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Samsung takes No. 1 spot in U.S. cellphone market | Markets | Markets News
By Tarmo Virki HELSINKI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) passed Motorola Inc (MOT.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) in the third quarter to became the leading cellphone handset vendor in the United States, research ...
UPDATE 1-Circuit City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | Markets | Markets News
reuters.com — NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc (CC.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), the No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, falling victim to tighter credit terms from vendors and a ... (more) UPDATE 1-Circuit City files for Chapter 11 ...
Motorola Media Center - Press Releases
motorola.com — Motorola Introduces Value-Packed MOTO™ VE240 with Mobile Music and Hands-Free Convenience SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Nov. 14, 2008 – Motorola, Inc. today announced MOTO™ VE240 will be arriving soon to Cricket Communications, Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary ... (more) Motorola Media Center - Press Releases
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Samsung takes No. 1 spot in U.S. cellphone market | Technology
in.reuters.com — By Tarmo Virki HELSINKI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd passed Motorola Inc in the third quarter to become the leading cellphone handset vendor in the United States, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Friday. The research firm said ... (more) Samsung takes No. 1 spot in U.S. cellphone market | ...
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Samsung dethrones Motorola as no. 1 in US
Boy Genius Report — It was only a matter of time - Motorola has officially lost its title of number one handset manufacturer in the US to Samsung. Somehow managing to increase sales by 6.2% in the past year despite the US being in the midst of one of the worst economic crises in modern history, Samsung now controls 22.4% of the US market while Motorola stands at 21.1% after its position fell a jaw-dropping 11.6%. Nokia, which has never been a large player, made modest gains in the US and is currently holding an 8.4% market share. This is an historic moment in the US cellular ...

Report: Crackberry Addiction More Prevalent Than iPhonia Nervosa Among Handset Users
Digital Daily — ... , Apple (AAPL) accounted for just 5.7 percent of the mobile phone market in the states in the third quarter, while Research in Motion claimed nearly twice as much–10.2 percent. That places it sixth in the research outfit’s ranking, two spots below RIM (RIM). Quite an achievement for a company with a single handset in a market ruled by the likes of Samsung, which has just overtaken Motorola as the leading mobile phone supplier in the states. Samsung claimed 22.4 percent of U.S. sales in Q3, up from 17.9 percent a year earlier. Meanwhile, Motorola’s (MOT) share ...

Samsung destronó a Motorola como líder en ventas en USA
Celularis — ... anunció hoy que las ventas de teléfonos celulares en Estados Unidos aumentaron un 6.2% en relación al mismo tercer trimestre del 2007, alcanzando la cifra de 47.4 millones de teléfonos, y que Samsung superó a Motorola como el principal vendedor de teléfonos celulares en ese mercado. ...

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BlackBerry and iPhone to Battle this Holidays for 2nd PlaceI4U News 11/7/2008
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