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Says Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End Users Reached 1.6 Billion Units in 2010; Smartphone Sales Grew 72 Percent in 2010

Worldwide mobile device sales to end users totaled 1.6 billion units in 2010, a 31.8 percent increase from 2009 (see Table 1), according to Gartner, Inc. http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1543014
Well, that was fast. Android vaulted past all contenders, including Apple and Nokia, to become the No. 1 smartphone platform in the quarter (Nokia still sold the most phones, with 28% of the market).

IT'S OFFICIAL: The Smartphone Market Is Now Bigger Than The PC Market

http://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-bigger-than-pc-market-2011-2
http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/01/2011-mobile-trends-a-look-ahead.php In its annual mobile technology report, Forrester Research has outlined the trends it expects to see in the coming year.

10 Mobile Trends for 2011

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376171,00.asp In the market for a new mobile phone? Don't pull the trigger just yet: These upcoming cell phones are worth waiting for. Sure, you want a new phone right now, but carriers and manufacturers have promised some truly spectacular, knock-your-socks-off phones coming to U.S. shelves between now and June.

The 10 Best Upcoming Cell Phones | PCMag.com

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/01/10-mobile-trends-in-2011-android-boom-tablets-multiply010.html 2010 was an important year for mobile, especially in media, where the announcement of the iPad and other tablets, along with new smartphones, made mobile and tablet apps especially intriguing to publishers.

MediaShift . 10 Mobile Trends in 2011: Android Boom, Tablets Multiply | PBS