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Articles tagged with: Samsung and Compete
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, 3g, windows-mobile, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, smartphone, eu, cisco, cisco, apple, itu, vodafone, smartphones, gps, ibm, wind, ericsson, idc, lg, htc, blackberry, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, blackberry-bold, oem, omnia, operating-system, windows, storm, wave, os, feature-phones, barcelona
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
Related Tags: android, sony-ericsson, t-mobile, 3g, windows-mobile, nokia, sim, iphone, social-networking, smartphone, motorola, eu, skype, 3-uk, cisco, cisco, apple, itu, smartphones, wind, open-handset-alliance, ericsson, idc, lg, blackberry, personal, touchscreen, sony, 3, oem, inq1, windows, sanjay-jha, chipset, windows-live, storm, music, global-mobile, barcelona, mobile-world-congress
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, 3g, microsoft, nokia, iphone, intel, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, eu, apple, ict, edge, wind, ericsson, nortel, netbooks, ovi, sony, touch-screen, wimax,, operating-system, windows, 700mhz, chipset, ces, target, razr
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
Related Tags: android, sony-ericsson, nokia, iphone, smartphone, motorola, apple, itu, smartphones, driving, open-handset-alliance, ericsson, idc, palm, sony, oem, apple-iphone, sanjay-jha, chipset, storm, music
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
Related Tags: google, sony-ericsson, iphone, smartphone, motorola, apple, apple, qualcomm, smartphones, ericsson, idc, lg, htc, touchscreen, sony, oem, apple-iphone, sanjay-jha, xperia, pace, music, true
FOCUS: Research in Motion Readies BlackBerry 'Assault'
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- With new models of the ultra-popular BlackBerry reportedly waiting in the wings, Research In Motion is nearing a crucial period as it faces immense competition in the smart-phone market from the iPhone and other devices. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, windows-mobile, iphone, motorola, cisco, apple, wind, verizon, gartner, palm, blackberry, rim, research-in-motion, touch-screen, battery, 3, blackberry-bold, windows, jim-balsillie, ctia, storm, pioneer, target
Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Increased 12% in Q2 of 2008
Worldwide sales of mobile phones reached close to 305 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 11.8 percent increase over the second quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Sales of mobile phones in the mature markets of Western Europe and North America slightly recovered after a difficult start. Western Europe reached close to 42 million units while North America surpassed 44 million units in the second quarter of 2008. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, motorola, rsa, gps, gartner, ericsson, iden, lg, panasonic, sony, touch-screen, 3, omnia, latin-america, global-mobile
Microsoft faces Pressure from Smartphone OS Alliances
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- With the smartphone world increasingly shifting toward an open operating system model, Microsoft and its Windows Mobile face another obstacle in trying to penetrate the consumer market. more
Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, microsoft, smartphones, driving, open-handset-alliance, docomo, verizon-wireless, verizon, gartner, apple, symbian, sk-telecom, open-source, operating-system, linux, andrew, symbian-foundation, olli-pekka-kallasvuo, os
Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Grows 14.3% Amid Economic Jitters
The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an expected sequential downturn in shipments following a busy holiday quarter. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 291.6 million units during the first quarter of 2008 (1Q08), down 11.6% from the 330.8 million units shipped during the previous quarter (4Q07) and up 14.3% from the 255.0 million units shipped during 1Q07. While the first quarter results are in line with IDC's 2008 forecast, concerns over the economy may negatively impact handset purchases as the year progresses. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, driving, idc, lg, sony, xperia, nseries, globe
No to a Microsoft Rival to the iPhone
Microsoft has no plans to build its own rival to Apple's iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, microsoft, ipod
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