Worldwide Economy Archive

  • Wait, the cell phone accessory market is worth how much?

    Wait, the cell phone accessory market is worth how much?

    $63 BILLION. That’s how much we’re spending each year to keep our devices primped and powered. In the U.S. alone, the average mobile phone owner spends roughly $60 on accessories over the life of their phone. I mean, we all go through chargers fairly regularly, but $63 BILLION-worth? According to ABI Research (which conducted the, well, [...]

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  • Sharp is increasing LCD panel production

    Sharp is increasing LCD panel production

    I would say that it’s a good sign for the worldwide economy that Sharp is increasing its LCD panel production by tens of thousands of screens per month. Sharp is after all one of the largest provider of OEM LCD screens which get sold not only under the Sharp brand but many others too. The [...]

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