Mobiles head for sales milestone

By the end of 2009, some 2.6 billion mobiles will be in regular use around the world, Gartner predicts.

The findings are based on a study that looked at sales figures from 62 countries around the globe. [via the BBC]

"It is expected that some 779 million mobile handsets will be sold by the end of this year, 50 million of which will be smartphones.

The nature of the mobile in our pocket is likely to evolve.

In mature markets such as the UK, Germany and the US there will be more mobiles catering to specific functionality, whether it be music, photography or video.

"In sub-Saharan Africa phones will be small, simple and with very good battery life," said Mr Wood.

By 2009, Asia/Pacific will account for a third of all mobile sales. "

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