July 18, 2008

Long awaited day has finally arrived – many of the big name wireless providers are finally cutting the exorbitant fees usually charged for early terminations and cancellations.
July 17, 2008

Given the sheer number of different cell phones and mobile devices on the market today, choosing the right one can be difficult for consumers. WMUR 9 offers several different tips to help you choose the right device for you, so that you can make sure you get maximum efficiency at an affordable price.
July 16, 2008

It can if you live in San Francisco, according to the New York Times. In one of the most ambitious steps towards reducing the parking problem, San Francisco intends to test six thousand metered parking spaces that will, through a wireless sensor, be able to tell drivers which parking spots are available at any given moment.

July 14, 2008

UPI reveals that people living in Canada are receiving warnings from the Toronto Public Health department to limit the amount of time their children spend on the cell phones, due to increasing health concerns.

iPhone Outsold Windows Mobile in Q3

According to research firm NPD, US handset sales in Q3 had their largest increase and best quarter since the firm started keeping track in 2005. According to Bloomberg "U.S. customers shelled out 40 percent more for handsets last quarter than a year earlier, just as Apple Inc. put its Web-browsing iPhone on sale and Research In Motion Ltd. brought out BlackBerry e-mail phones with video features. Spending rose to a record and jumped the most since at least 2005."

New figures show Apple's iPhone captured 27 percent of the smartphone market in the third quarter of 2007, outselling all Windows Mobile devices combined. The figures put the iPhone ahead of everything except RIM's BlackBerry line.

The data shows that Americans are willing to spend a dollar for a dollar of what they perceive to be value. The iPhone and Blackberry are among the most expensive handsets with prices often well above $300.

The iPhone's impressive second place finish during the third quarter of 2007 (ending in September—the iPhone's first full quarter of availability) may be more impressive since the iPhone wasn't yet on sale in markets outside the United States. The device has since gone on sale in the UK, France, and Germany. Canalys's sales figures align closely with similar mobile device sales numbers published by the NPD Group.

(December 20, 2007)

 

   
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