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Articles tagged with: Sony and Samsung
US trade agency opens flash memory chip inquiry
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into certain types of flash memory chips that a Pennsylvania company claims violates its patents. more
Related Tags: itc, international-trade-commission, flash-memory, apple, asustek, dell, lenovo-group, pny-technologies, research-in-motion, transcent-information, USA
Q1 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 9.4% - Smartphones Grew 12.7%
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 269.1 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 9.4 per cent decrease from the first quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units, a 12.7 per cent increase from the same period last year. more
Related Tags: gartner, nokia, apple, motorola, lg, sony-ericsson,research-in-motion, htc, touchscreen, oem, play
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, sharp, oem, sanjay-jha
Krusell's Top-10 Handset Sales Chart for April
The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, releases its "Top 10"-list for April 2009. The list is based on number of pieces of model specific mobile and smart phone cases ordered from Krusell during April 2009. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of phones on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the globe.
- (2) Nokia 3109
- (1) Samsung SGH-i900/i910 Omnia
- (8) Nokia 5800
- (5) Nokia E71
- (4) HTC Touch HD
- (7) Nokia 3120
- (3) Nokia 6300
- (6) Nokia E51
- (-) sony Ericsson C702
- (-) sony Ericsson X1 Xperia
Related Tags: krusell, ericsson, sim, nokia, htc, smart
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
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, wimax, apple, isuppli, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ericsson, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless
Advanced Mobile Services Attract "Media Techies" and Others
Defying the conventional wisdom that consumers in emerging markets simply want "no-frills" devices and services, Strategy Analytics has identified sizable numbers of users who want advanced products - and are willing to pay for them. A new report from the Emerging Markets Communications Strategies (EMCS) program, "Emerging Markets Consumer Segmentation," is based on analysis of mobile phone users in eight Asian and African countries. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, nokia, sim, analytics, smartphone, motorola, smartphones, mvno, strategy-analytics, ericsson
Semiconductor Kings Suffer Sales Tragedy in 2008
Shakespeare's adage, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," was certainly true for the kings of the semiconductor industry in 2008, with eight out of the Top-10 suppliers suffering revenue declines for the year, according to iSuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: broadcom, semiconductor, texas-instruments, intel, flash-memory, qualcomm, isuppli, digital-signal-processor, lte, texas, toshiba, fujitsu, nec, nxp, sharp, 3, memory, analog, hynix, nand, on-semiconductor, flash
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
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, t-mobile, 3g, nokia, smartphone, motorola, eu, ict, smartphones, gps, driving, lte, verizon-wireless, ericsson, verizon, gartner, iden, lg, blackberry, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, reliance, 3, oem, omnia, walkman, storm
Top 10 Phone Sales for February 2009
The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, releases its "Top 10"-list for February 2009. The list is based on number of pieces of model specific mobile and smart phone cases ordered from Krusell during February 2009. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of phones on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the globe. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, nokia, ericsson, krusell, htc, blackberry, 3, omnia, smart
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
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