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IDC Predicts Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments To Fall 8.3% in 2009

Posted on 13 March 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

The worldwide mobile phone market felt the full effects of the economic crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008 as shipments fell 11.6% year over year, marking the first time the holiday quarter has not recorded double digit growth in seven years. This closed out a year that was dismal at best, yet overall 2008 managed to grow 4.3% over ... continued »

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Smartphones to Account for 23% of All New Mobile Phones by 2013

Posted on 09 March 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

A new smartphones report from Juniper Research forecasts that these so-called ‘smartphones’ will account for 23% of all new handsets sold per annum by 2013. Driving interest in smartphones will be the proliferation of online stores selling specialised applications that will make these devices better suited to individual users’ needs. continued »

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Half a Billion Mobile TV Viewers and Subscribers in 2013

Posted on 10 February 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

The approaching switchover to all-digital television broadcasting in the United States and other major countries will create an unprecedented opportunity for the mobile TV market, according to a new study from ABI Research. While mobile broadcast TV was pioneered in Japan and South Korea, following the switchover traditional and mobile TV broadcasters and cellular operators in many regions will launch ... continued »

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Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Declines by 12.6% in Fourth Quarter, More Challenges To Come Says IDC

Posted on 04 February 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an unusual downturn in the normally robust fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08). According to IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 289.0 million units, 12.6% lower than the 330.8 million units shipped during 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped a total of 1.18 billion units worldwide, 3.5% greater than ... continued »

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Smartphones Provide Extra Mana for Mobile Games Industry as Audience for Downloaded Games Grows 17 Percent

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

comScore reports that the number of mobile game downloaders grew 17 percent from November 2007 to November 2008, when 8.5 million people, or 3.8 percent of mobile subscribers, downloaded a game to their mobile device. continued »

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Mobile banking users to exceed 150m globally by 2011 according to Juniper Research

Posted on 15 January 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

The number of mobile phone subscribers that use their phones for mobile banking transactions will exceed 150m globally by 2011, according to a new study by Juniper Research. The Juniper Research report determined that the mobile banking market is currently most advanced in the Far East, but that growing numbers of mobile banking services are being offered in North America ... continued »

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Berg Insight predicts the Internet will conquer the mobile domain in the next decade

Posted on 12 January 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

A new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight predicts that on Western markets the mobile Internet will evolve from the fixed internet, as PC users cross over to the new media, rather than as an independent entity. "There is only one Internet and its users do not accept boundaries imposed by devices or networks", said Sabine Ehlers, Associate ... continued »

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2008 Device Market Scratches to 7% Annual Growth, But 3G+ Handset Sales, Smartphones and Cellular Modems Should Keep the Mobile Device Market Ticking Over in 2009

Posted on 07 January 2009 by Kim Poh Liaw

The global mobile handset market went into a tailspin in October and November, which will result in a nearly 5% YoY decline in unit shipments in Q4. While 2009 is likely to see more stormy economic weather, there are a few rays of sunshine.  continued »

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As NFC Awaits Take-off, Alternative Mobile Payments Offer Early Promise

Posted on 09 December 2008 by Kim Poh Liaw

Once, NFC (Near Field Communication) was the leading contender among technologies that could enable mobile payments. But NFC has developed more slowly than anticipated, and will not offer viable large-scale mobile payment solutions for at least six years. In the mean time three existing technologies - SMS, mobile Internet and downloadable mobile applications - have the potential to deliver what ... continued »

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WiMAX, 3G and Number Portability to Drive Indian Wireless Market in 2009

Posted on 18 November 2008 by Kim Poh Liaw

Defying the global economic slowdown, India's mobile-phone demand is expected to continue to rise at an accelerated rate in 2009 due to the rollout of 3G and WiMAX networks and the implementation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), according to iSuppli Corp. continued »

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