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It’s a slow news day so far, hence we’re gonna bore you with numbers. According to ABI Research’s estimates handset manufacturers shipped 263.8 million units in the past quarter, year-over-year quarterly increase of 13%. Nokia strengthen its dominant position by adding an extra 1.4% to its market share reaching the total penetration of to 37.3%. At the same time, Motorola shrank from 17.1% to 13.1% from the Q1.
Among the winners are RIM and Sony Ericsson, who saw their phones selling well outside of their primary markets – North America and Europe respectively. Korean handset manufacturers don’t hide their intentions to profit on the declining sales of the American manufacturer (Motorola) to penetrate the emerging markets like India, China and other countries in the Southeast Asia.
At the end, the Q2 2007 is spiced up with the entrance of a new player (Apple) whose iPhone is set to bring the new set of cards on the table. Mobile industry is as exciting as ever…
[Via: ABI Research]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
