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Tuesday 07 September 2010

Smartphone Shipments Continue to Grow [ 07-09-2010 16:14 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: IDC via IntoMobile Translation by: Paul Smith

Research firm IDC have released some ne wnumbers showing that smartphone shipments in the first half of this year grew by a very healthy 55.5% compared to the same period last year. That further reinforces the notion of smartphones rising to dominate the mobile scene, even if they do remain a numerical minority in terms of the overall market.

119.4 million smartphones were shipped in the first 6 months of 2010, which stacks up against 76.8 million for the same period in 2009. Looking forward IDC is projecting the 2010 total to be 269.6 million units, a very healthy increase over the 173.5 million for 2009. The new projection fo 2010 is a revision upwards of 10% over previous IDC projections.

Looking at the players in the market IDC is suggesting that there will be no dominating force in the smartphone space the way that Windows has come to dominate the desktop. Rather they see the market as being big enough to support multiple platforms. Symbian is still the amrket leader with around 40%, but unless it's new handsets suitably impress consumers it may find that title slipping. IDC are casting Android as the 'one to watch' for its appeal to both manufacturers and consumers alike.

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LG To Release New Dual-Core Optimus Handsets [ 07-09-2010 15:40 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: TechRadar Translation by: Paul Smith

LG have signed a deal with NVIDIA to use their Tegra 2 chips in forthcoming smartphones that should be available later this year. The Tegra 2 powered smartphones will be part of the Optimus range of handsets and should hit stores sometime in Q4, we're guessing late Q4. In terms of the end user this means we will see the first handsets to utilise dual-core processors, which will, as you would expect, see performance increases.

LG are saying users should see web browsing speeds roughly double and gaming could be as much as five times faster than on current smartphones running with 1 GHz Snapdragons. Graphics should look better and 1080p video should process faster too. On the subject of gaming LG are saying they will be able to offer a 'console quality' experience. That's a pretty tall order, but then again with these new chips they just might pull it off.

Arguably the most important benefit of these new chips is also one of its least glamorous ... improved battery life. LG are saying that the new dual-cores should see handsets increase their battery performance, which is of coursse very welcome in today's world of 1 day (or less) battery life.

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Samsung: We Want To Sell 10 Million Galaxy Tabs [ 07-09-2010 13:49 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: Unwired View Translation by: mweb6161

They say 3 is the magic number, but for Samsung it seems the magic number is in fact 10 million. That was how many Galaxy S devices the South Korean firm said it wanted to sell globally and it's the exact same number of Galaxy Tab tablets they say they want to shift too. Samsung are saying the tablet should retail for around the $200-$300 mark although one has already popped up for sale in Germany at closer to 700 euros. At any rate it's an ambitious goal seeing as Samsung are up against stiff competition in the form of Apple's iPad, but the lower price tag will likely swing many customers. Of course it doesn't hurt Samsung's chances any to have gotten into bed with the likes of Vodafone to help push the device.

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Samsung To Build New Display Factory [ 07-09-2010 10:51 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: PhoneScoop Translation by: Paul Smith

Samsung are to take steps to try and alleviate the global shortage of Super AMOLED screens by building a ew production facility near Seoul. Currently Samsung has the capacity to produce around 3 million units per month, the the new plant should see that increase by a factor of ten to 30 million units per month. The move is necessitated by the chronic shortage of displays that has affected a number of manufacturers and led them to using alternative Super LD screens from Sony to make up the shortfall.

Samsung themselves have been affected as they haven't been giving their own products priority over their competitors'. In an email to the Dow Jones Lee Woo-Jong, vice president of marketing at Samsung, explained the situation "We've put in a great deal of effort to move up mass production" and noted that Samsung too were feeling the effects of the shortage.

The new plant will cost $2.1 billion, but with manufacturers going to rival Sony for their displays and the appetite for smartphones seemingly insatiable it looks to be money well spent.

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