Apple’s iPhone Tops BlackBerry as Smartphones Soar

November 7th, 2008

Apple’s iPhone is emerging as king of the corporate world as global shipments of smartphones reached a new peak. Defying speculation about a global recession, worldwide smartphone shipments climbed to just shy of 40 million units in the third quarter, according to the latest estimates from Canalys. That means smartphones now represent about 13 percent of the total mobile -phone market, up from 11 percent in the second quarter.The iPhone 3G’s introduction in July led the charge.

Apple’s expansion into many countries around the globe helped the company scale to second place worldwide, outshining Research In Motion in the quarter and boasting higher shipments than all Microsoft-based smartphones combined. Nokia remained the market leader despite a sales decline.

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