Category: Market

Historical coverage of the PC and Apple tech market by Charles W. Moore. 2004-2017.

Samsung Wrests No. 1 Smartphone Position From Apple; Worldwide Cellphone Sales Decline 2 Percent in Q1 2012 – First Year-over-Year Decline Since Q2 2009

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2 percent decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. That marks the first time since the second quarter of 2009 that the market exhibited a decline. “Global sales of mobile devices declined more than expected due to a slowdown in demand from […]