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Articles tagged with: Samsung and Pace
Nokia is the Most Searched for Mobile Phone in India
Experian Hitwise has published analysis which reveals that India could be on the verge of a wireless Internet breakthrough. Experian Hitwise's research shows that Internet searches for 'wireless broadband' in India have doubled over the last three months ahead of 3G mobile services being rolled out. more
Related Tags: experian-hitwise, nokia, micromax, lg, blackberry, apple-iphone, sony-ericsson, htc, karbonn, target, wireless, dual-sim, cmos, tata, experian, usa, India
Samsung marks First Anniversary of its Apps Store
samsung Electronics has marked the first anniversary of its own apps store, by announcing the service has expanded to cover 109 countries. Initially available from September 2009 in select European and Asian countries samsung Apps has expanded its coverage at a rapid pace riding on the launch of the samsung Wave smartphone. more
Related Tags: apps-store, bada, wave, coverage, apps, samsung-apps
Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Down by 15.8% in First Quarter
The worldwide mobile phone market began 2009 with an expected sequential downturn, exacerbated by the challenges of the ongoing worldwide recession. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 244.8 million units in the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09), approximately 15.8% lower than the 290.8 million units shipped during 1Q08. The first quarter of a new year is typically characterized by seasonally lower shipment volumes following a busy holiday quarter with channels clearing out excess inventory. But the 1Q09 decline was especially sharp due to weak end-user demand, currency volatility, and lack of credit for merchants as consumers and the supply chain adapt to the recession. more
Related Tags: motorola, idc, nokia, lg, sony-ericsson, ericsson, ovi, driving, smartphones, rural, sony, sharp, oem, sanjay-jha, africa, feature-phones
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, compete, touchscreen, sony, oem, apple-iphone, sanjay-jha, xperia, music, true
Violations of Workers' Rights Reported in Asian Mobile Phone Factories
The mobile phone industry is often presented as a clean, unproblematic industry, but a report from the lobbying group, makeITfair claims that this is not the case. Young electronics workers reportedly handle chemicals without protective gear. They work inhumane overtime hours to cover basic needs and are punished if they make mistakes. The report says that in the export processing zones in Asia where the factories are located, protests are often brutally suppressed. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, iphone, motorola, apple, apple, ericsson, sony, csr, unions, nokia,, motorola,, makeitfair, true, China
PND Shipment Growth Decelerates as Alternatives Gain Ground
The Portable Navigation Device's (PND's) days of navigation domination are numbered, as mobile-handset alternatives gain in popularity over the next few years, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: smartphone, isuppli, smartphones, gps, garmin, pnd, pnds, oem, e911, navigation
Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela tops in Latin America for mobile Web usage
Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela lead Latin America in adoption of the mobile Web according to the latest "State of the Mobile Web" report issued by Opera Software. Google leads the way in most countries, followed by some of the most popular social-networking sites. more
Related Tags: google, sony-ericsson, ericsson, sony, opera, opera-mini, mobile-web-browser, facebook, web-browser, latin-america, nokia,, mobile-web, Brazil
Palm Stock Still Seen as Cheap Despite Gains, New iPhone
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Palm hopes its cheap smartphone will boost a stock considered cheap by some. more
Related Tags: thomson, smartphones, verizon-wireless, verizon, gartner, apple, palm, blackberry, research-in-motion, jon-rubinstein, samsung-electronics, myriad
Antenova Launches New Range of Multi-Band Phone Antennas
Antenova has announced the availability of two new high performing multi-band High Dielectric Antenna (HDA) embedded antennas for mobile handset and portable device applications; a 4mm low profile penta-band antenna and a six-band antenna. Antenova's 4mm low profile penta-band HDA antenna, the industry's thinnest five-band antenna, is aimed at ultra-thin mobile handsets, and the new six-band HDA antenna is suited for mid-level mobile phones. more
Related Tags: radiation, wi-fi, wcdma, bluetooth, smartphones, motorola, antenna, feature-phones
Motorola Handset Split Could Give Further Opening to Rivals
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Motorola shareholders may be pleased with the company's decision to split its handset business now, but competitors may have the last laugh. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, atlanta, cisco, gartner, verizon, lg, cisco-systems, sony, verizon-communications, samsung-electronics, fios, razr
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