Cell phone sales on the rise

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CELL PHONES: Motorola still No. 2 as
global sales rise

CELL PHONES: Motorola still No. 2 as
global sales rise 07/30/2004 06:34 AM
Chicago Tribune Jul 30 2004 10:55AM GMT

Study: Cell phone shipments on the rise

Study: Cell phone shipments on the rise 05/06/2004 02:21 PM
Worldwide handset shipments grew in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the same period last year, buoyed by strong sales of camera phones and color screens, IDC says.

Cell phone shipments rise 24 percent;
Motorola posts big gain

Cell phone shipments rise 24 percent;
Motorola posts big gain 02/01/2005 09:49 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jan 27 2005 11:10PM GMT

Cell phone sales keep booming

Cell phone sales keep booming 09/02/2004 01:32 PM
Nokia holds onto its No. 1 position as new buyers and upgraders stoke demand for handsets.

Motorola to boost cell phone sales

Motorola to boost cell phone sales 11/05/2003 12:44 AM
Jakarta Post Nov 4 2003 11:27PM ET

Sales, Cell Phone Plans Lift RadioShack
(AP)

Sales, Cell Phone Plans Lift RadioShack
(AP) 04/20/2004 10:01 AM
AP - RadioShack Corp. on Tuesday said first-quarter profit surged as sales of cell phones and plans jumped 28 percent.

Delays hurt Motorola cell phone sales

Delays hurt Motorola cell phone sales 01/22/2004 09:09 AM
Chicago Tribune Jan 21 2004 6:57PM GMT

Cell Phone sales in Japan Slump (No
Kidding)

Cell Phone sales in Japan Slump (No
Kidding) 04/14/2004 03:33 AM
I had to chuckle when I read this. While at my wife's families home in Okinawa last week I noticed...

Asia Pacific mobile phone sales rise 24
percent in 2004: Gartner (AFP)

Asia Pacific mobile phone sales rise 24
percent in 2004: Gartner (AFP) 04/08/2005 12:29 PM
AFP - Asia-Pacific mobile phone sales excluding Japan rose 24.1 percent to 164 million handsets in 2004 on strong demand for low-tier models, the Gartner research house said.

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April 03/29/2005 04:34 AM
To Better Accommodate the Needs of Today’s Identity Theft Conscious Cell Phone Users, Pride Communication Services (PCS), a Subsidiary Franchise of KaseIT and the Largest Reseller of KRUSELL Leather Cases, Announced Today that it Would Begin Selling the Horizontic Plus Cell Phone Case, KRUSELL’s Newest Offering, In its Online Store in April. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

Q4 Internet sales at eGames rise 20% as
total sales decline 8%

Q4 Internet sales at eGames rise 20% as
total sales decline 8% 08/10/2004 12:10 AM
Internetretailer.com - Mon Aug 9, 09:10 pm GMT

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
Iowa phone company plans to block cell phone call in a dispute with wireless carriers. The Iowa Utilities Board has prevented the plan for now.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets. 07/26/2004 02:22 AM
New laws that mandate the use of cell phone headsets have recently passed in several states. In response, FreeHeadset.org has developed a program to provide wireless phone users with a free cell phone headset. [PRWEB Jul 26, 2004]

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls 04/11/2005 08:07 PM
user survey reported

consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/cell_sex.html
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PC sales on the rise

PC sales on the rise 12/05/2003 10:12 AM
Asia Times Online Dec 5 2003 9:13AM ET

Internet Ad Sales Rise

Internet Ad Sales Rise 09/21/2004 12:56 AM
Washington Post Sep 21 2004 3:42AM GMT

Chip sales rise to $18.1B in Feb

Chip sales rise to $18.1B in Feb 04/04/2005 03:09 PM
CNN Money Apr 4 2005 6:35PM GMT

Video game sales rise

Video game sales rise 02/18/2004 09:28 PM
globetechnology.com Feb 19 2004 1:12AM GMT

ATI revenues rise on PC card sales

ATI revenues rise on PC card sales 12/22/2004 01:43 AM
Graphics card and chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. on Tuesday reported the results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2005, which ended November 30, 2004. The company reported revenues of US$613.9 million, a 30.7 percent increase for the same quarter a year ago. Net income for the quarter was $71.4 million; net income per share was $0.28. ATI exited the quarter with $620.6 million in cash.

- Internet Sales Rise Marginally

- Internet Sales Rise Marginally 08/08/2004 08:46 AM
Hankooki Aug 8 2004 11:43AM GMT

AMD Athlon 64 sales forecast to rise 50%
in H2

AMD Athlon 64 sales forecast to rise 50%
in H2 08/16/2004 06:12 AM
More, cheaper chips coming off AMD's production lines

Blueflys sales rise 51% in March

Blueflys sales rise 51% in March 04/20/2004 04:52 PM
InternetRetailer.com Apr 20 2004 9:51PM GMT

Firewood Sales Up As Oil Prices Rise
(AP)

Firewood Sales Up As Oil Prices Rise
(AP) 01/01/2005 10:51 PM
AP - Firewood sales — and prices — are rising in New England and parts of the West this winter, fueled by increasingly expensive oil and kerosene.

Cisco's sales, profits rise

Cisco's sales, profits rise 11/06/2003 06:28 AM
Daily News Nov 6 2003 5:49AM ET

Surprise rise in UK retail sales

Surprise rise in UK retail sales 09/16/2004 09:21 PM
UK High Street sales confound market expectations and rise by 0.6% in August, increasing the likelihood of another interest rate rise this year.

Internet Sales Rise Marginally

Internet Sales Rise Marginally 08/08/2004 08:46 AM
Hankooki Aug 8 2004 11:42AM GMT

Chip sales rise 37 percent in May

Chip sales rise 37 percent in May 07/02/2004 12:57 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 2 2004 5:01PM GMT

Oracle profits down, despite rise in
sales

Oracle profits down, despite rise in
sales 03/23/2005 01:29 PM
Computer Weekly Mar 23 2005 4:19PM GMT

Dell earnings rise as PC sales grow

Dell earnings rise as PC sales grow 11/13/2003 05:23 PM
USA Today Nov 13 2003 4:52PM ET

Symbian revenues, device sales rise

Symbian revenues, device sales rise 08/04/2004 09:54 AM
Smart phone demand on the up

IDC: PC chip sales to rise 18 percent in
2004

IDC: PC chip sales to rise 18 percent in
2004 03/08/2004 11:22 PM
Revenues to total $53.6 billion

September world chip sales rise 6.5%

September world chip sales rise 6.5% 11/03/2003 05:28 AM
Accelerating growth

Dell profits rise as PC sales grow

Dell profits rise as PC sales grow 11/13/2003 05:23 PM
MSNBC Nov 13 2003 4:54PM ET

Oracle sales rise on database demand

Oracle sales rise on database demand 09/14/2004 06:51 PM
Software maker meets earnings projects but applications business languishes with unit's sales down 36 percent.

Existing Home Sales Rise in November

Existing Home Sales Rise in November 12/29/2004 06:14 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 29 2004 9:22PM GMT

Bluefly.coms October sales rise 63%

Bluefly.coms October sales rise 63% 11/13/2003 05:24 AM
InternetRetailer.com Nov 13 2003 4:41AM ET

May computer chip sales rise 37 percent

May computer chip sales rise 37 percent 07/02/2004 06:02 PM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Jul 2 2004 9:51PM GMT

Nokia sees rise in handset sales

Nokia sees rise in handset sales 09/09/2004 12:47 PM
The mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales.
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