Gartner: Smart phone sales double in North America

June 7, 2008 By PETER SVENSSON , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Sales of "smart" phones doubled in North America in the first quarter, outstripping the category's growth in the rest of the world, according to a report by research firm Gartner.

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