Smartphone retrospectiveCNET - Jessica Dolcourt - Jul 6, 2011In these days of Android and iOS dominance and BlackBerry (RIM) and Symbian (Nokia) decline, it's hard to remember that even half a decade ago, RIM, Nokia, Microsoft (Windows Mobile OS), and Palm shared the market much more evenly. ... |
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One in three Americans own a smartphone but BlackBerrys no longer flying off ...The Independent - Indranil Mukherjee - Jul 6, 2011A total of 78.8 million Americans, or one out of every three of the 234 million people in the US who use a mobile device, are using a smartphone. Sales of Android-powered devices, including handsets made by Samsung, LG and Motorola, ... |
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Android Beats Down Apple, RIM In Smartphone Share: comScoreHuffington Post - Jul 6, 2011As Android and Apple continue to gain smartphone market share, RIM is falling behind, according to a new report by comScore. According to recent data, Google Android phones now hold 38.1 percent of smartphone subscribers, a 5.1 percent increase from ... |
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Android on Track for 50 Percent Market Share in 2011infoSync World - Sindre Lia - Jul 6, 2011Android is currently on track for 50% market share in 2011. Will competitors be able to prevent it from happening? Android has seen steady growth in the US smartphone market so far this year, growing by 1.7 points ... |
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Android Pummels Apple and Blackberry in Smartphone Supremacy RacePCWorld - Ian Paul - Jul 6, 2011New Comscore data reveals Android is winning the US smartphone horse race robbing a disproportionate amount of market share from RIM's Blackberry mobile operating system. By Ian Paul, PCWorld In the race for smartphone dominance the Android OS reigns ... |
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Android is cementing its smartphone leadInquirer - Dave Neal - Jul 6, 2011SMARTPHONE USERS are increasingly embracing the Android operating system, giving it 38 per cent of the US market. Market watcher Comscore reports that Android has increased its lead over the last three months, and is taking handset ... |
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RIM loses 1m BlackBerry users in US while Android and Apple boomThe Guardian - Jul 6, 2011BlackBerry-maker RIM lost more than 1 million users in the US in the three months to May, as Google's Android platform cemented its lead as the most-used smartphone platform there and Apple gained more than 3 million users, according to new statistics ... |
Apple pushes BlackBerry to third spot in smartphone marketEconomic Times - Jul 6, 2011TORONTO: There is more bad news for slipping BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM). According to the latest smartphone market data, BlackBerry is at third place as Google Android and Apple iPhone have further increased their share in the US. ... |
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Android and Apple gain smartphone share while RIM falls, report saysLos Angeles Times - Jul 5, 2011Android is tearing up the smartphone market, with Apple in second and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion eating dust at a distant third, according to a new report by research firm ComScore. Smartphones running on Google's Android operating system ... |
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Apple gains, RIM loses handset market shareCNET - Brooke Crothers - Jul 5, 2011Apple gained and Research In Motion continued to lose market share in handsets while Google's Android software took more share, according to market researcher ComScore. Apple gained 1.2 points (see chart below) to garner an 8.7 ... |
Android has sights set on innovationNew Zealand Herald - Nick Clark - Jul 5, 2011The robots are taking charge. Rather than fearsome cyborgs created by Skynet, the march is by a friendly looking green droid, which emerged two years ago and now dominates the smartphone world. Last week Google revealed that 500000 phones ... |
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Apple's US Smartphone Market Share Tops RIM's -ComScoreWall Street Journal - John Kell - Jul 5, 2011Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) share of US smartphone subscribers outpaced Blackberry-maker Research in Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM, RIM.T) for the three months ended in May, according to comSore Inc., while Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android widened its lead. ... |
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Consumers Love Their Samsung, Android Phones, comScore SaysPC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - Jul 5, 2011An Android-based device from Samsung appears to be the phone to beat. According to Tuesday data from comScore, Samsung was the top US handset manufacturer between March and May with 24.8 percent of the market, while Android nabbed ... |
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Google, Apple Top US Mobile Gains In May, Says ComScoreBarron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - Jul 5, 2011Folks, in case you missed it, comScore today reported that in May, Google's (GOOG) Android operating system topped the list of smartphone platforms in the US by increase in market share on a percentage basis, while Apple (AAPL) was the ... |
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Security Showdown: Android Vs. iOSInformationWeek - Kurt Marko - Jul 5, 2011Symantec compares the security architecture of mobile operating systems from Google and Apple, but OS improvements are only part of the story. By Kurt Marko InformationWeek In light of Research In Motion's continuing poor financial performance, ... |
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Smartphone Security Smackdown: iPhone Vs. AndroidInformationWeek - Mathew J. Schwartz - Jul 5, 2011How do Apple iOS and Google Android stack up on security? Both could take one lesson from RIM, says Symantec security expert. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek In the smartphone platform wars, which side can claim the better security? ... |
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Apple driving smartphone adoption in the US, Android leading the way in JapanThe Independent - Jul 4, 2011Consumers now have a wealth of interesting options to choose from whey they come to purchase their next mobile phone. The big decision for a majority of consumers is no longer whether to buy a feature phone or a smartphone, but whether to buy a ... |
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iPhone Sales Spurt Won't Hurt Android, Analyst SaysPCWorld - Gregg Keizer - Jul 4, 2011Apple's iPhone gained share among US consumers who bought a mobile phone in the last three months, as the share for devices running Google's Android remained flat during the same period, Nielsen said last week. ... |
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Android smartphone users: 16 things to knowTimes of India - Jul 4, 2011Mobile phones that run Google's Android operating system come in various shapes, sizes and features, unlike Apple's iPhone. But despite the variety of Android phones there are a lot of useful features common to all. There are a lot of hidden Android ... |
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Android Market Share Continues Strong GrowthADT Magazine - Chris Paoli - Jul 8, 2011According to a comScore report for a three-month period ending in May, Google's Android OS devices claim 38.1 percent of all smartphones owned in the US This accounts for a jump of 5 percent over the previous three-month period. ... |
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Android Extends Smartphone LeadE-Gear - Stephen Silver - Jul 7, 2011Google's Android platform is now on 38.1 percent of US smartphones, up from 33 percent in February, with Apple second and Research in Motion third, according to numbers released Tuesday by research firm Comscore. According to the comScore MobiLens ... |
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Samsung tops US mobile handset manufacturers list in May 2011: comScoreComputer Business Review - Jul 7, 2011Samsung has become the top handset manufacturer overall in the US mobile market with 24.8% market share in May 2011, according to data released by comScore. The comScore study, which surveyed more than 30000 US mobile subscribers, also revealed that ... |
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United States: Samsung and Android Still Lead SalesDigitalVersus - Jack Sims - Jul 7, 2011Over the period from February to May 2011, Samsung was still the leader in sales of smartphones on the other side of the Atlantic and Android is still incontestably the most commonly used operating system, this according to ComScore among others. ... |
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Smartphones dominate US market, Android takes leadTelecom Reseller (press release) - Jul 6, 2011Smartphones continue to grow in popularity. According to Nielsen's May survey of mobile consumers in the US, 38 percent now own smartphones. And 55 percent of those who purchased a new handset in the past three months reported buying a smartphone ... |
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RIM's Pain Is Apple and Google's GainMobiledia - Joe Arico - Jul 6, 2011Research in Motion fell to third place behind Apple and Google, as the battle for smartphone market share begins to look even more like a two-horse race. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company's market share fell ... |
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Report: Samsung Ranked Top Cell Phone ManufacturerHome Media Magazine - Ashley Ratcliff - Jul 6, 2011A survey among 30000 cell phone subscribers in the United States ranked Samsung as the top handset manufacturer overall in May, claiming a 24.8% market share, comScore's MobiLens service announced July 5. LG Electronics followed with 21.1% share and ... |
One in three phones in US a smartphoneSmartCompany.com.au - Patrick Stafford - Jul 6, 2011Newly published figures from ComScore show that one in every three phones in the United States is now a smartphone. The figures show that 76.8 million users now own phones that provide a significant improvement of computer power over normal phones, ... |
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Apple's iOS Grabs 2nd Place as Most Popular Smartphone PlatformXBiz - Bob Johnson - Jul 6, 2011RESTON, Va. â€" Apple's iOS has grabbed second place as the most popular smartphone platform in the US leaping past RIM. According to market research firm comScore, Apple's market share was up 1.4 percent to 26.6 percent during ... |
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Could Google take over RIM?570 News - Jul 6, 2011A high-profile BlackBerry enthusiast says Google is a prime candidate to acquire Research In Motion. Kevin Michaluk, founder of crackberry.com, has written an article on his website, titled "10 reasons why Google will buy Research In Motion. ... |
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Study reveals Apple surpasses RIM in US smartphone sharetuaw.com - Kelly Hodgkins - Jul 6, 2011Apple is now the #2 mobile platform in the US with 26.6% market share. Apple rose 1.4 percentage points and inched past RIM which now holds 24.7% of the US market. Similar to Apple, Android also gained market ... |
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