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Articles tagged with: Microsoft and 3G
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, windows-mobile, nokia, sim, social-networking, samsung, apple, qualcomm, isuppli, ict, huawei, wind, ovi, lg, rim, personal, symbian, smart, operating-system, windows, widgets, google-android, churn, os
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
Related Tags: android, google, t-mobile, windows-mobile, nokia, sim, iphone, smartphone, samsung, eu, cisco, cisco, apple, itu, vodafone, smartphones, gps, ibm, wind, ericsson, idc, lg, htc, blackberry, compete, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, blackberry-bold, oem, omnia, operating-system, windows, storm, wave, os, feature-phones, barcelona
Mini-Notebooks Made Explosive Entry into EMEA PC Market in 2008
Following a major surge in the back-to-school season, mini-notebook momentum continued unabated in the final quarter of the year. Thanks to robust consumer demand in Western Europe in the run up to Christmas, overall EMEA mini-notebook shipments reached 3.6 million units, in line with expectations, representing 20% of total portable sales and 30% of consumer portables in EMEA in 4Q08. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, amd, intel, samsung, eu, vodafone, mobistar, tesco, elisa, lte, zte, dell, idc, personal, sfr, touchscreens, asus, notebook, presence, bell
Toshiba Offers Up Details of Snapdragon Smartphone
Toshiba has announced the details of its much heralded Snapdragon based smartphone - the Toshiba TG01. The Toshiba TG01 will be available across Europe in Summer 2009. more
Related Tags: m1, wi-fi, windows-mobile, sim, mms, sms, smartphone, eu, qualcomm, bluetooth, edge, smartphones, gps, wind, mts, hsupa, toshiba, touch-screen, snapdragon, toshiba-tg01, windows, lcd, mobile-content, 802.11, navigation, usb
Industry Big Guns with no Bullets to Fire
After a devastating end to 2008, the future is looking bleak. At the start of 2009 the mobile industry is starting to implement strategic job cuts and closing of overseas offices. This is just the beginning. The New Year started with Nortel Networks filing for Chapter 11. Many companies are not far behind. The question remains: how will some of the largest blue chip companies fare this year? Based on recent findings, Frost & Sullivan expects several firms to have a tough time fighting this year's projected internal and external challenges. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, nokia, iphone, intel, samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, eu, apple, ict, edge, wind, ericsson, nortel, netbooks, ovi, compete, sony, touch-screen, wimax,, operating-system, windows, 700mhz, chipset, ces, target, razr
Qualcomm Introduces 2nd-Gen Embedded Module for Mobile Internet Access
Qualcomm has introduced its second-generation embedded Gobi module, delivering multi-mode 3G mobile Internet access on either HSPA or CDMA2000 EV-DO networks in markets around the world. The Gobi2000 module offers a wide range of enhancements, including support for additional radio frequencies, increased data speeds, enhanced GPS functionality and support for additional operating systems such as Windows 7. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, rural, gps, wind, mts, cdma, hspa, hsupa, netbook, mobile-internet, a-gps, cdma2000, umts900, windows, notebook, modem, ev-do, uplink, gobi
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