Smart phone sales increase

Recent statistics released by Gartner show that demand for smart phones and personal digital assistants is continuing to grow rapidly.

Smart phone sales increased 75.5 percent in the last year, and will grow by a further 66 percent during 2006. Sales of PDAs also continue to rise, up 5.7 percent in the last year. Growth of 6.3 percent is predicted for 2006.

PDAs continue to be eclipsed by more voice-centric smart phones.