totalled 3.7m units in the second quarter of 2006, a 2.7% increase from the second quarter of 2005, according to Gartner. This was the highest Q2 total on record. Much of the growth came from vendors that were not among the first tier a year ago, such as Mio Technology, Motorola and Danger. Meanwhile, last year’s prime vendors – RIM, Palm, HP and Dell – have had steady-to-declining shipments.
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