Linked by David Adams on Sat 30th Aug 2008 16:47 UTC
Consumers increasingly want more sophisticated handsets, and smartphone sales are expected to grow 52% this year compared to last year, according to Gartner. Overall, 190 million units will be sold this year, accounting for about 15% of the total handset market. In 2012, Gartner predicts, smartphone sales will reach over 700 million units, accounting for 65% of all handset sales. This will represent nearly $200 billion, Gartner said.
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I don't know if this falls into the business camp, but being able to use localization + google map is extremely useful when you are somewhere you don't know. I don't have a smartphone, but the ipod touch, and thanks to its localization abilities (through Wifi, quite impressive, although do not always work), I could navigate in cities I don't know anything about.