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Articles tagged with: Rim and Google
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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iPhone: Not a top 20 handset for browsing and buying on the mobile web
According to statistics released by mobile billing and analytics firm, Bango, when it comes to the most popular phones for browsing and buying content on the mobile web worldwide, the iPhone still sits outside the top 20. The Bango Top 20 handset list, based on Bango's February statistics, puts the Nokia 3110c on top, followed by the Samsung M800 in 2nd and the Nokia 6300 in 3rd. more
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Nokia Smartphone Sales Fall as RIM, Apple, Samsung Take Market Share
In the fourth quarter of 2008, worldwide sales of smartphones to end users reached 38.1 million units, an increase of 3.7 per cent on the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones for 2008 reached 139.3 million devices, up 13.9 per cent compared with 2007. more
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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
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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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Top 10 Mobile Phones Used in the USA During Q3 '08
According to a report from the Neilson Group released last month, the following are the top ten phones used in the USA during the third quarter of 2008. more
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As Mobile Web Usage Explodes, Full-Featured Browsers on Smartphones See Strongest Growth
One of the undisputed bright spots in 2008 has been the continued rapid growth of web usage on mobile devices. While growth of web usage is up across all mobile device classes, one of the biggest areas of growth has been smartphones. ABI Research sees this growth continuing over the next five years, with highly capable Internet browsers on smartphones expanding from 130 million in 2008 to 530 million by 2013. 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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Maturing Palm Centro Again Signals Need for Innovation
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- As Palm is learning, consumers are a fickle bunch. more
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iPhone Mobile Internet Traffic Almost Doubles in the USA
AdMob has highlighted the rapid and global growth of smartphone usage in their August 2008 AdMob Mobile Metrics Report. The anticipated launch of new smartphones in the coming months, including the first of GoogleĆ's Android phones, the rim Bold, and the Nokia N96, is a strong indication that this growth is likely to continue throughout the year. more
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