On Monday, bigwig South Korean smartphone manufacturer Samsung issued an open letter to its “valued customers.”

The open letter -- addressed directly to consumers in Europe -- has been issued by Samsung to readers on its website, as well as via full-page ads in several leading US newspapers, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

The launch date of Nintendo’s forthcoming new gaming console, Nintendo Switch, has recently been leaked online; with a Twitter post revealing that the console will likely be released by Nintendo on March 17, 2017.

The Twitter post disclosing the Nintendo Switch release date -- which will officially be announced by Nintendo at a January briefing -- has come from Laura Kate Dale, who has previously been accurate in revealing the date of the unveiling of the Nintendo Switch trailer last month.

British firm Wileyfox, which is known for launching low-cost Android handsets in Europe, has announced its new budget phones --- the ‘Swift 2’ and the ‘Swift 2 Plus.’

Both the Swift 2 and Swift 2 Plus handsets launched by Wileyfox are physically identical devices which boast an all-metal body and the same core specifications. Both the handsets are now available for purchase directly from Wileyfox, with availability via Amazon scheduled for later this week. The cost of the Swift 2 handset starts at £159, while the Swift 2 Plus handset is priced at £189.

Research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) released its latest report on Monday, revealing that the 2016 third quarter market another rough quarter for the tablet market, thanks to a plunge in global tablet shipments.

According to the statistics released by IDC, the shipments of tablet computers across the world during the July-September 2016 quarter recorded a 14.7 percent year-on-year decline to 43 million units. In the same quarter last year, global tablet shipment figures stood at approximately 50.5 million units.