Mobile Phone Growth Slides In Fourth Quarter Mobile phone shipments on a global basis reached 427.4 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011 -- a tepid 6.1 percent rise from the year-earlier period, IDC says, blaming it on a weak economy. |
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Smartphones Overtake Computers and Tablets Move over, computers and tablets. For the first time, annual worldwide shipments of smartphones are larger than PCs and tablets. Smartphone shipments rose 63 percent last year, to 487.7 million units. |
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Review: Super Bowl Online Decent, Won't Replace TV The TV won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl live on a computer or phone. |
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