The annual study on Cellular Handset & Chip Markets '08, reveals the number of interesting findings, that is Cellphone unit market growth is slowing globally to 10% in 2008, as Japan growth turns negative, North America slows to 7.8% growth and Europe slows to only 3.8%. , China and India continue to be the volume cellphone drivers, but the smaller markets of Africa and the Middle East will experience far higher growth rates and Over the next five years, the fast-growing smartphone markets are driving introduction of single-chip peripherals that support Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM radio and even mobile TV. Etc.Source: DSP DesignLinehttp://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:06:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28783/cell-phone-market-nears-saturation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe number of Americans signing up for cell phone service is slowing down after more than a decade of explosive growth, reports USA Today . Within a couple of years, experts say, just about everybody who wants a cell phone will have one, meaning good news for consumers as companies focus on luring each other's customers away instead of signing up new ones.http://www.newser.com/story/28783/cell-phone-market-nears-saturation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:55:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28311/yes-on-phones-no-on-talking-poll.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAmericans want wireless service on airplanes, but not voice calls, PC World reports. A survey finds 60% would use silent features like texting and email, but 74% think that no matter what, conversations shouldn’t be allowed. Americans "don't want to be forced to listen to the conversation of the passenger sitting next to them," a pollster says.http://www.newser.com/story/28311/yes-on-phones-no-on-talking-poll.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:55:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27359/blackberry-holds-its-own-against-iphone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe release of the new 3G BlackBerry Bold Monday sent Research in Motion’s shares up 6.93%, to $141.97. The reason, according to Forbes , is the BlackBerry’s business focus, which lets it maintain its edge over the popular but business-weak iPhone. The Bold apes the iPhone in design, but integrates smoothly with business email and other systems, unlike its smartphone rival.http://www.newser.com/story/27359/blackberry-holds-its-own-against-iphone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:55:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27279/online-apple-stores-sold-out-of-iphones.html?refid=rss_all_defaultApple’s online stores in the US and UK are sold out of iPhones, Bloomberg reports. The shortage is stoking analysts' predictions that a new handset will be released a month earlier than expected, after Apple's developer conference in June. The new phones are said to boast faster download speeds, thanks to access to 3G data networks.http://www.newser.com/story/27279/online-apple-stores-sold-out-of-iphones.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:54:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26074/att-to-offer-half-priced-iphone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe new iPhone will have not only a GPS chip and a slimmer silhouette, but a much lower price tag than its predecessor, Fortune reports. AT&T will subsidize as much as half the cost of each phone bought along with a 2-year contract, a source tells Fortune , bringing the price to an industry-competitive $199. The new phones would be locked to prevent customers from using them with rival carriers.http://www.newser.com/story/26074/att-to-offer-half-priced-iphone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:54:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25532/slumping-razr-sales-slash-moto-earnings.html?refid=rss_all_defaultApple and Nokia chewed away at Motorola’s cellphone market share, pushing the troubled handset maker to a larger first-quarter loss than expected, Bloomberg reports. Moto lost $194 million, or 9 cents a share, and revenues fell 21% to $7.45 billion. The company also issued a bleak forecast for Q2 as handset shipments plunged 40%. Moto plans to spin off its handset unit this year.http://www.newser.com/story/25532/slumping-razr-sales-slash-moto-earnings.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:54:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19963/motorola-left-holding-troubled-handset-unit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIt’s looking increasingly important for Motorola to shore up its troubled handset unit itself, as no buyers have materialized in the near-month since the company said it was exploring options for the business, reports BusinessWeek . Fixing the problematic division would make it easier to attract a higher sale price, spin it off as a more valuable asset, or even retain the unit.http://www.newser.com/story/19963/motorola-left-holding-troubled-handset-unit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:54:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19047/india-rolls-out-20-cell-phone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOn the heels of India’s $2,400 car comes its $20 mobile handset, the “people’s phone,” the Times of London reports. It has no smart features—not even a screen. “It is just a phone,” says the chairman of Spice Mobile, the phone’s developer, but the company thinks it can sell 10 million over the next year.http://www.newser.com/story/19047/india-rolls-out-20-cell-phone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:54:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18523/google-phone-rumors-swirl.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe public will finally get to see Google’s Android cellphone platform in action at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, a source told Reuters. British chip maker ARM will show the prototype, the source said, though ARM and Google declined comment. The first phones and services based on Android are due on the market in the second half of 2008.http://www.newser.com/story/18523/google-phone-rumors-swirl.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 11:54:17 CDT