HTC Expects 23% Growth in Q4 2009

HTC has recently announced during a conference call that it expects its revenues to top $12.3-12.9 billion in Q4 2009. Also, we learn that the company’s handset shipments will grow 5-6% on year in the same quarter, while ODM shipments will reach the end of their business cycles. Q4 gross margin will range from 32-33%, while the operating expense... 

Pico Projectors Set to Grow in the Following Years, Reach Impressive Market Share

iSuppli Corp recently stated that pico projectors have what it takes to become important mobile phone accessories in the next years, reaching a sixtyfold growth in shipments till 2013. Turns out that over 3 million such units will be sold 4 years from now, up from 50,000 units this year. Pico projectors are defined as being the front projectors that... 

HTC Dares to Hope More for the End of 2008

HTC just realized that they’ve been too modest with their previous projections for the sales that they expect to reach until the end of this year. The smartphone producer considerably increased the figures of their expectations. While some handset producers usually dear to dream high sales numbers right from the beginning, HTC might have done some... 

Grim Predictions From Nokia for 2009

Nokia recently stated that they predict a drop of the phone market in the fourth quarter and next year, as the global economy slows down and consumers decide to spend less. The company forecast 1.24 billion handsets sold this year, less than its last estimate (1.26 billion) and blames some of these drops on the economy issues plaguing the world. While... 

R.I.P Symbian, Windows Mobile Not Doing so Bad

While some of us could have sworn that Windows Mobile was dead and buried by now, the figures published by Canalys for the Q3 2008 smartphone market show that Symbian’s in deep trouble. It had a 21.5% drop of its marketshare and a 12.4% drop in shipments, as you can see in the table below: Windows Mobile surprised everyone with a 42.9% growth... 

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