Cell Phone Shipments Rise 24 Percent
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More cell phones than ever were shipped in the fourth quarter, with the industry growing 24 percent over the same quarter last year, the technology research firm IDC reported Thursday.
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Consistent gains in commercial personal computer demand will boost shipments of PCs to176.5 million units in 2004 on growth of 14.
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The airwaves that carry billions of calls, text messages and e-mails have become one of the hottest corporate properties. Not only are they in demand  by a nation of 240 million mobile-phone users, they are also in short supply.
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IBM  reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in overseas markets, driving its shares up 6 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
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Global mobile phone sales grew 35% to over 150 million in the second quarter, say industry analysts Gartner.
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Virgin Mobile says user numbers are up 37% on a year ago and it added a record number of subscribers in the latest quarter.
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Robust demand from emerging markets in  Asia and Africa lifted third-quarter sales of all major handset  vendors from the previous quarter, with companies expecting  another sales boost from holiday shopping ahead.
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Numbers of people using hand-held mobile phones is believed to be rising again in spite of tough new legislation.
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Notebooks and laptops show biggest growth Worldwide PC shipments are expected to rise by 12.6 per cent this year, according to new research by analysts IDC.â¦
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The mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales.
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Global sales of mobile telephones surged a record 35 percent to 156 million units in the second quarter from the same period in 2003, a study published by the US research group Gartner showed.
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Company ramps up to increase production as demand for new handheld exceeds expectations.
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Online shopping increased 24 percent in 2004, VeriSign says.
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That&#39;s according to research outfit Gartner, which on Thursday said that second quarter global mobile phone shipments hit 156.
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Worldwide mobile phone sales exceeded 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 percent increase over the second quarter of 2003, according to a report released this week by Gartner Inc.
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Sales in Europe were especially strong, rising 24 percent, the software maker says.
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TechWeb - A market research company's survey found 24% want GPS on their next cell phone, while 19% want Internet access.