The Associated Press (via USA Today) reports NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects the salary cap for 2015-16 to settle in around $71 million, depending upon fluctuations in the Canadian dollar. That will make things difficult for NHL teams with limited cap space next season.
The BlackBerry Is The Number 1 Smartphone In The World. For those who didnât know already, the BlackBerry was the number one selling smartphone in the world last year. Of the 1 billion total mobile phones sold, 1.4%, or about 14 million BlackBerrys allowed Research in Motion to claim the top spot for smartphone manufacturers. 1.4% of the market compared to overall top dog Nokia, who sold about 40% of all mobile phones last year, is pretty miniscule in the grand scheme of things.
The smartphone market in China's tier 1 cities is already quite mature, but in smaller markets, there are still lots of first-time buyers -- and thus, more growth opportunities. 1  Oppo's flagship R9 phone has become a huge hit in China. 2  Apple still rakes in the vast majority of smartphone industry profit.