Research firm has low expectations for Windows Phone 7

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 8 Sep, 2010
In the smart-phone world, Microsoft is in fifth place now and it will be in fifth place in 2014, a research firm said Tuesday, even with the release of ...

Android market share to surge over next four years

CNET - Lance Whitney - 8 Sep, 2010
The global smartphone market of 2014 could see Android in second place with a 25 percent share, followed by BlackBerry, Apple, ...

Smartphones Selling Like Hotcakes

msnbc.com - Wolfgang Gruener - 8 Sep, 2010
You did not need me to tell you that, I know. However, since IDC just raised its sales forecast for 2010 by a full 10 ...

Predicting the Future of Phones is Unpredictable

PC World - 8 Sep, 2010
Change in the tech industry isn't always about trajectories -- sometimes it's about unexpected twists and big bangs that even experts can't anticipate. ...

Worldwide smartphone market blossoming

Independent - 8 Sep, 2010
Market research IDC forecasts there will be around 269.6 million smartphones shipped globally in 2010, a 55.4 percent increase on 2009's figure of 173.5 ...

Mobile industry faces long road to Green, says IDC

Vanguard - Prince Osuagwu - 8 Sep, 2010
As the world is going Green, it is believed that the ubiquity of mobile phones around the globe is critical for the manufacturers of these ...

Cellphone market growing faster than expected: IDC

Economic Times - 8 Sep, 2010
HELSINKI: Research firm IDC raised its cellphone market growth forecasts due to strong demand for new smartphones like Apple's iPhone 4. ...

Crowded Smartphone Market Could Bring IT Headaches

PC World - Jeff Bertolucci - 8 Sep, 2010
Business and consumer demand for smartphones is growing rapidly, but no single mobile operating system will rule the market in ...

IDC boosts 2010 smartphone shipment projections by 10%

Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
Computerworld - IDC today said that Global smartphone shipments will jump by 55% this year compared to 2009, and 10% more than projections ...

Analyst Raises Smartphone Growth Predictions To 55.4 Percent In 2010

MocoNews - 8 Sep, 2010
With only three months left in the year, IDC feels comfortable raising its forecast for worldwide smartphone growth for 2010. ...

Android the wild card to watch says IDC

RCR Unplugged - 8 Sep, 2010
As consumer appetite for smartphones grows ever more voracious, research outfit IDC has admitted even its wildest growth predictions came in 10% lower than ...

IDC: Smartphone shipments to surge 55% this year

FierceWireless - Phil Goldstein - 8 Sep, 2010
Smartphone makers have a reason to celebrate. Research firm IDC said it expects the smartphone market to grow 55 percent this year, a greater increase than ...

Smart Phone Market Growth Tops Expectations, According to IDC

TMCnet - Tracey E. Schelmetic - 8 Sep, 2010
In an era in which most financial and sales projections have turned out disappointing, research firm IDC (News ...

Smartphones driving strong mobile sales

V3.co.uk - 8 Sep, 2010
The market for smartphone devices has risen by 55.4 per cent this year, exceeding expectations and pushing overall mobile sales forecasts up by 10 per cent ...

Android Gains Share in Mobile Operating Systems

TMCnet - Ashok Bindra - 8 Sep, 2010
Market research firm Quantcast's (News - Alert) latest market study on mobile operating systems (OS) shows that Gogle's ...

Smartphone market to smash 2010 predictions

IT PRO - Jennifer Scott - 8 Sep, 2010
IDC claims the smartphone market will smash its own previous predictions for this year by 10 per cent. By Jennifer Scott, 8 Sep 2010 at 11:33 The smartphone ...

Global smartphone market to grow 55.4% in 2010: IDC

Computer Business Review - 8 Sep, 2010
Global converged mobile device market is projected to grow 55.4% in 2010 compared to previous year, and is 10% more than the previous projections from IDC ...

IDC Boosts 2010 Smartphone Sales Predictions

ITProPortal - 8 Sep, 2010
According to global mobile phone tracking firm International Data Corporation (IDC), the sale of smartphones will jump to 55 per cent this year, ...

270m smartphones to ship this year says IDC

Mobile Entertainment - Stuart Dredge - 8 Sep, 2010
Analyst firm IDC claims that 269.6 million smartphones will ship this year, up 55.4% compared to 2009, ...

Android, Windows Phone Will Lead Smartphone Market Surge: IDC

eWeek - Nicholas Kolakowski - 8 Sep, 2010
Google Android and Windows Mobile will see their smartphone market share increase by 2014, while BlackBerry and Apple will experience declines, according to ...

New Report: Smartphones Will Share the Stage, No One Will Dominate the Market

GadgetCrave.com - Chris Weiss - 8 Sep, 2010
Over the past few years, everyone's been waiting for either Apple or Android to emerge as the dominating force in the smartphone market. ...

IDC raises 2010 smartphone shipment forecast to 270 million

Unwired View - 8 Sep, 2010
By Vlad Bobleanta on 07 Sep 10 Smartphones, smartphones, smartphones. Or “converged mobile devices”, to quote analysts. That's where it's at in the mobile ...

Can Android Be Stopped in the World of Smartphones?

GigaOm (blog) - Kevin C. Tofel - 8 Sep, 2010
IDG today boosted its smartphone sales outlook for 2010 by 10 percent, citing “greater-than-expected ...

Windows Phone No. 5 in 2014, right behind Apple, predicts IDC

TechFlash (blog) - 8 Sep, 2010
Research firm IDC went out on a limb today with some highly specific predictions for the worldwide smartphone market, releasing projections that show ...

IDC: 270 Million Smartphones To Be Shipped This Year, Up 55.5 Percent Over ...

Mobile Marketing Watch (blog) - 8 Sep, 2010
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released numbers related to smartphone shipments, indicating massive continued growth and consumers' appetite ...

IDC: iPhone to drop to 11% share by 2014 while Android rises

Electronista (blog) - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
Apple's share in the smartphone will settle down over the next few years while Android makes a fast rise, IDC predicted today. Researchers expect the iPhone ...

IDC: Android To Outpace iOS, Smartphone Sales Up 55.4% In 2010

Mediapost.com - Mark Walsh - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
Android will edge out Apple's iOS to become the third-most pervasive mobile operating system, with a 16.3% share of ...

IDC: Apple iOS market share will decline 26 percent through 2014

BetaNews - Joe Wilcox - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
Today, IDC raised its forecast for 2010 global smartphone shipments. Is it any wonder? ...

IDC: Smartphone shipments grew 55.5% - Android the 'wild card'

IntoMobile (blog) - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
If you still think these smartphones are just a fad, you should check out the latest numbers from IDC because the firm's research said smartphone shipments ...

IDC's Five-year smartphone forecast: Windows Phone up 43% by 2014?

WM Experts - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
IDC, who you may remember from the Microsoft-used-the-wrong-slide media fiasco earlier this year, has gone ahead and released their forecast for smartphone ...

 

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