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Articles tagged with: Blackberry and Samsung
Handset Manufacturers to Support the Joint Innovation Lab Widgets Standard
The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) had announced that handset manufacturers, LG Electronics, Research In Motion, Samsung Electronics and Sharp will support its widget specification in future mobile handsets from Q1 2010. more
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Financial Sites Popular Among Older European Mobile Web Users
comScore has reported that financial services sites, such as those offering banking and stock trading services, are the most popular among European mobile subscribers older than 55, while teenagers are more likely to visit social networking, entertainment and even comic sites on their mobile devices. more
Related Tags: comscore, ericsson, ovi, apple, rsa, motorola, eu, social-networking, lg, mobile-internet, teenagers, oem, weather
Mobile Handset Market Stays Afloat with 258 Million Shipped in 1Q-2009
Despite tough corporate and unemployment news making the headlines, the mobile handset-buying public did not head to the hills during the first quarter of 2009. Handset vendors had shipped 258 million handsets by the end of the quarter. Although that represents an 11% year-over-year decline, the result significantly exceeded the previous forecast of 253.5 million. "Green shoots are sprouting," is how ABI Research vice president Jake Saunders describes the latest figures. more
Related Tags: abi-research, nokia, 3g, tim, , apple, smartphone, iphone, ericsson, iden, lg, rim, touchscreen, sharp
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, wimax, apple, isuppli, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ericsson, ovi, palm, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless
Korean Handset Manufacturers Targetting 50% of US Market in 2009
South Korean mobile phone manufacturers are expected to take a 50% stake in the US handset market this year, according to Taiwanese market sources cited by DigiTimes. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, smartphone, smartphones, driving, tim, cdma, gartner, rim, blackberry-storm, storm, USA
The Top-10 Selling Phones in March
The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, releases its "Top 10"-list for March 2009. The list is based on number of pieces of model specific mobile and smart phone cases ordered from Krusell during March 2009. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of phones on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the globe. more
Related Tags: nokia, krusell, htc, omnia, smart
Smartphone Market Share Increased Rapidly Worldwide According to AdMob
Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has reported that despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26 percent to 33 percent of hits to its adserver platform in February 2009. more
Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, nokia, iphone, smartphone, smartphones, wind, verizon, palm, htc, rim, htc-dream, admob, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, symbian, sprint, operating-system, windows, storm
Mobile Applications Stores: A Virtual 'Farmer's Market'
The mobile content market with the advent of the applications store has brought a new model of mobile content distribution. The applications store gives an opportunity to capitalize on direct relationships with consumers, linking them to the brand and offering an easy-to-use way of purchasing a variety of applications. It is like on a farmer's market, where people can purchase fresh products and homemade food eliminating the middleman and the additional costs associated with buying through an intermediary. more
Related Tags: android, nokia, iphone, social-networking, qualcomm, o2, ovi, mobile-content, play
Flagship Phones are Driving Sales on Network Operator Websites
Industry analytics firm, comScore has published data from its monthly wireless e-commerce dashboard, which tracks consumer shopping and purchasing behavior, including handsets and mobile data plans, at all of the major wireless carrier sites. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, iphone, mobile-data, analytics, motorola, apple, verizon-wireless, verizon, iden, vas, comscore, lg, htc, sprint, USA
HTC Maple Phone Rumoured to Make Debut at CTIA Show
Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC) is reported to be planning to show off a blackberry style handset at the CTIA Wireless 2009 trade show this coming April. Citing a report by the Chinese language Economic Daily News (EDN), Digitimes said that the company is in talks with four US operators to sell the handset, codenamed "Maple". more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, sim, motorola, wind, cdma, htc, gsm, windows, ctia