured to have a price tag north of £1million.

5. Jaguar I-Pace

Jaguar’s new I-Pace SUV, replaces Jaguar regular fare of hotter SVR badged cars at the Geneva motor show, Jaguar has also promised to announce the price for it’s I-Pace which makes an exciting 394 hp of power from it’s all-electric set up. The SUV is also likely to make the 0-100 dash in 4.8 seconds. Which is Super-Saloon territory in terms of 0-100 times.

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