Articles tagged with: In Stat and Smartphone

Mobile Application Store Users to Quadruple in Five Years

Marketers and advertisers have a new way to reach mobile audiences, courtesy of yet another emerging market trend credited to the iPhone. Apple's debut of the iPhone Apps store has provided a platform for branded applications. Recent research from in-stat forecasts more than 100 million apps store compatible mobile phones from multiple manufacturers will be shipping within five years.  more

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Three Major Industry Factors Will Drive Radical Mobile Handset Changes

In the next five years, the nature of cell phones will change radically, reports in-stat. Increasing availability of mobile broadband, operator support for data-intensive devices, and improvements in usability for mobile devices brought about by the influence of the Apple iPhone will evolve the designs of handheld devices, the high-tech market research and consultancy firm says.  more

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China Mobile Seeking Cut-Down Version of Apple's iPhone

China Mobile is expected to officially launch the Apple iPhone on its network shortly - but with some of the functionality removed to comply with Chinese regulations. The South China Morning Post, citing a report from the Daiwa Institute of Research said that the 3G and Wi-Fi services would be disabled on the Chinese model.  more

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