Global smartphone shipments grew to 173.7 million units in Q3 2012,representing 44%growth from 120.4 million in Q3 2011. The statistics from Canalys revealed Samsung and Apple accounted for nearly 50%of the global market share.Samsung ...
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Samsung is set to become the biggest cell phone maker in the world this year eclipsing Nokia, which has held the title for 14 straight years. Samsung will end the year with a 29 percent share of global shipments, up from 24 percent in ...
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AT&T is on pace to sell a record number of smartphones in the fourth quarter, with strong sales of the iPhone 5 and Android phones such as the LG Optimus G and HTC One X, AT&T Mobile CEO Ralph de la Vega said today. AT&T sold 6.4 million ...
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Smartphone shipments to retailers worldwide this year are expected to total 717 million, 45% more than shipped in 2011, IDC said Tuesday. The positive news for smartphones is countered by IDC's projection of just a small increase -- 1.4% ...
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Apple dropped out of the top five list in China's smartphone market for the third quarter, as local handset vendors saw their shipments surge from the sales of low-priced smartphone models, according to research firm Canalys. The maker of ...
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Nokia's Lumia smartphones struggled to lift the Finnish handset provider's market share in China, while domestic vendors ZTE, Huawei Technologies and Lenovo overtook Apple in smartphone shipments in the second quarter, according to research ...
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Global LTE smartphone shipments will triple from 90.9 million units in 2012 to 275 million in 2013, yielding a record year for 4G technology, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. "Major countries driving LTE growth next ...
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Samsung shipped nearly twice the number of smartphones as Apple during the second quarter, as potential buyers of Apple's phones and operators hold off purchases in anticipation of a rumored new iPhone 5 by October, research firm Strategy ...
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Apple iPhones and Android smartphones will replace BlackBerry as the top smartphones used by workers around the world in 2012, IDC said in an updated forecast. The IDC report on enterprise use of smartphones notes that businesses are ...
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Apple's practice of releasing a new iPhone once every year is dulling the company's competitive edge, according to Chinese handset maker ZTE, as rival smartphone vendors are bringing their own cutting-edge devices at a quicker pace to meet ...
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Nokia's dismal earnings report announced Thursday has left smartphone industry observers looking for better news at the Nokia World conference Sept. 5-6 in Helsinki. There are hints that Nokia could launch Windows Phone 8 on its Lumia ...
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Apple has continued to dominate the Japanese smartphone market in recent months,new data shows,and analysts say it is likely to stay strong through the new year. New shipment numbers released by IDC on Wednesday put Apple firmly ahead of ...
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Global LTE smartphone shipments will triple next year,allowing the technology to take off on a grander scale and driving down device prices. LTE smartphone shipments will grow from 90.9 million units in 2012 to 275 million in ...
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Lenovo, already China’s top PC seller, is expected to take the title for the country’s top smartphone vendor in 2013, Gartner said. It made the prediction as Lenovo’s swift growth in China’s smartphone market has ...
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Lenovo said its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13 percent year-over-year, marking a shift from the high profit growth the company has previously seen. For the fiscal second quarter ending on Sept. 30, ...