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• Nokia Tops New ABI Research On-board Handset-based Navigation Software Vendor Matrix Ranking

  - 2008-10-29

  LONDON -- Nokia has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Garmin and Intrinsyc claimed the second and third spots in the company's new evaluation of worldwide on-board handset-based navigation software vendors. The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by...

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• Availability of Combo Chipsets Will Drive Mass Market Integration of GPS in GSM Handsets from 2009, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-10

  LONDON -- GPS semiconductor vendors are increasingly focusing on GSM handsets as their next target market for GPS chipsets. While until now CDMA handsets and navigation devices have been the main GPS product categories, GSM mobile phones are expected to increasingly feature GPS-chipsets as handset-based navigation and a wide range...

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• Google's Android Could Signal a Tipping Point in Smartphones, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-09

  If Google's ambitions for its recently-launched Android smartphone operating system are fully realized, the new OS will represent a tipping point in attitudes towards the whole concept of a smartphone. This tectonic shift will affect consumers, handset manufacturers and, most critically, mobile network operators. According to ABI Research director...

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• Luxury Brands Aim for Multi-Billion Dollar Revenues from the Mobile Handset Market, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-08-05

  NEW YORK -- Dior recently introduced its own line of in-house designed mobile phones. Other prestige brands are also adding cellular handsets to their product lines. As personal items used frequently in public, mobile handsets can take on a powerful symbolism, representing the user's social status and personality. In partnership...

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• 2008 Global Mobile Device Market Still on Course for 1.3 Billion Units Despite Economic Woes, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-31

  NEW YORK -- In the second quarter of 2008, Tier One handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15 and 22 percent. ABI Research estimates that 301 million units were shipped during the quarter and therefore reaffirms its forecast that the mobile device market will deliver 13% growth...

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• Mid-Tier Mobile Phone Segment to Feel the Squeeze, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-01

  NEW YORK -- The most significant growth in wireless handset markets will occur at the top and bottom ends of the price and features range, as the smartphone and low-cost handset categories expand at the expense of the mid-range models commonly called "enhanced" phones. The enhanced phone sector is currently...

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• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Markets Are Evolving in Different Directions, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-06-25

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Global markets for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi both continue to show strong growth and will remain the leading personal area networking technologies, but prices and market developments are pushing each of them in new directions, according to a new short-range wireless communications forecast from ABI Research. Senior...

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• Trendlines: New, Hot, Unexpected

  - 2008-06-11

  Microsoft Looks Beyond Low-Cost Laptops Microsoft is looking beyond ultra-low-cost laptops to cheaper alternatives such as smartphones and shared computing in the drive to give people in developing nations a way to communicate and access the Internet. The world's largest software maker has a few projects...

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• More Than 550 Million GPS-Enabled Handsets Will Ship by 2012, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-05-09

  LONDON -- In the wake of personal navigation devices' success, cellular carriers have started to offer on-board and off-board navigation solutions, as well as a range of LBS Location Based Services such as friend finder and local search on GPS handsets. Community and social-networking-related functionality, such as the sharing of...

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• $40 Billion Expected from Handset Accessories Sales in 2008, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-02-21

  LONDON -- Sales of mobile phone accessories are expected to generate over $40 billion in revenue in 2008. Handset vendors and mobile operators know that to increase sales of their feature-rich handsets, they also need to provide accessories that will allow users to fully enjoy and benefit from the applications...

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