IDC research shows growth after 9 months of decline
The mobile phone market in Western Europe has started growing again, according to new figures from the International Data Corporation.
Its European Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows a 1.3% year-on-year increase in shipments to 44.8 million units following three consecutive quarters of decline.
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Mark Bridge writes:
I still have my Nokia 2110. When the world is taken over by cockroaches and the MRSA bug, my Nokia 2110 will still be in working order. The MRSA-infected cockroaches will probably use it to build their own cellular network.
I loved the Nokia Communicator. It was a real game-changer, a device that paved the way for today’s smartphones.
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In this week’s podcast from The Fonecast we’re taking our regular look at all the top mobile industry news stories from the past seven days.
We start with the UK Health Protection Agency’s report into mobile phone technologies and human health before moving on to mobile wallets, mobile payments and the new king of mobile manufacturers.
As usual, you can listen to the programme on our website audio player, via iTunes, by using our RSS feed or by downloading the MP3.
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Microsoft has released the ‘Gold Version’ of Skype for Windows Phone, marking the end of the product’s beta period.
The beta version was launched during Mobile World Congress in February.
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Last week Nokia warned that its quarterly results would be disappointing - and today it’s published those figures.
Net sales for Q1 2012 were down 29% year-on-year to €7.354 billion, while the Q1 2011 operating profit of €439 million has become a €1.34 billion loss this quarter.
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