The worldwide mobile phone market showed continued strength in the first quarter of 2006 with total shipments of 226.7 million units, representing 26.0% growth over the same quarter in 2005, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

"Much of the worldwide growth has been attributed to developing markets, which have not only seen an influx of entry-level devices for first-time users, but an increasing interest in mid-range and higher end devices."

As a mobile application developer, it’s good to see it’s not just growth in low-end phones for developing markets. 

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