nikki fox, bbc news, horden.— have dropped by nearly a quarter, after it warned that its profits would be lower than previously expected. rory cellan—jones is at a carphone warehouse for us. why aren't people buying so many phones then? it's not that people have stopped buying phones. what dixons carphone thinks it's spotted and what's really worried its investors is they may be holding off a little before upgrading, may be waiting another six months. part of the reason is modern smartphones are capable devices, they all look much the same, and people are finding it quite difficult when a new device comes along to work out what is different about it. then there's the price. we've seen of course the pound fall against the dollar, and as it's fallen, the price of these has risen. just yesterday, samson fought out a new phone with a price tag of £869. there are rumours when the new iphone comes out, probably next month, that its price could sort above £1000 for some models. that phone is expected to be a really big