Apple Inc's latest iPhone hit stores on Friday with new features and faster speeds, drawing plenty of fans, if not the crowds that had swarmed the previous iPhone debuts.
For the third consecutive summer, Apple rolled out a new phone, and for the third consecutive summer, crowds headed out to buy it - though the turn out was not as large in number as they had in the past.
Apple is gearing for its widely-anticipated launch of its latest iPhone 3G S on Friday leaving analysts speculating on how the handset will perform in terms of sales.
The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, unveiled new phones on Monday, offering features comparable to iPhone and Pre, but at lower prices.
The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung, unveiled new phone models on Monday, offering features comparable to iPhone and Palm's Pre, but at lower prices.
The world's two largest cell phone makers, Nokia and Samsung, unveiled on Monday new phone models, offering features comparable to iPhone and Palm's Pre, but at lower prices.
Worldwide cell phone sales fell in the first quarter of this year, while smartphones continued to grow with Apple's iPhone more than doubling its market share from , according to a report published by Gartner Wednesday.
Global cellphone sales fell 9.4 percent in the first quarter of 2009 as consumers reined in spending amid the recession, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday.
Sales of smartphones are set to grow 12-15 percent in 2009, said Lee Williams, chief of the Symbian Foundation, the consortium of companies around the world's most popular smartphone operating system.
Sales of smartphones are set to grow 12-15 percent in 2009, said Lee Williams, chief of the Symbian Foundation, the consortium of companies around the world's most popular smartphone operating system.
The BlackBerry Curve has managed to outsell the Apple iPhone in the first quarter of 2009 according to Research in Motion Ltd.
Cell phone maker Motorola Inc posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss thanks to cost cuts that helped offset a sharp drop in cellphone sales.
Samsung Mobile Display, a mobile display venture of Samsung Electronics, said on Sunday the global smartphone market was expected to grow to 500 million units in 2012 from 170 million in 2009.
Cell phone makers are expected to report buoyant sales of lower-priced, feature-packed smartphones as consumers opt for cheap chic amid the global recession.
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion jumped more than 20 percent on Friday, a day after the company surprised investors with a strong profit report and a rosy outlook for its smartphones despite a grim economy.
On Thursday Apple announced that new iPhone software will be available for preview next week.
Sales of smartphones will jump 28 percent in 2009 after growth slowed to just 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter due to weakening economies and lack of attractive new models, according to research firm Gartner.
After years of hype and hot air, advertising on mobile phones finally appears to be making some headway, boosted by the popularity of smartphones such as Apple's iPhone and the content found on them.
Executives gathered at the mobile industry's annual event in Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, said the biggest boost to advertising was the introduction of smartphones.
SEOUL - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase its global market share to at least 10 percent this year and boost low-cost phone sales, the head of its handset business said.
As shrinking consumer demand hits the mobile industry, LG expects deteriorating profits this year, but still targets a high single-digit percent profit margin on mobiles, against 11 perce...
SEOUL - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase its global market share to at least 10 percent this year and boost low-cost phone sales, the head of its handset business said.
As shrinking consumer demand hits the mobile industry, LG expects deteriorating profits this year, but still targets a high single-digit percent profit margin on mobiles, against 11 perce...
SEOUL - LG Electronics Inc , the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase its global market share to 10 percent or higher this year and boost low-cost phone sales, the head of its handset business said.
As shrinking consumer demand hits the cellphone industry, LG expects deteriorating profits this year but is still targeting a high-single-digit percent profit margin o...
Toshiba on Tuesday announced its first model of touchscreen smartphones running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset. The TG01 is unveiled at a London event ahead of Mobile World Congress.
