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Articles tagged with: Isuppli and Smart
Shipments of Cell Phones Return to Growth in Q2
Global shipments of cell phones in the second quarter climbed 4.7 percent compared to the first, marking the first sequential increase for the market since the third quarter of 2008, according to isuppli Corp. Worldwide shipments amounted to 265 million units in the second quarter, up from 253 million in the first. more
Related Tags: nokia, motorola, samsung, lg, sony-ericsson, three
One-Two Punch Knocks Wireless Semiconductor Market Back to 2003
The combination of the global recession and excess inventory has set back the wireless semiconductor market to levels not seen since 2003, according to isuppli Corp. Global revenue for wireless semiconductors, the majority of which are used in mobile handsets, is set to decline to $39.4 billion in 2009, down a stunning 26.7 percent from $53.8 billion in 2008. This is the lowest level of annual revenue for the wireless semiconductor industry since it generated $34.7 billion in 2003. more
Related Tags: semiconductor, chipset
TI, Qualcomm, Sony, and Samsung Score Key Design Wins in New Palm Pre
Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, Sony and Samsung Electronics are the leading component suppliers for Palm's new Pre, providing the key semiconductor and display technologies that give the smart phone its competitive differentiation, according to dissection conducted by isuppli's Teardown Analysis Service. more
Related Tags: texas-instruments, qualcomm, sony, samsung-electronics, palm-pre, cdma2000, memory, hynix, csr, lcd, nand, displays, andrew, flash, ev-do, dram
Palm Pre Stands to Shake Up Smart Phone Status Quo
Palm's new Pre smart phone holds strong potential for robust sales growth, and may have a major influence on other platforms as well as the technology supply chain, according to isuppli Corp. Palm Pre shipments could amount to 1.1 million units in 2009. However, if Palm quickly introduces a new Pre that supports the 3G GSM standard, sales could rise to 1.3 million during the year. Furthermore, if Palm opens up the licensing of its webOS operating system used in the Pre, the software could have a wider influence beyond the company's own products. more
Related Tags: palm, palm-pre, gsm, operating-system, lcd, displays, widgets
Demand for Small/Medium Displays Rises: Will Prices Follow Suit?
Despite rising demand, a reduction in inventories and a marginal increase in prices some for a few small/medium-sized LCD panels in April, global pricing is expected to remain on a downward trend in 2009, according to isuppli. more
Related Tags: lcd-displays, seven, lcd, displays
Palm Pre Aims at the iPhone, Preliminary Cost Analysis Reveals
Palm is aiming high with its new Pre, a smart phone that rival's Apple's iPhone in terms of slickness - and in terms of hardware features - according to a virtual teardown conducted by isuppli. more
Related Tags: palm-pre, palm, apple, iphone, blackberry, cdma, cdma-evdo, sprint, memory, apple-iphone, operating-system, nand, flash
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to isuppli. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, samsung, wimax, apple, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ericsson, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless
Mobile Internet Device Shipments to Rise Nearly Eightfold by 2012
The definition of the Mobile Internet Device (MID) may be somewhat nebulous, given the category overlaps multiple products, ranging from some Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs) to certain Portable Media Players (PMPs). However, there's nothing nebulous about the MID growth opportunity, with global unit shipments expected to expand by nearly a factor of eight from 2007 to 2012, according to isuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: 3g, kindle, amazon, e-book-reader, driving, lte, e-book, netbooks, sony, mobile-internet, pnds, battery, 3, wlan
Smart Phones Ring in Healthy Growth in 2009 Despite Mobile Meltdown
Although the outlook for the overall mobile handset market continues to dim, smart phones remain a bright spot with global unit growth as high as 11.1 percent in 2009, isuppli is predicting. isuppli's optimistic forecast for global smart phone unit shipments calls for 192.3 million units in 2009, up 11.1 percent from 173.6 million in 2008. A more pessimistic outlook calls for growth of only 6 percent this year, reaching 183.9 million units. more
Related Tags: android, google, orange, 3g, windows-mobile, microsoft, nokia, sim, social-networking, samsung, apple, qualcomm, ict, huawei, wind, ovi, lg, rim, personal, symbian, operating-system, windows, widgets, google-android
Qualcomm Chips Powering the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone
It isn't a shock that the new BlackBerry Storm smart phone from Research in Motion (RIM) offers features comparable to Apple's iPhone 3G - including the use of a touchscreen - a first for a RIM product. However, the Storm brings some interesting developments on the inside, such as the inclusion of a Qualcomm baseband chip, according to a teardown conducted by isuppli. more
Related Tags: sandisk, iphone, intel, samsung, roaming, wcdma, apple, qualcomm, ict, gps, cdma, verizon, blackberry, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, touchscreens, memory, apple-iphone, andrew, storm