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 | Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |