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Articles tagged with: Sony Ericsson and Ovi
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, samsung, lg, ericsson, driving, smartphones, rural, sony, sharp, oem, sanjay-jha, pace, africa, feature-phones
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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Sony Ericsson names Replacement Boss for North America Markets
Sony Ericsson has announced that Anderson Teixeira, currently Head of Region Western Europe is to take over as President of Sony Ericsson US and Head of Region North America. Kristian Tear will succeed Teixeira as Head of Region Western Europe and will combine this new role with his current responsibilities as Head of Sony Ericsson's Global Customer Operations. more
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ZTE Aims to be a Top-5 Phone Manufacturer This Year
China's ZTE is close to breaking into the top-5 of global handset manufacturers after it saw handset shipments jump by 40% in 2008 to reach 45 million units, according to the Taiwan based DigiTimes publication. The company had set itself a target of gaining a top-5 placement by 2011, but did accept that shrinking market share in competitors could bring that date forward. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, windows-mobile, wcdma, huawei, vodafone, tim, wind, zte, cdma, ericsson, iden, gartner, sony, digitimes, windows, target
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
Related Tags: google, nokia, iphone, bango, analytics, samsung, tim, wind, ericsson, rim, mobile-internet, billing, mobile-billing, mobile-content, mobile-web, mobile-analytics, true
Opera Reports Over 20 Million Users of its Java Mini Browser
Norwegian web browser developer, Opera says that its Mini mobile browser userbase has reached 20.5 million, representing 160% growth since February 2008. Opera Mini users viewed 7.3 billion pages, a 290% increase over February 2008. Opera Mini servers processed more than 1.2 petabytes of data in February, generating more than 124 million MB of data traffic for mobile operators worldwide. Since February 2008, data transfers have grown 338%. more
Related Tags: google, nokia, ericsson, sony, opera, opera-mini, web-browser, georgia, mobile-web, connect
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, 3g, microsoft, nokia, iphone, intel, samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, eu, apple, ict, edge, wind, ericsson, nortel, netbooks, compete, sony, touch-screen, wimax,, operating-system, windows, 700mhz, chipset, ces, target, razr
Sony Ericsson Unveils PlayNow Arena Content Download Site
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Sony Ericsson Friday announced the launch of PlayNow Arena, an Internet site that gives users access to mobile music, games, and applications. more
Related Tags: itunes, apple, gartner, ericsson, blackberry, mobile-games, sony, mobile-music, walkman, mp3, drm, digital-rights, taxes, music, global-mobile
Telco Gear Companies Face Challenging 1Q
TAKING THE PULSE: Mobile phone maker Nokia is expected to post another strong set of earnings thanks to its dominance in high-growth emerging markets. more
Related Tags: alcatel-lucent, motorola, sony, siemens, alcatel-lucent, alcatel, paris, paris
Sony Ericsson Strikes Deals with 3 Top Music Companies
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-largest mobile phone operator by sales, Sunday unveiled content deals with three of the world's four top music labels, ahead of the launch of its online music store in May. more
Related Tags: itunes, ben, walkman, latin-america, nokia,, bollywood
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