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HTC Top Supplier of Android Smartphones to Main European Markets

­In July 2011, nearly 1 in 4 smartphone users in EU5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) reported using smartphones running on the Google Android platform. HTC had the highest market share among mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), accounting for 34.6 percent of Android devices used across the region in this period, followed closely by Samsung with 31.7 percent of Android devices.  more

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Android Pushes Smartphones Sales Past Feature Phones for First Time

­Western European feature phone shipments continued to decline sharply in 2Q11 as consumers increasingly move to smartphones, according to the latest European Mobile Phone Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). Feature phone shipments were down 29% to 20.4 million units in 2Q11, while smartphone shipments increased 48% to 21.8 million units from a year ago. The total Western European mobile phone market, however, declined 3% year on year to 42.2 million units in the quarter, according to IDC.  more

Related Tags: android, apple, htc, nokia, rim, samsung, motorola, feature-phones, feature-phones


Samsung Continues to Top USA Mobile Phone Manufacturer

comScore has published data from its MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending July 2011. ­The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.5 percent market share. Google Android continued to gain ground in the smartphone market reaching 41.8 percent market share.  more

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Samsung Retains Top Spot in US Handset Sales Chart

­Samsung is the most popular handset manufacturer amongst US consumers, according to the latest report from comScore - with an overall with 24.5 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 33.5 percent market share. The report covers the three month average period ending November 2010.  more

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Nokia is the Most Searched for Mobile Phone in India

Experian Hitwise has published analysis which reveals that India could be on the verge of a wireless Internet breakthrough. ­Experian Hitwise's research shows that Internet searches for 'wireless broadband' in India have doubled over the last three months ahead of 3G mobile services being rolled out.  more

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Handset Manufacturers to Support the Joint Innovation Lab Widgets Standard

The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) had announced that handset manufacturers, lg Electronics, Research In Motion, Samsung Electronics and Sharp will support its widget specification in future mobile handsets from Q1 2010.  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

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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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Flagship Phones are Driving Sales on Network Operator Websites

Industry analytics firm, comScore has published data from its monthly wireless e-commerce dashboard, which tracks consumer shopping and purchasing behavior, including handsets and mobile data plans, at all of the major wireless carrier sites.  more

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Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?

The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007.  more

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