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Nokia Smartphone Sales Fall as RIM, Apple, Samsung Take Market Share
In the fourth quarter of 2008, worldwide sales of smartphones to end users reached 38.1 million units, an increase of 3.7 per cent on the fourth quarter of 2007, according to gartner. Global sales of smartphones for 2008 reached 139.3 million devices, up 13.9 per cent compared with 2007. more
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Future Mobile Phones Could Come with 2 Terabyte Memory Cards
The SD Association has published the specifications for a new memory card format which could deliver mobile phones with a massive 2 Terabyte memory capacity. The next-generation SDXC (eXtended Capacity) memory card specification also accelerates SD interface read/write speeds to 104 megabytes per second this year, with a road map to 300 megabytes per second. more
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Worldwide Smartphone Sales Reached Its Lowest Growth Rate in Q3 '08
In the third quarter of 2008, the global smartphone market reached its weakest year-on-year growth since gartner began tracking the industry. Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users totalled 36.5 million units in the third quarter of 2008, an 11.5 per cent increase from the same period in 2007. more
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Telecom Carriers Should Consider Partnering With Google
Google's influence and market power with key telecommunications industry stakeholders is having a significant impact on the industry, according to gartner. more
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Motorola Expected to Announce "Google Phone" Plans this Week
The new head of Motorola's mobile phone division, Sanjay Jha has decided that the company should focus the bulk of its efforts on developing phones based on the Google backed Android system. Spurces close to the issue told The Wall Street Journal that the plans will be formally announced on Thursday and could result in thousands of job cuts. more
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Nokia in Advanced Talks to Sell Security-Appliances Unit
Nokia is in advanced talks to sell its security-appliances business to a financial investor as it concentrates on consumer Internet services, such as push email. more
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Motorola Reported to be Working on a "Google Phone"
It has been reported that Motorola is ramping up development of mobile phones based on the Google backed Android Operating System. The company is understood to have 50 staff working on Android phones and is ramping up its team to 350 people. more
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Dell Warning Hints at Technology Giants' Vulnerabilities
Dell's warning Tuesday is the latest indication that overseas spending on information technology is slowing - right at the time when the U.S. market is expected to feel increased pressure from the turmoil on Wall Street. more
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Worldwide Smartphone Sales Grew 16% in Second Quarter of 2008
Worldwide smartphone sales totalled 32.2 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 15.7 per cent increase from the second quarter of 2007, according to gartner. In addition, of all mobile device sales, smartphones' share remained stable at 11 per cent. more
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Mobile Advertising Worth $12 Billion by 2011 - report
Telecom carriers around the world are turning their attention to advertising as a potential source of revenue, according to gartner. The research firm forecasts that the worldwide mobile advertising market alone will be worth over US$12 billion by 2011 but advised carriers that they will need to rise to some key challenges if they are to realize their advertising ambitions. more
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