Posts filed under: Smartphones

It's quarterly earnings time, and amid the news we see a picture of rapid growth in tablet shipments, and another quarter of slipping PC shipments. Continue Reading »

Worldwide, smartphone and tablet users downloaded 46 billion apps in 2012, and they will download a further 82 billion apps in 2013, almost doubling the size of the market. We all know games are popular, but what else are people downloading? Continue Reading »

While smartphone and tablet sales are driving rapid growth in the apps user base everywhere, no region is seeing that growth faster than Asia Pac. Continue Reading »

[INFOGRAPHIC] Illustrates growth in smartphone markets, and the already huge feature phone market. Continue Reading »

By 2016, annual smartphone shipments worldwide will reach 1.1 billion units, more than half of all handsets shipped. Continue Reading »

In full year 2012, worldwide mobile service revenues reached $1.4 Trillion US Dollars, a figure up from $1.3 Trillion US Dollars in full year 2011.  Continue Reading »

Smartphones grab all the headlines and steal the limelight at trade shows, but the fact remains that 5 out of every 6 mobile subscribers worldwide does not yet own a smartphone. Continue Reading »

While the dominance of Android and iOS is undisputed, since its association with Nokia and to a certain extent with Samsung, Microsoft is finally seeing some results.  Continue Reading »

The UK is one of the most advanced, and probably the most watched market in Europe. The number of smartphones in the UK market is set to grow rapidly over the coming five years.  Continue Reading »

If you want to know how the mobile industry is going to look in a decade's time, you need to spend some time with 8-, 9- and 10-year old kids today. Continue Reading »