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Handset market share for 1st quarter, 2008| Brand | Units Sold
(in millions) | Market share
1st quarter, 2008 | Market share
4th quarter, 2007 | QoQ Change (%) | Market share
1st quarter, 2007 | YoY Change (%) | | Nokia | 115.5 | 41.1 % | 41.08 % | 0.020000000000003 % | 36.15 % | 4.95 % | | Samsung | 46.3 | 16.48 % | 14.25 % | 2.23 % | 13.81 % | 2.67 % | | Motorola | 27.4 | 9.75 % | 12.58 % | -2.83 % | 18.02 % | -8.27 % | | LG | 24.4 | 8.68 % | 9.48 % | -0.8 % | 6.27 % | 2.41 % | | Sony Ericsson | 22.3 | 7.94 % | 7.29 % | 0.65 % | 8.65 % | -0.71 % | | Others | 45.1 | 16.05 % | 15.32 % | 0.73 % | 17.1 % | -1.05 % |
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** - This figures represent sell-in figures that the manufacturers sold to their distributors, operators(service providers) and individual customers.
Also, the total number of units sold is estimated number based on the results from the manufacturers.
Filed under: Handsets, Palm, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA This little bundle of plain-vanilla familiarity is seemingly the first live picture of Palm's upcoming Treo 800w for CDMA networks, known internally as the Zeppelin -- you know, the obsolete airships that had a tendency to spontaneously combust. Specs on this one are starting to shore up, with Windows Mobile 6.1, EV-DO Rev. A, GPS, a 320 x 320 touchscreen (still novel by classic WinMo standards) and a typical Treo look and feel that doesn't diverge terribly much from Palm's tried, true, and well-worn formula. Sprint's looking solid to pick it up come late July, but with those HTCs around the corner, just how much love at the register is this thing gonna get?
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 22:37:00 EST
Filed under: Software, Android  Think the advent of Android is going to bring Google's deep love and respect for Symbian, Windows Mobile, and the iPhone (among other entities) to a crashing halt? Not so much. Google's head honcho for mobile engineering, Ann Mei Cheng, has gone on record saying that Android is "just another device" for them that'll be treated equally with its contemporaries, an attitude that can be attributed in no small part to the fact that the company's mobile team is kept well apart from the Android peeps. That's good news for anyone who's not using an Android device, we figure -- which is pretty much everyone at the moment -- and it's also a predictable move from a company known for its agnostic, conquer-all approach that cares not whether its users are using its platform or another's. Whether they'll be singing the same tune should Android obtain world domination, though, is another question entirely.
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 21:17:00 EST
Filed under: Handsets, Software, HTC, Sprint, Windows Mobile  Whoa now, hold up there -- yes, we know HTC's got some serious equipment in the works for Sprint this year, but we can't put that Mogul out to pasture just yet. Fortunately, Sprint and HTC both seem relatively committed to keeping the flagship Windows Mobile model up to date, and we now have an official beta firmware floating around that adds Sprint TV and the real prize, Windows Mobile 6.1. Naturally, due caution must be observed when dealing with prerelease wares, but let's be honest, Mogul owners: every single one of you are going to give this a shot, now aren't you?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments 
Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 18:13:00 EST
Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS  It seems the masses have abandoned the need to take blurry prototype shots, as the pics we're seeing of the Paris are all crystal clear. The device is touted -- by a forum user, so take it with a healthy dose of salt -- as having A-GPS,a 5 megapixel camera, 2.6-inch display, Google Maps, rocker QWERTY keypad, and a very vanilla design aesthetic. The forum user who took the pics, gliatiotis, also chimes in that he was pretty humdrum about the handset, with the major complaint being that the hardware isn't advancing in this line. The drums seem to be beating louder each day on this phone, so we're hoping release to the masses might be just around the corner. Follow the link to get at a pile more pics. [Via SlashPhone] 
Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 16:42:00 EST
Filed under: Alltel, LTE  See, it's not all dour news in the wireless industry -- oft-overlooked carrier Alltel just announced that it added over 1M gross wireless customers in the first quarter, and that it's committed to LTE in the next three to five years. The LTE news isn't particularly surprising, since Alltel's got roaming agreements to maintain and both Verizon and AT&T are committed to LTE, but the company did specifically say that it was picking LTE over WiMAX. (Oh, and if you're keeping score, that pretty much puts the final, final nail in the coffin for Qualcomm's UMB -- good thing it's got those LTE-compatible chipsets in the works.) Alltel's actually growing pretty fast -- this is the second quarter in a row it's added over 1M gross customers, probably due to those sparkling call-quality survey results -- but we still have our doubts when the company claims it's "America's Largest Network." Should be interesting to see how this all shakes out as 4G gets built up, no?
Read - Alltel Q1 results [Warning: PDF link]
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 15:07:00 EST
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola For better or worse, the relentless barrage of RAZR 2 variants might only be getting started. Motorola's South Korean outpost has teamed up with SK Telecom to release the RAZR 2 Pink Silver, featuring an "espresso" hued keypad teamed with a light pink case for folks who want to whisper their fashion sense, not scream it -- or, in Motorola's words, for a "confident young generation." Look for it now in SKT retailers if you happen to be in the area.
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 13:51:00 EST
Filed under: Messaging, T-Mobile  So we caught wind yesterday of rumors that T-Mobile was planning to offer several comprehensive levels of text and call blocking this summer, offering super-granular control over who exactly can reach your beloved handset. Options would include per-number blocking, SMS, MMS, IM, and email on an individual basis -- only free messages would still be unblockable. We contacted T-Mobile directly and got the following response: "We are working on a service we plan to launch this summer that would enable customers to block text messages (beyond what is available today)...stay tuned." In other words, yeah, it sounds like there are some more advanced options on the way. That's good news for us -- and bad news for our stalkers.
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 12:22:00 EST
Filed under: Culture, Studies, Misc Hold everything -- did you have any idea surging cellphone use was putting a damper on landline utilization? Oh, right, common knowledge. Anywho, a recent study conducted here in America found that three in ten households actually relied solely or primarily on their mobile to communicate. In the latter half of 2007, it was discovered that 16-percent of domiciles didn't even have a landline, while 13-percent had one but took all (or nearly all) of their calls via cell. Just to put things in perspective, only 5-percent of US homes were cellphone-only in 2004, while 1.082-percent had not yet surrendered their can-and-string. If you're one of those number lovers, hold your head up high and hit the read link for lots more data about this totally engrossing topic.
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 10:31:00 EST
Filed under: ATT, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, GSM, EV-DO, HSDPA, Studies, CDMA, Misc, HSUPA, LTE The folks over at Computerworld just ran the current 3G providers in America through their paces, only to discover that AT&T came out on top in almost every category. Well, it appears the monolithic telco plans to keep its edge (er...) on the competition -- by upping its HSPA service to a whopping 20Mbps come 2009. Our main man Ralph de la Vega said that the process wouldn't require a major overhaul to the provider's infrastructure, and that they're already working on punching up the current 3.6Mbps speeds to 7.2Mbps "in the labs." Apparently, this won't stall plans for forthcoming 4G / 700MHz / LTE service from the company -- it'll just be icing on the cake.
Read - Which 3G network is the best?
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 10:10:00 EST
Filed under: Software, RIM, ATT, GSM, EDGE, Apple Everyone knows that nobody buys a BlackBerry for its musical prowess, right? Au contraire, dearest email addict. RIM is currently working up a new application for BlackBerry smartphones that will "transfer your desktop iTunes music files" to your BB for those rare moments when you can actually kick back and enjoy the soothing sounds of Rogue Wave. Interestingly, we're not told whether BlackBerry Media Sync is being crafted specifically for the upcoming Bold, and we're also left to wonder when it'll actually be released. Patience is a virtue -- at least that's the word heard through the grapevine.
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Publ.Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 09:48:00 EST
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