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Based on data we've gathered, our analytics tool provides information about the behaviour of devices accessing website. The insight this brings helps you optimize the user experience for the most popular devices.

This week we added the latest smartphones from the worlds largest telecommunications manufacturer Huawei. The company has been described as China's most globally successful company and last year became the number 1 applicant for international patents and is currently the forth largest smartphone maker in the world.

A reminder that support for Version 2 has now ceased. We strongly recommend that you consider upgrading to Version 3

Please check which version of our Premium Product do you use. NOTE: that if you are our customer using Premium V2 you should consider upgrading to Version 3. Support for Premium V2 will be terminated at the end of this week meaning there will be no more data file updates and no technical support available.

51Degrees presents the most popular Screen Resolution for Smartphones during April 2015. The most popular was 1920x1080 with 33.56%

The Data team has added 191 new internet enabled devices this week consisting of 87 tablets, 95 Smartphones and 9 others.

The Windows 10 preview was presented last April as part of the Window NT family operating systems. The Technical Preview has come a long way. But there's still quite a bit time before the next generation of Windows is humming along on our PCs, tablets and phones. Microsoft still has not offered an official release date, however it is expected to be released to manufacturing in mid-2015.

Please note that if you are still using 51Degrees Version 2 we strongly recommend upgrading to Version 3 which brings a wealth of feature and performance improvements. Be aware that support for Version 2 will cease at the end of May 2015, meaning there will be no more data file updates or available technical support for Version 2.

This week our data team have been working on bringing the new property of Supports phone call. This will be displayed as TRUE or FALSE letting you know if the device is capable of making regular phone calls using SIM and not over the internet.

Every day consumer electronic vendors fuel the growing demand for smartphones, tablets and smartwatches by releasing new web enabled devices. From the mighty Apple iPhone and iPad to the relative smaller-scale like Gionee, Oppo and Fly, 51Degrees research their devices and enter the device specifications and other information into our database.

For many marketers it's essential to know how each device and platform is performing. 51Degrees provide a tool which aggregates usage information from over 3 billion unique web visits per month and shows vendors exactly how their models are performing by country and month. This information differs to sales figures and show real usage of the web.

4G technology provides mobile broadband Internet access, it is the fourth generation of mobile network. In comparison with its predecessor (3G), 4G has a higher peak bit rates, improved frequency bands and a better capacity for many simultaneous data transfers that are important requirements for the newest mobile devices.