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IDC raises smartphone outlook

Posted by fmmonteverde on September 9th, 2010

Research firm IDC has lifted its smartphone sales forecast by 10% as BlackBerrys, Androids and iPhones continue to fly off the shelves.

IDC expects 2010 smartphone shipments to reach 269.6 million, up 55.4% over last year

Mobile data undermines legacy business: analyst

Posted by fmmonteverde on September 9th, 2010

The growth in mobile broadband is undermining existing revenue streams such as voice and SMS, which account for 70% of sales and ebidta, according to a senior telecom analyst.

William Bratton, Deutsche Bank’s director of Asia telecom research, told an LTE conference in Hong Kong Wednesday that the underlining economics of data were not great.

Google TV to launch worldwide in 2011

Posted by fmmonteverde on September 8th, 2010

Google plans to launch its Google TV platform in the US this season and worldwide next year, and is rumored to be in talks over a music download service to rival iTunes.

In a keynote speech at the IFA technology trade fair, CEO Eric Schmidt said Google is working with content providers to populate the Google TV service with video and other entertainment content.