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Android and iOS usage broken down by state
Mobile ad network Jumptap just released data relaying smartphone preferences measured across the entire contiguous United States. According to Jumptap’s data, Google’s Android OS appears to be dominant across western United States with commanding shares in states such as California, Washington, Texas and Florida. iOS, meanwhile, appears to have the market cornered in much of […]
Continue reading...Mobile marketshare broken down by geographic region [Photo]
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
An interesting graph courtesy of Pingdom breaks down the mobile OS marketshare across geographic regions. While it appears that Nokia’s Symbian OS still reigns supreme in Africa, Asia, and South America. the iPhone seems to have North America, Europe, and Australia on lockdown. Note, though, that this graph doesn’t purport to accurately reflect actual OS marketshare, […]
Continue reading...Nokia’s woes continue as shares plummet and developers lose interest in Symbian
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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It’s no secret that Nokia is struggling to stay relevant in a market increasingly dominated by the iPhone and Android, and while Nokia’s share of the broader cellphone market remains healthy, it’s share of the smartphone market leaves much to be desired. Compounding Nokia’s problems is the lack of an app store worthy of attracting […]
Continue reading...Is Android growing too fast for its own good?
Monday, November 23, 2009
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Terrence O’Brien recently penned a great piece in Switched assessing whether or not Google’s Android OS is growing too fast for its own good. After getting off to a slow start, Android phones have gone gangbusters. As of last July, there was only one Android-powered device available in the U.S., but that number has since exploded. Now, […]
Continue reading...Symbian executive disses Android, implies that Google is evil [Video]
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Symbian executive Lee Williams recently gave a candid interview where he tears Android and Google to shreds. Take a look below. Regardless of whether or not you agree with him, it’s nice to see someone shoot from the hip and not worry about being politically correct. Basically, Williams has a problem with Google touting the […]
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...A closer look at iPhone’s competitors
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Check out this chart containing many of the upcoming phones that are gonna try and give the iPhone a run for its money. Click on the image for a larger picture. image courtesy of RBC via AppleInsider
Continue reading...Everyone join in on the App Store Party!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Two days into the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, it seems that everyone and their mother is coming out with an App Store. Here’s a quick run-down of all the app store party goers via Fortune: Nokia’s Ovi Store. An online app and media portal that comes “pre-integrated” on Nokia’s (NOK) new N97 (right), but […]
Continue reading...iPhone market share climbs to 16.6% worldwide
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
According to a research note from Needham analyst Charlie Wolf, the iPhone now has a 16.6% market share for smartphones worldwide, an incredible feat for a phone that has only been around for a year and a half. As Windows Mobile continues its decline, Apple finds itself trailing only RIM’s lineup of BlackBerry’s in smartphone market share […]
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
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