iPhone shipments decline for first time in Apple's fiscal Q2; SFR confirms plan to buy NextRadioTV from Altice

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> SFR said it would buy Altice's 49 per cent stake in NextRadioTV as part of its ambition to become a converged telecoms and media operator, confirming reports from earlier this week. SFR release

> Apple reported its first revenue decline in 13 years on the back of its first ever drop in iPhone shipments, which fell from 61.2 million units in its fiscal Q2 2015 -- calendar Q1 -- to 51.2 million in the recent period. Reuters report

Orange benefited from the revival of its Spanish unit and reported a slight increase in group sales by 0.6 per cent to €10.01 billion ($11.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2016. Bloomberg article

> UAE-based du reported a drop in profits for the sixth consecutive quarter as revenues remain weak. Reuters article

> Nokia revealed it plans to acquire digital health company Withings, which will be incorporated into its Nokia Technologies business. Nokia release

> Swisscom won a five-year contract to provide cloud services to insurance company Swiss Re. Swisscom announcement

And finally…iOS app offers an end to regrettable SMSes. Telegraph article