Emmanuel Oyedeji

1 week ago | techloy.com | Emmanuel Oyedeji

In a year where the global smartphone market suffered decline in sales, Africa quietly delivered another win. While global brands faced shrinking demand and cautious consumers, the continent’s market kept climbing thanks to a unique mix of resilience, retail strength, and demographic momentum, powering another quarter of growth. Smartphone shipments in Africa rose 6% year-on-year in Q1 2025, reaching 19.4 million units, according to Canalys.

1 week ago | techloy.com | Emmanuel Oyedeji

Elon Musk is everywhere—on political stages, in courtroom dramas, on late-night news cycles, and buried deep in Twitter fights. But in Europe’s car dealerships? He’s vanishing. In April 2025, new Tesla registrations across the EU, UK, and EFTA (European Free Trade Association bloc) dropped sharply to 7,261, down from 14,228 in March, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). This marks an alarming 50% drop month-on-month.

1 week ago | techloy.com | Emmanuel Oyedeji

Television no longer runs on schedules. Viewers are moving away from traditional programming and turning to content that’s on-demand, personalised, and often created by individuals. That shift has made its way into the living room, and right now, it’s showing up most clearly on YouTube. According to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for April 2025, YouTube held 12.4% of total TV viewing in the U.S. That’s its highest share to date and the third straight month it has led the industry.

1 week ago | techloy.com | Emmanuel Oyedeji

While much of the global PC market is still in recovery mode—wrestling with cautious enterprise spending and slower consumer refresh cycles—India’s PC market has stayed on a steady upward path. In the first quarter of 2025, the country’s traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) grew 8.1% year-over-year, reaching 3.3 million units shipped, according to IDC.

1 week ago | techloy.com | Emmanuel Oyedeji

The mobile chipset space hasn’t changed much in years. Qualcomm and MediaTek have settled into a comfortable duopoly, delivering predictable annual upgrades—incremental performance bumps, tighter power efficiency, and the occasional AI upgrade. At the same time, smartphone makers have been trying to take more control by developing their own chips, but with mixed success. Samsung’s Exynos line and Google’s Tensor series have yet to match the consistency or performance of the market leaders.