Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Apple and RIM gain as smartphone sales grow - PC World

May 20, 2009

Smartphone sales for the first quarter increased by 12.7 percent year on year, a bright spot in a depressed mobile phone market where overall sales dropped 9.4 percent. Research In Motion and Apple were the big winners as smartphone sales rose to 36.4 million units for the quarter, according to Gartner.

The two North American companies rank second and third in worldwide smartphone sales -- counting the number of devices sold to consumers -- and are catching up with leader Nokia, which continues to lose market share...