by Doug Lyons, VP of Product Marketing & Strategy
Common lore is that the styling for today’s mobile phones – in particular the flip models – is directly attributable to the “Communicators” used on the original Star Trek TV show (see “How William Shatner changed the world”).
Perhaps we should ask Gene Roddenberry’s descendents how he envisioned people buying and exchanging tickets - and entering the event venue. Or maybe the Trekkies out there know from some obscure episode– did some dude in a red uniform (aren’t the guys in red the ones that always get killed?) stand outside the auto-sliding doors of the venue and scan attendees communicators with his Tri-corder?
All I do know is that Klingon sporting events almost surely had UK-Football style rules preventing away fans from sitting in home sections……
Showing posts with label mobile phones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mobile phones. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Friday, March 19, 2010
Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales to End Users Grew 8 Percent in Fourth Quarter 2009; Market Remained Flat in 2009
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 1.211 billion units in 2009, a 0.9 per cent decline from 2008, according to Gartner, Inc. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the market registered a single-digit growth as mobile phone sales to end users surpassed 340 million units, an 8.3 per cent increase from the fourth quarter of 2008.
"The mobile devices market finished on a very positive note, driven by growth in smartphones and low-end devices," said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. ”Smartphone sales to end users continued their strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, totalling 53.8 million units, up 41.1 per cent from the same period in 2008. In 2009, smartphone sales reached 172.4 million units, a 23.8 per cent increase from 2008. In 2009, smartphone-focused vendors like Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) successfully captured market share from other larger device producers, controlling 14.4 and 19.9 per cent of the worldwide smartphone market, respectively.”
Throughout 2009, intense price competition put pressure on average selling prices (ASPs). The major handset producers had to respond more aggressively in markets such as China and India to compete with white-box producers, while in mature markets they competed hard with each other for market share. Gartner expects the better economic environment and the changing mix of sales to stabilise ASPs in 2010.
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"The mobile devices market finished on a very positive note, driven by growth in smartphones and low-end devices," said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. ”Smartphone sales to end users continued their strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, totalling 53.8 million units, up 41.1 per cent from the same period in 2008. In 2009, smartphone sales reached 172.4 million units, a 23.8 per cent increase from 2008. In 2009, smartphone-focused vendors like Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) successfully captured market share from other larger device producers, controlling 14.4 and 19.9 per cent of the worldwide smartphone market, respectively.”
Throughout 2009, intense price competition put pressure on average selling prices (ASPs). The major handset producers had to respond more aggressively in markets such as China and India to compete with white-box producers, while in mature markets they competed hard with each other for market share. Gartner expects the better economic environment and the changing mix of sales to stabilise ASPs in 2010.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Mobile Devices and Shopping: Shop.org Research Results
Shop.org
Fiona Swerdlow
According to research conducted by Shop.org that interviewed nearly 7,000 people, approximately half of the 18 to 34 year-old participants enjoy product and price comparisons, store information, in-store events and specials, product availability, and coupons via their mobile phones. Scoring only slightly lower, female respondents also view similar shopping functionality as very useful.
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Fiona Swerdlow
According to research conducted by Shop.org that interviewed nearly 7,000 people, approximately half of the 18 to 34 year-old participants enjoy product and price comparisons, store information, in-store events and specials, product availability, and coupons via their mobile phones. Scoring only slightly lower, female respondents also view similar shopping functionality as very useful.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Report: Mobile Music Revenue To Hit $5.5 Billion In 2013
By Mark Walsh
Mediapost
Revenue from streamed music and full-track downloads on mobile phones will grow from $2.5 billion to $5.5 billion worldwide in the next five years as increased applications, all-you-can-eat data plans and more user-friendly services combine to drive up sales, according to a new forecast by Juniper Research.
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Mediapost
Revenue from streamed music and full-track downloads on mobile phones will grow from $2.5 billion to $5.5 billion worldwide in the next five years as increased applications, all-you-can-eat data plans and more user-friendly services combine to drive up sales, according to a new forecast by Juniper Research.
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