Articles tagged with: Palm and Ericsson
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
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Declined by 12.6% in Fourth Quarter
The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an unusual downturn in the normally robust fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08). According to IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 289.0 million units, 12.6% lower than the 330.8 million units shipped during 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped a total of 1.18 billion units worldwide, 3.5% greater than the 1.14 billion units shipped during 2007. more
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Greenpeace Says Electronics Becoming Greener - Slowly
A report from lobbying organisation, Greenpeace has revealed that the greenest consumer electronic products on the market today may have a smaller environmental footprint than those sold a year ago, but it claimes that the industry still has a way to go before they can claim a truly green product. more
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Rising Popularity of Smartphones Drives Higher Mobile Phone Satisfaction
As smartphones and feature-rich mobile phones continue to grow in popularity, customer satisfaction with wireless phones has increased, despite higher costs for handsets and service, according to a J.D. Power report. more
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Taiwanese OEMs Switching from Ericsson to Qualcomm for 3G Phones
Taiwan's handset manufacturers are increasingly switching from the Ericsson mobile phone platform to Qualcomm's own handset platform - report local industry sources. Sources told DigiTimes that because HTC has had good success with its Qualcomm-based 3G handsets, other major handset vendors such as Motorola, LG Electronics, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and palm all intend to adopt the Qualcomm platform for their 3G products. 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
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