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Articles tagged with: Gartner and Music
Q1 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 9.4% - Smartphones Grew 12.7%
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 269.1 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 9.4 per cent decrease from the first quarter of 2008, according to gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units, a 12.7 per cent increase from the same period last year. more
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down by 5% in Q4 '08
The global economic downturn had a significant impact on the mobile phone industry as worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 314.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 4.6 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to gartner. Manufacturers continued to struggle against low consumer confidence in both emerging and mature markets. more
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Economic Downturn Sparked a Battle for 3rd Place in Mobile Phone Market
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end-users reached more than 309 million units in the third quarter of 2008, a 6 per cent increase compared to the third quarter of 2007, according to gartner. Growth dipped back into single figures, representing less than half the 16 per cent growth rate of the same period in 2007. 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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Half of U.S. Mobile Phone Users Turn to Their Devices for Entertainment
A recent survey, conducted by Artificial Life, of U.S. cell phone users revealed that 46 percent use their devices for entertainment purposes, illustrating evolution of the cell phone as a prominent business tool to a must-have, multi-purpose consumer gadget. more
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Sony Ericsson Unveils PlayNow Arena Content Download Site
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Sony Ericsson Friday announced the launch of PlayNow Arena, an Internet site that gives users access to mobile music, games, and applications. more
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Telecom Carriers Must Transform to Support New Services
Fixed and mobile telecom carriers in mature economies must start transforming their IT and service technologies into "IT and network factories" to support new services in the digital age, according to gartner. The research firm predicts that by 2012, half of the 20 largest carriers will offer new services only minimally related to telecommunications, and leading carriers in developed markets will be able to derive at least 15 per cent of their revenue from nontraditional sources. more
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Apple iPhone's Halo Effect Yet to Reach Software Developers
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Sliding software prices have damped the halo effect many music and software companies expected from selling their products through Apple's iPhone software store. more
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