Mobile phone sales start to slow
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One billion mobiles will be sold by next year but the boom times could be over, a report predicts.
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Motorola Inc. is weighing the possible sale of its mobile unit after the company saw sales of its phones and other devices drop 33% during the last year.
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The boom in mobile ringtones may be waning with the UK market set to shrink 20% in 2006, research suggests.
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The proliferation of mobile operating systems has resulted in slower-than-desired growth of mobile Internet applications, the head of Vodafone claims.
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Demand for mobile phones remains &quot;robust&quot; according to the latest update from retailer Carphone Warehouse. In the 13 weeks to 25 September, the firm saw connections grow by 25% on the same period a year ago to 1.55 million.
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Shares of long-distance phone  companies AT&T Corp. T.N and MCI Inc. MCIP.O have plunged  about 20 percent this year, but potential buyers seem to be  holding out for clearance sales.
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U.S. telephone carrier customers of Samsung Electronics saw slowing sales of cell phones towards the end of the holiday shopping period, which was a strong sales period for Samsung, a top executive for the phone maker said on Sunday.
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Motorola warns it is making a loss, blaming weak mobile phone sales in Asia and Europe.
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The global market for handheld devices continues to dwindle, according to data released by IDC this week. The industry has recorded a year-over-year fall for the third successive quarter, the researcher said.
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Strong sales of new mobile phone models boosts profits at Carphone Warehouse but the retailer's shares fall on concerns at a decline in profits from pre-paid phones.
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Cell-phone unit won't be profitable this year.
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Nokia and Motorola, who dominate the  low-cost mobile phone segment, could feel the pinch after  Vodafone's  deal to buy cheap handsets from Chinese  handset maker ZTE .
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Vodafone is putting its substantial weight behind a 3G push by offering ten handsets in the run up to Christmas. From November the firm will sell handsets from manufacturers including Samsung, Sharp, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, NEC and Nokia.
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In the French Riviera town of Cannes, the mobile industry is weighing a tough challenge as it struggles to maintain profitability: how to sell more expensive, sophisticated phones &#151; while making them simpler.
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The use of mobile phones in emerging markets is growing but people are using their phones for more than just talking.
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Mobile phone operators appeared  unworried by the specter of a slowdown in the world economy at  the wireless industry's leading trade show this week, even as  some hardware makers signaled concern.
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Market researcher IDC expects growth  in the global market for mobile phones to slow to single digits  from this year onwards after unit sales rose 11.6 percent last  quarter, it said in a statement on Friday.