Canalys' stats for Q1 2021 show Xiaomi in the number two spot behind Samsung for the first time, pushing Apple to third, with the BKK-owned brands Oppo and Vivo in fourth and fifth spots, with Xiaomi's success at the expense of Huawei, but it's still Apple that makes the most money.



A study conducted by cloud security vendor Zscaler found there was a 700% increase in IoT-specific malware attacks in December 2020 compared with the pre-pandemic period.

Facebook introduces soundmojis to messenger to make chats livelier and more fun. It also shares which emojis are widely used by age groups, and which emojis are the most popular.

Cross-platform software specialist Parallels has released Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS), with new productivity and management features to enable employees to work easily and securely from anywhere.

The 20th edition of the Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook 2020-2024 report from PwC has arrived, showing that to the end of December 2020, total Australian advertising spend contracted by 8.0% to $15.4 billion, and consumer spend dropped by 1.9% to $42.5 billion.

Digital technology company Webcentral has flagged $2 million in cost synergies annually as it announced it had entered into a merger with 5G Networks, which would see it acquire 100% of 5GN by way of a scheme of arrangement.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire



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