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There was a lot to unpack at the Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote. This long-form piece tries to cover all the most relevant points for ANZ.

Huawei and Xiaomi drove global smartphone sales in Q3 2018, according to Gartner. Overall sales grew 1.4% to reach 389 million units.

This quarter saw a global 6% YoY decline in smartphone shipments, largely due to a 13% decline for market leader Samsung, but Xiaomi's rise continues.

Solace CEO, Les Rechan, discusses the importance of corporate agility for businesses in an interview with IT Brief.

The attack dubbed 'Roaming Mantis' remains highly active, exploring new tricks and techniques to extend its reach.

New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.

With a 41% year on year growth, compared to Apple's 1%, Huawei is now second only to Samsung in the number of shipments this quarter.

Apple saw a 30% YoY rise in Q2 2018 smartwatch shipments, driven by LTE model popularity in APAC. Yet, its market share dipped to 34%.

The traditional PC market witnessed its strongest growth since 1Q12, with 2Q18 shipments reaching 62.3 million units, a 2.7% year-on-year increase, per IDC.

The global smartphone market declined in 2017 and IDC expects it to do the same this year before a resurgence of opportunities next year.

Google claims the top spot in the smart speaker market by shipping 3.2 million units in Q1 2018, surpassing Amazon's 2.5 million Echo shipments.

Biometric security is no longer confined to sci-fi movies like Star Trek or spy films such as the Kingsman and James Bond series.

Technology was named as the most attractive industry in Australia, followed by early learning and engineering.

During Q1 2018 we got a new leader on top of smartphone shipments, one vendor experiencing triple digit growth, and a huge decline in China.

The company also announced that nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with 100% clean energy.

The surge in smart city technology across Asia Pacific is outpacing the development of necessary cyber protections, a JLL report warns.

Key investments for Asia Pacific Smart Cities are in intelligent transportation, data-driven public safety, and resilient energy and infrastructure.

APeJ spending on mobility solutions is expected to grow 5.3% year over year in 2018, reaching more than $540.7 billion.

Global smartphone sales dropped by 5.6% in Q4 2017, marking the first yearly decline since 2004, as per Gartner. Samsung stayed on top despite this shift.

A malicious app called PoriewSpy is targeting Android users in India and is capable of stealing device information as well as making audio recordings.