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Global Phone Market Grew By 11.3% Year Over Year In 2Q2011

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Across the globe, mobile devices are being sold like hot cakes. The market is expanding and phones are driving some new industries. From North America to Asia, vendors are shipping millions of units. It simply means that the market is healthy and will continue like that for years.

 

A new report has that the  global mobile phone market grew 11.3% year over year in 2Q11.  The report, from IDC noted that vendors shipped about 365.4 million units in 2Q11 compared to 328.4 million units 2Q10. Yet, the feature phone market shrank 4% in 2Q11 when compared to 2Q10.

 

“The shrinking feature phone market is having the greatest impact on some of the world’s largest suppliers of mobile phones,” said Kevin Restivo,an IDC analyst.  “Stalwarts such as Nokia are losing share in the feature phone category to low-cost suppliers such as Micromax, TCL-Alcatel, and Huawei.”

 

“For the overall market to grow by double digits year over year, despite the decline in feature phones, is testament to the strength of the global smartphone market,” noted Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC’.  “While this is not a new trend – smartphones have been the primary engine of growth for the last several quarters – it does mark something of a transition point, as demonstrated by the growing number and variety of smartphones featured in the vendors’ portfolios.”

 

The breakdown of the growth by vendor is provided below.


2Q11 Unit Shipments

2Q11 Market Share

2Q10 Unit Shipments

2Q10 Market Share

Year-Over-Year Change
Nokia

88.5

24.2%

111.1

33.8%

-20.3%
Samsung

70.2

19.2%

63.8

19.4%

10.0%
LG Electronics

24.8

6.8%

30.6

9.3%

-18.9%
Apple

20.3

5.6%

8.4

2.6%

141.8%
ZTE

16.6

4.5%

12.2

3.7%

36.0%
Others

145

39.7%

102.3

31.2%

41.7%
Total

365.4

100.0%

328.4

100.0%

11.3%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, July 28, 2011

Note: Vendor shipments are branded shipments and exclude OEM sales for all vendors

Can Google Africa Help Eritrea? Notable For Rejecting Foreign Aids And Support

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As we congratulate South Sudan for its independence, we need to remember Eritrea. Eritrea fought for more than three decades to have independence from Ethiopia, in 1993. It got it and ever since its promise of liberty and independence has taken a new turn. Today, it is ravaged by famine. It is a reclusive nation and one of the most autocratic nations in Africa.

 

Tekedia Intelligence has noted that this nation of 5.3 million people is a gun powder that is exploding now. Recall that footballers that went to play in Tanzania ran away. Recall that many of the doctors have moved to neighboring African nations. Recall that even senior government officials absconded while on official duties in other countries. Of course, the government of President Isaias Afwerki retaliates by locking up their relatives and imprisoning them.

 

Eritrea continues to get billions  from gold, copper and zinc mines from Canadian and Australian companies. Apart from those mines, this country does little with the world. It rejects all foreign aids and denies any insinuations that its people need help. Yes, Eritrea is one of the few if not the only major African nation that does not accept foreign aids. Do not interpret it as a good thing. Why? The man is not providing an alternative.

 

So, this brings the question: can Google Africa help this nation? Does anyone know if Google has a project there. Can it use technology to bring liberation to the people. Can Google save Eritrea by helping invest in its future? Of course, you will ask: what is Google? A company out to boost bottom lines. So Eritrea may not cut it. But we need certainty in this land.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 – A High Power Engine Of Productibity

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The Iconia Tab A500 was launched alongside the Iconia Tab A100 and Iconia Tab W500 as part of Acer´s latest quest to get a foothold in the tablet market. The A500 and A100 both run on Android Honeycomb, specifically designed for tablet use (unlike earlier Android versions), while the W500 comes with Windows 7 as its OS of choice. While many may argue that Honeycomb offers a better touchscreen experience the W500 does come with an optional laptop dock that can provided a more old school experience which many may prefer.

 

 

The main difference between the two Android Iconia Tabs is that the A100 comes with a smaller 7″ screen compared to the A500´s 10″ beast of a display. This screen is fantastic for all things visual offering an exceptional level of quality and sharpness and is ideal for videos and gaming. The Iconia Tab A500 comes with a lot of processing power on board including a dual core processor, 2GB RAM and hardware graphics acceleration that make it one of the best tablets around for gaming.

 

 

The Iconia Tab A500 also comes with a 3 axis gyro sensor that can be used as a means for controlling games and other apps, by tilting the tablet in different directions (similar to the now ubiquitous accelerometer, but with more directions available). The screen is fully touch sensitive with support for multitouch and comes with one of the highest resolutions found on a tablet.

The Iconia Tab A500 comes with 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity to help you hook up online whenever you feel the need and the tablet is a perfect device for all online activity. With the large screen being ideal for viewing web pages in all their glory, the Iconia Tab also comes with Adobe Flash and YouTube support so that you can enjoy online video and flash animations.

 

 

This is another area where the Iconia Tab A500 performs well with gaming, with support for online 3D gaming. In US markets the Iconia Tab will come with 4G LTE connections but, as these networks are not in place in the United Kingdom they will not be on offer with the UK version unfortunately. However, with the connectivity that is available you can enjoy many messaging features such as email and instant messaging as well as social networking through Acer´s SocialJogger application. This pools information from Facebook and Twitter as well as other social networks into one easy to manage interface.

 

 

While running on Android Honeycomb the Iconia Tab also comes with Acer´s specially designed interface with the homescreen divided into sections for gaming, reading, entertainment and social networking. The Iconia Tab supports full HD 1080p video playback and through HDMI you can watch these videos back through your home TV as well.

The Iconia Tab A500 is certainly one of the most high powered tablets on offer today, with its hardware allowing it to accomplish all tablet activities with ease. It comes with excellent online support and is one of the best tablets for gaming and entertainment. If the 10″ screen is perhaps a little too large for your liking, there is also the similar Iconia Tab A100 that comes in a more petite frame.

 

Editor’s Note: You can get this phone and associated contracts at our UK partner, Best Mobile Contracts

Finally, Nigeria Gets A Grown Up Online Advertising Company – Adplacers May Be The Real Deal

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It is very evident that Nigeria with its population is the real deal. We have since wondered who can get the nation a solid online ad representation. Now, it seems that Adplacers will just do that.

Adplacers is an Advertising Placement and Management platform that allows individuals, Agencies and Corporate brands to place and monitor their campaigns on leading websites like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, BBC etc. instead of registering or login into different platforms.

Very interesting indeed and that is basically what has to happen. The company focuses on Nigerian and Ghanian markets for now and will surely expand as they make progress. The good thing about this is that they can take this mobile and help to consolidate this market that has no shape.

The AdPlacers Network delivers over 2 million impressions daily to online targets in Nigeria, Cameron and Ghana on local and foreign sites, making it the #1 AdNetwork, Placement and Management.

We saw this company since last week when we visited Nairaland but never knew it was local. At the right hand side, notice adplacers below the DealDey ad. It would have been better if those ads are rotating instead of being one company. For the last few days it has been that DealDey that is there.

Recent Funding Statistics In Africa-Based Entities From Indigo Trust

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Hive Colab is a place where East African technologists can go to cut their teeth, work together, and share ideas. They also get insights from people from the NGOS, and universities. Simply,  it  is an open, collaborative, community owned, work environment for young tech entrepreneurs  that provides a platform to develop ideas. It is called a “hive” because it’s a place with lots of activity. Early this year, Hive Colab received funding from Indigo Trust. The Indigo Trust awarded a grant of £10, 000 to the Hive Colab in Uganda.   The grant covered training of volunteers, general operational costs, development of technical platforms and a number of specific interventions.

 

Pamoja FM, a community radio station in Kibera slum, Nairobi came to the fore during the 2007-2008 election violence, where they acted as a calming influence on the citizens in Kibera, which was in stark contrast with many comparable stations, which incited violence over this period.  In this way, they remained true to their name which means ‘Unity’ in Swahili.  Pamoja is working closely with FrontlineSMS Radio to enable two-way communication with their listeners in real-time.  The Indigo Trust awarded Pamoja FM a grant of £2213 for equipment which will enable the effective execution of this intervention.

 

FrontlineSMS Radio also received a grant of £10, 200 grant from Indigo Trust to fund a part-time Project Manager to coordinate between the developer team, researchers, partners and users on the ground.  FrontlineSMS combines laptops with mobiles to bridge a crucial information gap between grassroots organisations and their staff or constituents. This could be very helpful to health care delivery intervention.

 

Africa Gathering provides a space to bring technophiles, thinkers, entrepreneurs, innovators and everybody else together to talk about positive change in sustainable development, technology, social networking, health, education, environment and good governance in Africa. Late last year, The Indigo Trust  awarded a grant of £10, 000 to Africa Gathering (£5000 towards ICT4D conference costs and £5000 for business support).

 

There is also an award of £5,000 to the Co-Creation Hub team to cover prize money and some project management costs for a Tech-in Governance ‘Living Lab’ event in Lagos. Recently, together, with Omidyar Network, they are funding a ccHub in Nigeria. Of course, we covered iCow few days ago on Tekedia. We think Indigo Trust is making progress and we like the small pieces they make this.

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