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Articles tagged with: Idc and Camera Phone
Mobile Phone Vendors Face Product Price Hit
According to idc's latest EMEA Mobile Phone Tracker, the first quarter of 2007 witnessed total mobile phone shipments (including traditional mobile phones and converged devices) of 89 million units, representing year-on-year growth of 9%, which is up from around 82 million units in 1Q06. more
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Camera Phones to Represent 90% of Western European Mobile Phone Shipments
According to a recent forecast published by idc, camera phone shipments in Western Europe are set to reach 179 million units in 2009, to constitute just over 90% of total mobile phone shipments. idc predicts a compound annual growth rate of 8%, slightly higher than the growth forecast for the total mobile phone market, with converged devices positioned as multimedia and imaging solutions expected to demonstrate the largest growth during the forecast period. more
In-Store Printing Proving Popular For Digital Photos
The number of aggregate digital images captured per month continued to grow another 18 points in 2005, largely driven through cheaper flash memory card prices and increased capacities, idc found in a new study of U.S. digital camera owners' usage habits. As a result, the total number of average monthly prints is expected to increase by 29% in 2005. However, printing behavior is changing with home printing continuing to decline in favor of retail locations. more
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Camera phone market to soar - report
The future for camera phones is bright and serious incremental revenues may be realized if wireless operators commit to understanding and addressing subscriber wants and needs in terms of hardware and services. According to a new forecast from idc, the number of camera phones will continue to climb, with worldwide shipments increasing from 19 million in 2002 to 298 million in 2007. But the success of related digital image services hinges on user satisfaction. more
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European mobile phone market struggles
A slow quarter for renewals and new subscribers hampered the Western European mobile phone market, which declined by 2.4% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2003, according to idc. Despite vendors offering increasingly diverse product portfolios, the mobile industry is facing the reality that a market driven by mobile phone replacements is tougher than one driven by new subscribers. more
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Sharp steps up GSM handset development
Sharp Corporation and Texas Instruments announced yesterday that they will combine their respective strengths to provide a reference design for GSM/GPRS camera phones, significantly cutting the necessary design time and resources required by manufacturers to introduce new camera handsets into market. more
Related Tags: texas-instruments, flash-memory
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