Handset sales retain 'form'. (Market Watch).FRAMINGHAM, MA -- Demand for handsets grew last quarter, reflecting broad consumer interest in voice-enabled mobile devices, a market research group has found. "The evolution of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color displays, digital imaging and converged handheld devices continues to drive growth," said Ross Sealfon, research analyst at IDC. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC, worldwide handset shipments grew 16.6% year-on-year. Shipments dropped 12.4% sequentially, to 107.6 million units. Among the top five producers Nokia maintained its market leading spot, while LG Electronics replaced Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. . Converged handheld devices, or "smartphones," are just beginning to ramp, IDC said. First-quarter unit volume was up 423% vs. last year and 33.7% sequentially to 1.71 million units. During the quarter, a number of new Palm OS, Pocket PC Phone Edition A Pocket PC with telephone capability. It is the combination of Microsoft's Pocket PC and Smartphone platforms. See Pocket PC and Windows Mobile. , Windows-powered Smartphone, and Symbian OS-powered converged handheld devices were introduced. Such products combine the features of handsets and personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. . |
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