Sony targets 3rd spot in smartphone marketMarch 5, 2013 - 18:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony has revealed ambitions to become the third-biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, Digital Spy said. The firm's head of mobile Kunimasa Suzuki admitted that toppling Apple and Samsung in the sector is unrealistic, but set his sights on becoming the top two's biggest competitor. Sony was ranked in fourth place in the market at the end of the last fiscal quarter, behind Chinese company Huawei but ahead of ZTE. Suzuki confirmed that Sony will tailor its upcoming slate of handsets for each territory in a bid to gain a foothold in every market, Reuters reports. Sony recently released its high-end Xperia Z smartphone in the UK, bringing competition to the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3. The company held 4.9% of the global smartphone market at the end of December last year, while Apple and Samsung held more than 50% between them. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |