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At the end of the second quarter, only about 7% of U.S. consumers bought goods or conducted financial transactions via cell phone, according to a recent survey by Nielsen. However, its believed m-commerce may finally be gaining in popularity. ABI Research projects North American sales of physical goods ordered via the cell phone at $544 million this year, up from $346 million in 2008. Now, Mark Beccue, senior analyst at ABI, is considering updating his 2009 forecast to $800 million. “I thought hockey-stick growth was going to come in 2010,” says Beccue.Read the full article