IDG: global Q2 handsets shipped 1 million 700 thousand fell for 6 consecutive years

Global handheld computing device market in the second quarter of 2005 shipments fell again, which is the same period in the past sixth consecutive years of decline, which is the data provided by market research firm IDG. IDG said the day before the two quarter of this year, shipments fell 24.9% to 1 million 700 thousand.

Despite the continued downward trend in the global market, but some manufacturers still do not change his mind, IDG with two manufacturers Acer and Yakumo as an example, the manufacturers will have a handheld computing device satellite global positioning function for five categories of products the largest shipments.

IDG said that for what is the definition of handheld devices increasingly blurred, in addition to the product is also facing increasingly strong competition from the multimedia phone.

Handset market leader Palm affected by global shipments shrinking, shipments fell 30.9% this year. Ranked second HP handset production downturn, a large number of mobile users is transferred from the handheld device to the multimedia complex equipment, which makes HP shipments in the quarter compared with the same period last year fell 39.3, down 35.2% over the previous quarter.