Apple hit by iPhone delays as global handset sales sink to eight-year low
Deteriorating economic conditions have driven down global handset sales to their lowest level in eight years, says Counterpoint Research. It calculates Q3 shipments totaled 301 million units, down 12% from a year ago. Another analyst firm, Omdia (a sister company to Light Reading), put the decline at 7.6%, although it said shipments were up 2.5% sequentially. Counterpoint […]