So what did you do with your bonus cheque from work? Pay debts? Savings? Contribute to your RRSP’s? According to Total Telecom most of you spent it on something cellular related. It’s reported that consumers spent 110 Billion last year on mobile phones and accessories, while globally the number is a staggering for wireless services at 1 Trillion dollars. The research firm also predicted global cell-phone shipments would grow to 1.61 billion units in 2014, up 41% from 2009. They fell a less-than-feared 6.7% last year and are expected to rebound 12% this year, with smart phones rising by the same amount and making up roughly 20% of cell-phone shipments.

Handset makers Nokia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. both gained market share last year, said iSuppli. Nokia rose to 38.9% from 37.4%, while Samsung grew to 21.1% from 20.7%.

Last year, three smart-phone makers-Nokia, Apple Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd.-had double-digit shares of the smart phone market, compared with just Nokia two years earlier.

About 30% of all smart phone models introduced this year are expected to use Google Inc.’s Android operating system, more than triple the percentage in 2009.

What do you think?? Did you spend a lot on phones this year? Let us know!