The specter of a smartphone slow-down haunts the industry

[Wireless News]

BlackBerry.missed BB10 shipment expectations.by more than 20%. HTC missed.profit expectations by more than 30%. Even Samsung missed profit expectations by 10%. This is starting to look ominous, even though each company has its own reasons for soggy spring numbers. Of course, Samsung’s profit miss is the biggest news item here — the company had.lulled investors into complacency by beating expectations even during quarters when it did not have.a brand new flagship phone in its product range..During the second quarter this year,.Samsung had a brand new Galaxy S4 in its arsenal ramping up faster than any of its previous high-end phones, and its profit still missed expectations. HTC also had a brand new, well-reviewed model out during the spring quarter. One

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