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Articles tagged with: Motorola and Touchscreen
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
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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
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down by 5% in Q4 '08
The global economic downturn had a significant impact on the mobile phone industry as worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 314.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 4.6 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Manufacturers continued to struggle against low consumer confidence in both emerging and mature markets. more
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Western European Mobile Phone Market now in Recession
Three consecutive quarters of negative growth have led the Western European mobile phone market into recession. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 53.6 million units in 4Q08, 13.5% lower than the 62 million units shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 190.5 million units in Western Europe, 5.9% lower than the 202.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
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Dell Smartphone Rumours Resurface
The persistent rumours that computer maker, Dell is preparing to launch a range of mobile phones got another boost when it was reported that the firm could launch its first handsets next month. A report in the Wall Street Journal said that Dell has had a group of engineers working on the phones for more than a year from an office in the Chicago area. more
Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, microsoft, smartphone, smartphones, wind, wall-street-journal, dell, chicago, windows, razr
Financial Crisis Hits Mobile Phone Sales as Q3 Shipment Growth Slows
The worldwide mobile phone industry felt the impact of the global financial crisis in the third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) as total handset shipments were down significantly over previous quarters. Mobile phone manufacturers shipped a total of 299.0 million handsets in 3Q08, up 3.2% from last year, and down -0.4% over 2Q08. The third quarter of the year has historically been a ramp-up quarter as manufacturers load their sales channels with handsets in preparation for the holiday season, producing year-over-year growth rates as high as 20% as a result. This year has not witnessed a similar ramp up, largely due to the current economic situation. more
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Consumer Focus Seen Weighing on RIM Shares, Results
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Research in Motion's warning Thursday that the costs from moving into the consumer arena will weigh on profits for the foreseeable future again raises questions about the company's decision to diversify its Blackberry line. more
Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, microsoft, iphone, smartphone, samsung, apple, apple, smartphones, wind, ericsson, palm, htc, rim, sony, windows, pioneer, connect
LG Aiming to Overtake Motorola in Handset Rankings by 2010
LG Electronics is aiming to oust motorola and take third place in the global handset rankings within the next couple of years. The company, which has an average market share of 9.3% aims to reach 15% within just eighteen months. more
Related Tags: analytics, strategy-analytics, outsourcing, lg, touch-screen, pace
Sprint Expands Range of Phones That Get Corporate E-Mail
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel plans to give a number of its non-smartphones access to corporate e-mail accounts in an effort to entice subscribers and stave off customer defections. more
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Apple's iPhone Must Avoid the Razr Trap
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- The maker of a hot-selling revolutionary phone cuts its price to spur more mass-market demand. more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, microsoft, samsung, cisco, ipod, smartphones, gps, rcom, gartner, apple, palm, ran, rim, battery, ben, samsung-electronics, navigation, email, nokia,, option, motorola,, razr
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