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Articles tagged with: Rim and Touchscreen
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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Smartphone Market Share Increased Rapidly Worldwide According to AdMob
Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has reported that despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26 percent to 33 percent of hits to its adserver platform in February 2009. 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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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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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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Qualcomm Chips Powering the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone
..nder the primary touch screen to serve to provide haptic feedback. This allows one physical key press at a time, meaning there is no double-tapping capability with the Storm." On the other hand, the Storm is capable of roaming with more operator 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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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
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Timing Of Potential Palm Sale Looks Attractive
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- It appears to be an opportune time for Palm to sell itself. The maker of smartphones boasts a loyal - if small - customer base, one that could be attractive to larger rivals looking to bolster their own product lines. more
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