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Market research firm the Yankee Group finds that the Apple iPhone is the leading smartphone in Europe, commanding some 40 percent of the market. In comparison, Android netted a 190 percent share, RIM's BlackBerry came in third with 17 percent, and Nokia managed fourth place with 15 percent of the European smartphone market. “These findings highlight the continued strength of Apple in the European smartphone market and, in… Read More

It is 100% official. After years of dominating the market under AT&T exclusivity, Apple's industry-changing iPhone has finally been unleashed on the wider world with the release of the Verizon iPhone 4. The new-old phone went on sale at 7 a.m. EST this morning, with reports indicating a lighter turnout than has historically been seen for new iProducts. Apple's flagship New York City store had just eight people lined up when… Read More

Market analysis firm The Yankee Group has published a new report looking at the development of the Palm pre and how Palm and Sprint—two companies desperate to put themselves back on the map—worked together to try to create a blockbuster device. But the report also contains a few interesting items about the anticipated future of the mobile phone market: for instance, it claims that some 41 percent of consumers are likely to… Read More

This number jumps to 56 percent when teens who use or share a cellphone with their parents or other family members is factored in. In contrast, a much lower 22 percent of teens are on prepaid/hybrid plans. “Family plans have clearly facilitated teen cellphone use, with nearly half of all teens saying that they own their cellphones, up significantly from one-third of teens from our 2003 survey,” says Linda Barrabee, Yankee Group… Read More

A new study by the Yankee Group predicts that EMEA will remain the largest market, but worldwide growth will lead to 1.87 billion mobile users by the end of 2007. According to a new study by Research firm The Yankee Group, the biggest growth in mobile devices will come from Asia, Latin America, and Africa, pushing the number of mobile users to 1.87 billion by the end of 2007. The EMEA market (Europe, Middle East, Africa) will remain the biggest… Read More

If successful, Wi-Fi calling would be one more factor decreasing calling costs and shrinking revenue at traditional carriers. “The potential is enormous as an alternative to conventional telephony,” said John Jackson, a wireless-technology analyst at The Yankee Group. Read the full story at CNN.