Articles tagged with: Tim and Apple
Mobile Handset Market Stays Afloat with 258 Million Shipped in 1Q-2009
..id not take another "leg down" in 1Q-2009. ABI Research has introduced a note of mild optimism in its handset forecasts for YE-2009, revising them from -8.4% to -8%. Saunders notes, "This will not be a V-shaped recovery. 2Q-2008 was a fairly st more
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MTS and Sicap Team up to Offer Dynamic SIM Services in Belarus
..customer's balance on their mobile phone display. The service is being provided by Sicap. Real time information is enabled by connecting a Sicap over the air SIM applet to the MTS call billing server. As such, each call is immediately debited f more
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Game-Changing Moves Strengthen Consumer LBS in North America
..ly drive real LBS market growth on mobile phones. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan estimates that carrier-generated consumer LBS revenues totaled over $480 million in 2008 and projects this figure to surpass $3.0 billion in 2013. In the Nor more
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China Mobile Profits Up; But ARPU Down
..enue per minute of usage recorded a decrease, whilst the voice usage volume was stimulated. ARPU for the quarter dropped sharply to RMB 73 (US$10.70) compared to RMB 83 (US$12.17) in the last quarter of 2008. The company is also reported to be more
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AT&T Seeking to Extend iPhone Exclusivity Deal
..hen the handset was launched, and the contract is widely presumed to expire sometime next year. Apple has radically altered its business model since it launched the original iPhone and tried to sign up exclusive deals in individual countries. Th more
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Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
..ing touch screens, mobile content and location-based applications." iSuppli's optimistic forecast for global smart phone unit shipments calls for 192.3 million units in 2009, up 11.1 percent from 173.6 million in 2008, as presented in the atta more
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Study Finds Disconnect Between Smartphone Adoption and Ability to Manage Mobile Devices
..confidence that all elements of their mobile messaging platform are fully protected against downtime. "Our most surprising finding indicates that IT will be asked to support a greater variety and number mobile platforms, despite a clear lack more
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Component Suppliers Start Shipping Parts for "New iPhone"
..n preparation for the new handset. On the web: DigiTimes more
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Consumer Demand Steady for iPhone, BlackBerry - But What About the Palm Pre?
..time since October 2006, Palm (4%; up 3-pts) has registered an uptick in planned smart phone purchases among consumers. The public anticipation generated by the recent Pre announcement is driving this Palm uptick, as we'll see in a moment. Goi more
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Global smart phone shipments rise 28% - Apple Takes #2 Position
..t phones hit a new peak of just under 40 million units in Q3 2008, according to the latest estimates from leading analyst firm Canalys.This means smart phones now represent around 13% of the total mobile phone market, up from 11% last quarter.T more
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