We already talked about the new report from Strategy Analytics on the mobile phone market for Q2. Another research firm has also published a report on the state of the mobile phone market. The other report is from analytics firm IDC. IDC reports that the global market for mobile phones declined 10.8% from the same quarter a year before. Despite the ... continued »

With the global economy in the crapper, many consumers are finding that they can no longer buy the things they purchased in previous years. This fact has contributed to a decline in sales in the mobile phone industry in most categories; the smartphone has so far been able to withstand the decline. Research firm IDC announced today that subscribers to prepaid ... continued »