Neutral News For Handheld Computer Market

According to the market research and consulting firm Gartner, the average retail price of handheld computers is decreasing, even as shipments worldwide are on the rise. Research in Motion's Blackberry model led the growth, as the market leader experienced a 30.8 percent increase in shipments. The Blackberry accounted for 25.5 percent of all handheld computer shipments in the quarter. Shipments on the whole reached 3.65 million units (up by 6.6 percent), as prices fell by 2.7 percent in comparison to the same period last year. Todd Kort, an analyst for Gartner, says that handheld computer manufacturers need not be concerned by the price dip, attributing it to a lack of new, higher-priced models. And Gartner did not include smartphones in its data, instead defining handheld computers as "data-centric devices that require both hands to operate." Blackberry service in China. Gartner's data suggests that the handheld computer market, though not growing as quickly as it once did, has not peaked out just yet, either. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Doug is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest eBusiness news.