READING, United Kingdom-The worldwide smart mobile device market is in flux, according to a new study from market research firm Canalys.
The firm defines smart mobile devices as handhelds, wireless handhelds and smart phones.
According to the study, top-ranked Nokia Corp. slightly increased its market share for smart mobile devices despite a sequential fall in quarterly smart-phone shipments largely through sales of its popular multimedia models like the N70. Research in Motion Ltd. strengthened its second-place position and overtook Palm Inc. both globally and in the United States for the first time in the category. Canalys attributed Palm’s slip to third in the worldwide rankings to lack of traction for the Treo device outside the United States.
The handheld market saw a 25-percent decrease worldwide. The only top-five vendor showing growth in the category was Mio Technology, which was up 7 percent, said the report.
