Smartphone prices have been slipping fast. And with the number of smartphone users witnessing an upswing, prices are expected to see a phenomenal dip, going forward. According to a new study by ABI Research, a firm that provides indepth analysis and quantitative forecasting of emerging trends in global connectivity, by 2015, about 45 per cent of smartphones shipped globally will cost less than Rs 10,000...
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Apple and RIM gained 3Q market share, but Android is poised to be a serious competitor, says IDC.Despite a global economic slowdown that is hurting the mobile market, smartphone shipments continued to rise in the third quarter, according to a report from research firm IDC.Thanks to popular devices like Apple's iPhone 3GS, handset makers shipped 43.3 million smartphones during the third quarter of 2009,...
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general hasn't garnered much attention or concern over the past few years--at least from a consumer, or user, perspective; enterprises have been invested in mobile device security since the advent of the PDA.But that's going to have to change, thanks largely to the vast number of consumers embracing new, flashy smartphones likeThis plethora of new smartphone users means the potential for gain by hackers...
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Personal computer (PC) vendors are eyeing up the booming smartphone market to offset a slump in computer sales, according to Gartner, Inc.Worldwide smartphone sales will grow by 29 percent year-over-year to reach 180 million units in 2009, overtaking notebooks in total unit terms, said a Gartner statement.Currently smartphones account for 14 percent of overall mobile device sales, but Gartner expects...
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Personal computer (PC) vendors are eyeing the booming smartphone market to offset a slump in computer sales, according to Gartner, Inc, an information technology research and advisory company. Worldwide, smartphone sales will grow 29 per cent year-over-year to reach 180 million units in 2009, overtaking notebooks in their total unit terms, says the report.Presently, smartphones account for 14 per cent...
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Electronics Inc is investing heavily in developing its smartphone business as it faces increasing global competition, the chief executive of the South Korean company said on Tuesday.LG CEO Yong Nam told an audience at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars that his company no longer sees Nokia Corp and Sony Ericsson as its main competition.Instead, it now views the competition as Apple...
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Within 5 years, 45% of smartphones will hit the market for less than $200 with a new contract, according to data from ABI Research.It may soon be easier for consumers and businesses to buy smartphones, according to a study from ABI Research that said the retail cost will continue to go down.," said only 18% of smartphones in 2007 were commercially available for under $200, but this year that number...
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KOLKATA: In what could intensify competition for BlackBerry and Nokia, some of the country’s frontline PC makers plan to make it big in the Indian smartphone turf. The PC makers feel an entry into hand-held devices will not only open up new revenue streams in one of the world’s largest telecom markets, but can also grab a leadership position riding back on their existing brand equity. While the likes...
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rumor that Nokia might purchase Palm shot the troubled smartphone company's shares up on Friday and reignited the debate: What should happen to Palm?For the moment, nothing. With a $1.7 billion market cap, Palm seems awful pricey. It is hard to imagine anyone making such a huge investment for a company whose gloss is soOn that basis, until something happens to lower that market cap--I think time will...
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hybrid smartphone and netbook was revealed briefly by Qualcomm chief executive Paul Jacobs at an analysts meeting.Promised for months, the new breed of hybrid smartphone and netbook called the smartbook has finally been sighted.It's made by Lenovo and it runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor and Linux software. Qualcomm's chief executive Paul Jacobs flashed the device at an analysts meeting in New...
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