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CCS Insight will be at Microsoft's event for developers, which takes place in San Francisco from 26 to 28 June.

Microsoft is expected to provide more details of the forthcoming Windows 8.1, among other announcements.

We will report major news stories as they happen with Text Alerts and Instant Insights.


CCS Insight has published its latest mobile phone forecast.

It features splits by operating system, data for smartphones and non-smartphones, a regional breakdown, and forecasts for handsets with LTE and other network technologies.

The forecast predicts the future of the mobile phone market up to the end of 2017. The operating system forecast is for three years.

For more details, including a downloadable infographic of highlights, click the link below.

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