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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

Apple, Motorola et al Sued Over Music Recognition Software

A US based company, Tune Hunter, Inc. is suing a raft of companies for allegedly infringing a patent relating to identifying music by a digital signature. The service is largely similar to widely known music identification service provided by Shazam. more

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Fractus Sues Ten Cellphone Manufacturers for Patent Infringement

Ten mobile phone vendors are being sued for allegedly infringing patents relating to internal antennas used on their handsets. Spanish antenna manufacturer, Fractus says that is has sued Samsung, lg, RIM, Pantech, Kyocera, Palm, HTC, Sharp, UTStarcom, and Sanyo for infringing nine different patents. more

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LG Tops Traditional Phone User Satisfaction Ranking

Apple ranks highest in customer satisfaction with smartphone manufacturers, while lg ranks highest among traditional mobile phone users, according to a couple of J.D. Power and Associates reports. The studies measure customer satisfaction with traditional wireless handsets and smartphones across several key factors. In order of importance, key factors in examining traditional wireless handsets are operation (30%); physical design (30%); features (20%); and battery function (20%). Among residential smartphone owners, key factors are ease of operation (30%); operating system (22%); features (21%); physical design (18%); and battery function (9%). more

Global Handset Shipments Fall at Fastest Rate in History during Q1 2009

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments fell a huge 13 percent year-over-year, to reach 245 million units in Q1 2009. De-stocking by cautious retailers and a worldwide economic downturn caused handset shipments to fall at their fastest rate in the industry's 27-year history. more

Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Down by 15.8% in First Quarter

The worldwide mobile phone market began 2009 with an expected sequential downturn, exacerbated by the challenges of the ongoing worldwide recession. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 244.8 million units in the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09), approximately 15.8% lower than the 290.8 million units shipped during 1Q08. The first quarter of a new year is typically characterized by seasonally lower shipment volumes following a busy holiday quarter with channels clearing out excess inventory. But the 1Q09 decline was especially sharp due to weak end-user demand, currency volatility, and lack of credit for merchants as consumers and the supply chain adapt to the recession. more

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Financial Sites Popular Among Older European Mobile Web Users

comScore has reported that financial services sites, such as those offering banking and stock trading services, are the most popular among European mobile subscribers older than 55, while teenagers are more likely to visit social networking, entertainment and even comic sites on their mobile devices. more

Mobile Handset Market Stays Afloat with 258 Million Shipped in 1Q-2009

Despite tough corporate and unemployment news making the headlines, the mobile handset-buying public did not head to the hills during the first quarter of 2009. Handset vendors had shipped 258 million handsets by the end of the quarter. Although that represents an 11% year-over-year decline, the result significantly exceeded the previous forecast of 253.5 million. "Green shoots are sprouting," is how ABI Research vice president Jake Saunders describes the latest figures. more

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LG Electronics Swings into Q1 Loss on Forex Losses

lg Electronics has swung into a first-quarter loss of KRW 198 billion (US$141 million) primarily as a result of foreign exchange loss of US$224 million and equity method loss of US$150 million from overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. lg Display, in which lg Electronics has a 37.9% stake, booked an equity method loss of US$64 million. more

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LG Shows Off Updated Touch-Screen Camera Phone

lg Electronics has shown off a new camera phone with an Intelligent Shot Mode that makes it easy to take pictures by automatically analyzing scenes and adjusting camera settings accordingly. This second incarnation of Viewty, the Smart (lg-GC900) offers an 8 megapixel sensor with sensitivity up to ISO 1600, a higher resolution WVGA touchscreen, a more intelligent image processor and lg's easy-to-use S-Class User Interface (UI). more

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