Ken Radio Broadcasting is reporting Smartphone shipments were up 75% in Q3 2005.  Global shipments of smart mobile devices up 75% year to year in Q3 2005.  Standalone handheld shipments fell 18%, while converged devices more than doubled in volume during the same period of time. The worldwide market for 'disconnected' handheld devices experienced its seventh consecutive quarter of year to year decline in Q3 2005.

Leader Nokia ships record 7.1 mln smart phones, up 142% year to year.  Palm shipments were down 2% overall, but Treo smart phones up 71%, overtaking its handhelds for
first time

Interesting Handheld Statistics:

130 mln Americans own cameraphones
20 mln smartphones and 13 mln PDAs will ship in 2006
27% buy portable media players looking for more features
31% of PDA owners use paid location-aware services
4% of Internet users plan to buy a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) within
the next 12 months
50% on new PDAs sold in Europe have GPS unit
52% of US households want a cell phone with camera, 30% - phone with MP3
73% of Internet users would buy PMPs if they cost below $200
90% of MP3 player owners are 35 years old or above
Global handheld market down 16.9% in Q3 2005
Global PDA shipments to grow 22% in 2006
In 2008 56% of all handsets will have Bluetooth
Most important functions in a mobile device: voice, address book, text
messaging
Only 6% of mobile phone users want a keyboard or pen input
Smartphone shipments up 288% in Q2 2005
Tablet PCs to generate $5.4 bln by 2009

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