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Analysis Drives the Final Nail Into Dumbphone's Coffin

If you ever needed convincing that the future of cell-phone tech is more smartphones and less dumbphones, then AdMob's most recent statistics will change your mind: The smartphone is on the ascendant, and the "mobile internet device" ...READ»

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Mobile Apps Sales to Hit $17.5 Billion by 2012

Put it down to the iPad effect if you like, but it's not the whole story. A study commissioned by independent app store Getjar predicts that the mobile apps market will be worth $17.5 billion in just two years, with downloads up from ...READ»

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iPhone Sews Up Nearly Half of Japan's Smartphone Market

Apple's succeeding in a market where others have had their plans upset: The iPhone has sewn up 46.1% of Japan's smartphone market. Elsewhere, sales are growing fastest everywhere outside the U.S. The iPhone has truly gone ...READ»

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Could the 8-Megapixel N86 Boost Nokia's U.S. Fortunes?

Despite Nokia's global success it's performance in the U.S. market has been lackluster. Can the arrival of the N86 to America, with its Symbian-smartphone and 8-megapixel-camera powers help turn that situation around? The phone was ...READ»