Hitwise looks at consumer search trends for mobile phones.

Competition is fierce in the mobile phone industry as technology drives new product development. From color screens to camera phones - the new craze is video phones. Hitwise data shows the most popular mobile phone models being searched on by US Internet users and the increasing trend in searches for the new LG vx9800 video phone.

About Hitwise:
Hitwise is the world's leading online competitive intelligence service. Each day, Hitwise monitors how more than 25 million Internet users interact with over 500,000 websites across 160 industry categories. By monitoring more people, more websites, more often, Hitwise provides marketers with timely and actionable marketing insights on how their online presence compares to competitive websites. Companies use this information to maximize the return on their online investment, in efforts such as search marketing, affiliate programs, online advertising, visitor segmentation, content development and lead generation. Hitwise collects Internet usage information via a combination of ISP data partnerships and opt-in mega panels, and complies with local and international privacy legislation as audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Founded in 1997, Hitwise is a privately held company, headquartered in New York City and operates in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.  More information about Hitwise is available at www.hitwise.com.