In the Smartphone-Centric Future, Will HTC Beat Nokia?

A startling U.K. survey has revealed that smartphones have over 73% of the U.K. contract cell phone market. Combined with news that famed smartphone maker HTC is selling own-brand units, the writing's on the wall for dumb phones. 

The survey data comes from GFK Retail and Technology, and though it highlights Android phones in particular (which have seen dramatic growth from 3% of the U.K.'s mobile market in Q1 2010 to over 13% in Q2) the real message is the overall market dominance of...