Another 2010 Q1 market share report has been released, this time focusing exclusively on smartphones. While the report we wrote about yesterday was interesting for showing that smartphones barely crack the top 5 in terms of usage, this new report from the NDP group shows a slight shuffle in the top smartphone sellers.
Android seems to be taking over – although their growth is slowing a bit – thanks to heavy marketing on Droid and some hot HTC Android devices. Android officially passed the iPhone and is on its way to catching RIM’s still-sliding BlackBerry. Meanwhile, Windows Mobile continued it’s slow death and is now approaching Symbian territory.
A recent report released by RBC analyst Mike Abramsky suggests that smartphone sales may outpace PC sales by 2011.
Despite the slump in mobile phones in general (off 6% year-over-year), smartphone sales have shot up 27% year-over-year up through last quarter. In the US specifically, smartphone sales jumped 47% in the same period, led by the iPhone and the BlackBerry Curve.
286 million mobile phones were sold in total during the second quarter, and that number is expected to climb to 400 million, matching PC sales in 2011.
Spb Software held their fifth annual survey this year aimed at tracking changes in mobile device preferences, brand loyalty, smartphone and software use cases, user profiles, and behaviour.
This isn’t the first time that HTC and One & Co have worked together. In fact, they’ve been working together since 2006 to create the popular handset the HTC Touch Diamond. With the full acquisition of One & Co, HTC hopes to bring new innovative handsets to the market.
I am very excited to see what weird and wonderful devices come out of this team up!
This video (via Popular Mechanics) should get you up and surfing the web in no time!
You’re right – I’ve already posted a how-to on connecting your WinMo phone to your laptop (see “How-to: Internet Sharing – love between a laptop and a Windows Mobile phone“) but many people are still confused as to how to get this up and running. The above video outlines the steps needed to turn your smartphone (the video uses a Samsung Jack Windows Mobile phone) into a wireless modem via Bluetooth. It’s very easy to follow and should have you connected in no time!
According to some rumours started by the Inquirer today (ignore their linked ‘video proof’ as it’s clearly a joke), Microsoft is in the final stages of building a phone – the first of its own brand – that will rely on performance to drive sales. They’re allegedly developing a phone that uses one of NVIDIA’s Tegra processors. This processor (likely the APX 2500 chip) would theoretically give the Microsoft device 720p video playback and advanced 3D visuals that no other smartphone on the market has, to date.
Bell today announced new Smartphone Combo Plans that provide Bell Mobility clients across Canada with 25% more minutes than competitor smartphone plans!
Alltel has jumped on the bandwagon and added the HTC Touch Pro to their smartphone line up. The popular device is going for $279.99 (on contract, of course) with a $100 rebate.
Not many differences with this version but a tweak to the TouchFLO 3D UI from the carrier.
St. Petersburg, November 18th, 2008 – Spb Software releases Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 – a powerful software solution that offers full control over all types of smartphone data connections by monitoring them in accordance with configurable tariffs and data plans, and providing per application data traffic reports. First brought to market in 2002, Spb Wireless Monitor, formerly known as Spb GPRS Monitor, accounts for the lack of a built-in data tracking tool in Windows Mobile devices. A four-time prize winner in the Smartphone and Pocket PC magazine’s Best Software Awards, shipped in over a dozen devices by ASUS, HTC, O2, Samsung, and T-Mobile, the Spb Wireless Monitor has over 3,000,000 loyal customers worldwide. The new name of version 3.0 comes with massive enhancements in features and abilities.
According to PhoneArena, the Samsung Omnia (i910) will soon be coming to Verizon Wireless and, as seen above, there are pictures to prove it!
The i910 is the CDMA/EVDO version of the OMNIA, (which is, of course, suitable for Verizon Wireless). It is expected to have similar specifications and design. The original OMNIA features large touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, GPS, Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and DivX/XviD playback.
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A recent report released by RBC analyst Mike Abramsky suggests that smartphone sales may outpace PC sales by 2011.
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