China catching US as worlds biggest smartphone market
China is approaching the US as the world’s biggest smartphone market after shipments grew by …
HTC takes lead in US smartphone market while Nokia plots comeback
HTC sold more smartphones than any other company in the US during the third quarter of 2011 while Nokia is plotting its US smartphone comeback with a range of Windows Mobile devices
Android powering half of UK smartphones
Around half of UK smartphones sold are powered by the Google Android OS, with HTC the leading Android phone maker
2011 Sony Ericsson smartphones to have Android ICS upgrade option
Sony Ericsson has said all of its Android smartphones released in 2011 will be able to receive an upgrade to the latest Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) version of the operating system
TomTom shifts focus to smartphone mapping services
Dutch satellite navigation and mapping company TomTom is shifting its focus from personal navigation devices to mobile mapping services and in-car satnav systems as it strives to restore growth and profit
Reports: Nokia to unveil three WP devices this week
Nokia will reportedly unveil three new handsets running Windows Phone OS this week, representing the first fruits of its tie up with Microsoft
Samsung forecasts bullish Q3; on track to become smartphone number one
Samsung has forecast stellar profits for the third-quarter on the back of strong smartphones sales.
UK leads European countries in smartphone adoption
comScore has released a study of the smartphone market in Europe showing that smartphone adoption in the EU5 (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy) has grown 32 percent versus a year ago to 51.6 million subscribers.
Smartphone shipments rise 30% in Q4
Global smartphone shipments rose 30 percent year-over-year to reach a record 53 million units in Q4 2009, according to figures released today by Strategy Analytics.
Operators shun Dell smartphones, says analyst
Computer-maker Dell is rethinking its entry into the smartphone market after failing to generate sufficient interest from operators, says a leading industry analyst.
