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The latest research from Strategy Analytics says that the global smartphone shipments grew 30% year-over-year, to reach a record 53 million units in Q4 2009. The research company says this is the strongest period of growth since Q3 2008, and now we have smartphones effectively leading the handset industry out of recession.
Some of the findings include:
- Nokia shipped a record 20.8 million smartphones worldwide in Q4 2009, rising 38% from 15.1 million units a year earlier. Key models included the E71 and E72.
- Another record setter is RIM, which shipped 10.7 million units in the quarter.
- Apple on its end is responsible for 8.7 million iPhones shipped.
- In total, global smartphone shipments reached 173.8 million units in 2009, growing 15% from 2008.
[Via: CellularNews]
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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.
