The thrill is gone for smartphone buyers

[Wireless News]

Given that everyone from Apple to Samsung to BlackBerry has posted disappointing sales for their flagship devices over the past year, it shouldn’t be surprising that smartphone buyers as a whole aren’t feeling the same excitement about new devices that they were just a few years ago. The Wall Street Journal reports that new research from UBS shows the rate of smartphone upgrades declined by 9% year-over-year in 2012 and is projected to decline by another 2% year-over-year in 2013. The Journal says one reason why many users are upgrading their smartphones less often is that they don’t see any compelling innovation in new iPhone or Galaxy models that make them want to trade up. Mobile carriers such as AT&T

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