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Mobile Phones - Yahoo! News Search Results Global mobile phone sales now in decline Despite some vendors seeing record smartphone sales, worldwide sales of mobile phones declined 2% year-over-year to 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, according to research firm Gartner. The decline represents the first of its kind since the second quarter of 2009. “Global sales of mobile devices declined more than expected due to a slowdown in demand from the Asia/Pacific region ... In Canada, phones poised to challenge credit cards Thousands of Canadian retailers already have equipment in place to let customers pay for purchases with a swipe of their mobile phones, putting the country in the lead in developing a system that could ... How Mobile is Rapidly Evolving the World The first time I can remember realizing how critical mobile phones were to people was back in 2006, while I was working in India. It was a blistering summer, and I'd heard the news that rural farmers were waiting in mile long lines to bring their produce to market; most had to spend the night ... |