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RIM, Apple Gain in Handset Market, Analyst Says

May 18th, 2010 | No Comments

BlackBerry-maker RIM and iPhone-maker Apple were alone in achieving sequential quarterly growth in the worldwide handset market during the first quarter, according to iSuppli. For Motorola and Sony Ericsson, the news is not as good. – Apple and Research In Motion had strong first quarters in the global handset
market, while Motorola and Sony Ericsson suffered major hits, according to a
May 17 report from iSuppli.
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The report echoed late-April
data from IDC, which likewise showed RIM to have risen to a top-five
position, …

Verizon to Sell First Android Handset, the Ally, May 20

May 13th, 2010 | No Comments

The first LG handset to feature Googles Android will arrive in Verizon stores May 20. Feature rich, the Ally will be priced at $99, giving it a fair shot against the Verizon-offered $199 Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Incredible.
– LG Electronics has joined the ranks of Android supporters with the May 12 introduction of the Ally smartphone, which will arrive on the Verizon Wireless network May 20.

While LG is the number-three market share holder in the worldwide handset market, it has competed with mostly feature and mes…

Verizon to Sell First LG Android Handset, the Ally, May 20

May 13th, 2010 | No Comments

The first LG handset to feature Googles Android will arrive in Verizon stores May 20. Feature rich, the Ally will be priced at $99, giving it a fair shot against the Verizon-offered $199 Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Incredible.
– LG Electronics has joined the ranks of Android supporters with the May 12
introduction of the Ally smartphone, which will arrive on the Verizon Wireless
network May 20.

While LG is the No. 3 market share holder in the worldwide handset market, it
has competed with mostly feature and messagi…

Nokia, Samsung, LG Top Q1 Global Handset Market: Report

May 6th, 2010 | No Comments

Nokia, Samsung and LG lead a growing global handset market that saw shipments of 303 million units in the first quarter, headed toward a potential 1.3 billion by years end. Sony Ericsson and RIM tied for fourth position, followed by Apple and Motorola.
– More good news on the global mobile handset market arrived May 5 from ABI
Research, which reported shipments of 303 million handsets in the first quarter
of 2010. The figure was up 19 percent year over year. Should shipments continue
at this pace, the year is on target to reach shipments of 1.3 …

Samsung, China Handset Market Starting 2010 Strong, Says Report

March 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Samsung is one handset company that seemingly benefited from the Chinese New Year and a strong start to the 2010 global handset market, according to a new report. Led by Asia and Latin America, the Year of the Tiger is predicted to be a good one for handsets, which should grow 11 percent over 2009 numbers.
– The Year of the Tiger is already proving a successful one for the
global mobile handset market in general and Taiwan-based Samsung in
particular, according to analysis firm Broadpoint AmTech.

In a March 11 research note to investors, Broadpoint reported that 2010
is expected to continue the …

LG Holding Google Close in Bid for the Top

March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

LGs intention to be a top-two smartphone contender by 2012 appears to largely involve Google. Reportedly, half the phones it plans to release this year will run Android, and LG could benefit, too, from Googles new enterprise-geared Apps Marketplace.
– LG Electronics plan to gain double-digit market share in the global mobile handset market by 2012 appears to figure largely on hitching its cart to the Google Android mobile operating system.

On March 10, LG officials introduced the Android-running LG-KH5200 in
South Korea, and after being vag…

Nokia, Samsung, LG Lead Global Handset Market Revival

January 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Nokia, Samsung and LG led a global handset market that boasted positive growth for the first quarter since Q3 2008. LG and Samsung shipped record numbers, and Nokia, Motorola and even Sony Ericsson again had their chins up.
– Global handset shipments reached 324 million units in the fourth
quarter of 2009, showing a 10 percent increase over shipments from a
year ago and the first quarter of positive growth since the third
quarter of 2008, according to a Jan. 29 report from Strategy Analytics.

The positive growth…

Samsung, LG Lead an Improving Handset Market, Says Report

October 30th, 2009 | No Comments

The global mobile handset market is on the mend. Samsung and LG shipped record volumes in the third quarter, though Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola lagged. Growth is expected for the fourth quarter, Â“signaling an end to the recession,Â” states the report.
– Good news for the global mobile handset market: An Oct. 30 report
from Strategy Analytics found third quarter 2009 shipments to have
improved over previous quarters. While the worldwide handset market
showed an average decline of 11 percent over the previous three
quarters, the third quarter of …