Posted on Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 at 6:14 pm
By 2008, USB ports are expected in 73 percent of all new-model mobile phones, up from 30 percent in 2004, while music playback capability — including MP3 — is expected in 54 percent of new-model wireless handsets in 2008, up from 20 percent in 2004. Slots for removable flash-memory cards, which can be used to store and transfer music files are predicted to reach a 43 percent penetration rate of new phones by 2008, up from 16 percent in 2004. Finally, 14 percent of new-model phones in 2008 are estimated to contain Wi-Fi links, up from less than 1 percent in 2004.
