Market research company GfK Retail and Technology says Android’s share of European smartphone sales quadrupled in 2010.
At the start of the year Android accounted for 5% of total European sales; by the end of the year it was in over 25% of all smartphones sold.
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First there was the announcement about today’s Nokia Strategy and Financial Briefing in London, then there was the appearance of what appeared to be a message from Nokia CEO Stephen Elop… and finally there’s an official statement.
We’ve reproduced the text of the statement below:
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Mobile navigation developer ALK Technologies, the company behind CoPilot Live mobile navigation apps, says 82% of its users are unlikely to purchase a dedicated sat nav device in the future.
This news reinforces recent reports that suggest smartphones are continuing to threaten the in-car dominance of dedicated satellite navigation hardware.
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HP announced three new webOS devices last night, almost a year after acquiring device manufacturer Palm.
The HP TouchPad is a WiFi & 3G tablet device that's expected to arrive this summer. It boasts a 9.7-inch multitouch display, support for Adobe Flash Player and a front-facing camera.
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This week's podcast sets the scene for Mobile World Congress, with mobile payments, mobile applications, the PlayStation Phone and Nokia's future all up for discussion. There's also an interview with Dr Windsor Holden of Juniper Research about the trends and products to watch for when the industry heads to Barcelona.
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