Articles tagged with: In Stat and Smartphones

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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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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Over 400,000 iPhones Reported in Use in China

..due to be sent to Hong Kong. On the web: In-Stat Blog - Hong Kong Theft more

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Smartphone OS Market to Grow by 30% for Next 5 Years

Smartphone OS-based phones will grow at more than a 30% compound annual growth rate for the next five years globally, taking an increasing share of the overall phone market that is otherwise growing in single digits, reports in-stat. The unit volume of smartphones globally also exceeds the unit sales for laptops.  more

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