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Launches, prices and announcements from phone and tablet makers worldwide. Each article lists the sources its facts were checked against.

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IndustryNot confirmed Samsung said to outsource DDR5 module assembly to focus on HBM Industry reports say Samsung will hand DDR5 module and SSD assembly to three OSAT partners in India, Vietnam and the Philippines, while converting Cheonan packaging lines, backed by… IndustryReported IDC deepens 2026 smartphone forecast to a record 16.7% decline as memory costs climb nearly 300% IDC now expects global smartphone shipments to fall 16.7% in 2026 to just over 1 billion units, the steepest annual drop it has ever recorded and a sharp… Industry US ITC opens audio patent probe into Apple, Samsung and Google The US International Trade Commission instituted investigation 337-TA-1521 on 16 September 2026 after BoomCloud 360 Inc. of Encinitas, California accused Apple, Samsung and Google of infringing three spatial-audio… Industry Microsoft sets 7 October Windows and Surface event in San Francisco Microsoft will hold a Windows and Surface event on 7 October 2026 at 10 a.m. PT in San Francisco, where CEO Satya Nadella, Windows EVP Pavan Davuluri and… Industry Android 17 QPR1 reaches Pixel 6 through Pixel 11 Pro Fold Google began rolling out Android 17 QPR1 on 15 September 2026 as the September Pixel Drop, build CP3A.260905.009, covering Pixel 6 through Pixel 11 Pro Fold with the… IndustryReported Cheaper iPhone 18 models reported to slip to spring 2027 Apple showed no standard iPhone 18 on 9 September; reporting says the 18, 18e and Air 2 move to a second launch window next year. IndustryReported IDC expects global phone shipments to fall 16.7% in 2026 Memory costs up more than 300 per cent push the average selling price to USD 581, with the cheapest phones disappearing fastest. Industry OnePlus stops launching phones in Europe and North America Confirmed on 16 July: no new products for those markets, with existing owners kept on the update schedules they were sold.