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iPad accounts for 95% of global tablet market
It’s good to be king, and make no mistake about it, when it comes to the tablet market, Apple is definitely a king among men. According to recent data compiled by Strategy Analytics, Apple’s iPad constituted 95% of all global tablet shipments during the most recent quarter. Android tablets, the closest competitor to the iPad […]
Continue reading...Apple now fourth largest mobile handset vendor worldwide
Friday, October 29, 2010
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Check out IDC’s latest press release over here. Photo via MacRumors
Continue reading...Apple surpasses RIM in global smartphone marketshare – Report
Monday, October 25, 2010
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For the first time, Apple recently surpassed RIM in terms of global smartphone marketshare. According to Strategy Analytics, Apple shipped 15.4 million iPhones during Q3 of 2010 compared to 12.3 million shipped Blackberry devices from RIM. The overall smartphone market continues to grow at a tremendous pace, so the chart below says more about Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Android shipments surpass iPhone shipments for first time
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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AppleInsider reports: Shipments of smartphones running Google’s Android operating system outpaced iPhones for the first time during the second quarter of the year, as sales of all integrated mobile devices worldwide rose more than 50% to 61.6 million units. The boost was enough to push Android past Apple’s iOS to become the third-most-popular mobile phone […]
Continue reading...iPhone global share rises in May, continues to outpace Android
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
NetMarketShare reports: Google’s operating system, Android is rapidly gaining usage share. However, the iPhone still maintains a large lead. In fact, the iPhone actually gained more global share than Android in May, going from 30.3% to 32.8%. In the same timeframe, Android went from 5.3% to 6.2%. Java ME (which stands for micro-edition) still maintains […]
Continue reading...Internet Explorer market share drops below 60% for the first time
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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For the first time in its history, Internet Explorer’s marketshare has dipped below 60%. According to recent data covering the month of April from NetApplications, the percentage of browsers running IE dropped 0.7 points to 59.95% in the month of April. Back in June of 2009, IE’s share came in at 68.32%. And for some […]
Continue reading...iPhone users now exceed Windows Mobile users in the US
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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For the first time, the number of iPhone users in the US now exceeds the number of Windows Mobile users, according to a recent report released by ComScore. According to the report, there were about 9 million iPhone users in the US in October while the number of Windows Mobile users came in at around […]
Continue reading...Nokia still top dog, but iPhone marketshare and sales volume continue to grow at an impressive rate
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Palm Pre. The BlackBerry Storm. Windows Mobile. Miss Cleo. These are all things that are powerless to stop the ever growing success and ubiquity of the iPhone. According to the most recent report from Gartner, which covered the third quarter of 2009, the iPhone accounted for 17% of all smartphone sales worldwide. Last year […]
Continue reading...Hittin’ you with some late night Apple links
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Mac sales grow 11.8% as Apple takes 94% U.S. market share – AppleInsider Mac Pro to get exclusive on six-core, 32nm Xeons? – Electronista ‘Wi-Fi Direct’ to simplify peer-to-peer wireless networking – MacRumors Over 1.5 million devices using pirated iPhone apps – iPodNN Apple’s departure from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce puts green politics over […]
Continue reading...iPhone market share continues to accelerate at an impressive rate in the US and worldwide
Monday, October 12, 2009
A recent report from Canalys indicates that iPhone marketshare in both in the US and abroad continues to accelerate at an impressive rate. Canalys’ data found that Apple’s share of the US smartphone market in Q2 2009 came in at 23%, up from 7% during the same period a year-ago and representing an astounding 365% increase year […]
Continue reading...Report: 12% of all US households use a Mac; Mac owners more affluent
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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Recent NPD data shows that 12% of US households own some sort of Mac computer, a significant jump from the 9% figure recorded a year ago. But what’s intriguing about NPD’s recent data is that a whopping 85% of those Mac using households also own a PC. I suppose this means that Mac marketshare can […]
Continue reading...Analyst: Apple could double iPhone marketshare by ending exclusivity agreements
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty isn’t exactly spot on when it comes to anticipating Apple earnings, but she raises a good point in a recent note to investors where she lays out a case that Apple could very well double the iPhone’s marketshare by opening up distribution to a number of carriers. No matter how […]
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Friday, November 19, 2010
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