BlackBerry market share in Q2 may have hit single digits
Research In Motion on Thursday reported another disappointing quarter. BlackBerry subscribers were up 40% year-over-year in the second quarter but RIM’s net income plummeted by …
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Microsoft to own 15% of tablet market in 2014
Microsoft gave the world a closer look at Windows 8 on Tuesday and while we all wait to see what the tech giant will actually …
BlackBerry PlayBook said to be destined for ‘same graveyard as the HP TouchPad’
As Research In Motion prepares to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday after the market closes, the future of the company and its next-generation …
iPhone estimates trimmed by 10%, Apple still projected to be top vendor in 2011
Apple has been projected by DigiTimes Research, the market research and analysis arm of DigiTimes, to become the world’s top global smartphone vendor by shipment …
Windows Phone will be No. 2 smartphone OS by 2015 according to Gartner, IDC
According to research reports from Gartner and IDC, Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system will grab about 20% of the smartphone market by 2015, enough to …
Apple’s iPad is only tablet to ‘live up to the hype’
Apple’s iPad line of tablets are the only media slates to have met and exceeded consumer expectations according to one analyst. IDC’s senior Canadian digital …
Nielsen: Android takes 40% of U.S. smartphone market in July; iOS flat, RIM down a point
Google’s Android platform gained once again during the three-month period ending in July, increasing it’s share by 1% over second-quarter totals to grab 40% of …
Android, iPhone gain U.S. share in July as RIM, Microsoft slide
Google’s Android platform continued on its warpath in the U.S. last month according to new data from industry watcher comScore. ComScore on Tuesday released its …
HP's PC blunder will deteriorate HP brand value, analyst says
It remains to be seen whether Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming overhaul will pay off in the long run, but one things seems clear: the manner in which …
Nielsen: Tablet and eReader adoption accelerated among older users, women in Q2
Mobile connected device adoption picked up among women and older consumers in the second quarter of 2011, according to new findings from market research firm …
Windows OS shows biggest decline in August as Mac OS, iOS, Android grow [infographic]
New data shows that usage of Microsoft’s Windows operating system declined so far in August while Apple’s OS X and iOS usage increased, as did …
Millennial: Android share balloons to 61% in July, iOS usage declines
Millennial Media reports a sizable swing in smartphone usage for the first time in several months, with Android usage on the firm’s network increasing from …
AirPlay drives iTunes momentum in online movie market share
A new report from research firm IHS suggests that Apple’s iTunes share of “consumer spending for movie electronic sell-through (EST) and Internet video on demand …
China steals top spot as world's largest PC market
China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest PC market during the second quarter of 2011 according to a new report from IDC. PC …
RIM's QNX phones are going to be amazing
Things are changing in Waterloo. The summer is drawing to an end and Research In Motion is in the very early stages of the biggest …
'Fantastic' BlackBerry PlayBook sales reported by major Australian retailer
While HP continues its TouchPad fire sale as it exits the consumer tablet market, major Australian retail chain Harvey Norman has gone on record in …
Android, iOS gain U.S. market share in Q2 while BlackBerry slides, NPD says
Android’s lead in the U.S. smartphone market was extended further in the second quarter of 2011 according to leading market research firm The NPD Group. …
DisplaySearch: Apple was world's top PC vendor in Q2, including iPads
Apple was the world’s top PC vendor last quarter, having shipped 13.6 million “personal computers” according to market research firm DisplaySearch. The firm includes both …
And then there were four
When Hewlett-Packard announced in April of 2010 that it planned to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, I sent the following email to a friend on …
Verizon's Android share dropped substantially following iPhone 4 launch
Verizon Wireless’ share of the U.S. Android market was down again in August, sinking to its lowest point since the carrier’s launch of the iPhone …
HP TouchPad a dud at Best Buy, sell-through rate falls below 10%
While the timing is curious to say the least, AllThingsD on Tuesday evening issued a report claiming to reveal terrible, terrible sales of HP’s virgin …
'Non-Apple' tablet makers forced to cut prices following weak sales
While Apple’s iPad continues on its warpath, other tablet makers are not finding it quite as easy to offload their Android and Windows slates — …
Android steals 20% of tablet market from iPad over past year
Android-powered tablets have taken 20% of the global tablet market from Apple’s iPad over the past 12 months according to new data from ABI Research. While …
Gartner says smartphone sales grew 74% in Q2
Gartner on Thursday issued its global mobile phone sales data for the second quarter, which shows that the industry grew 16.5% from the same quarter …
Mac and iPhone market share could soon triple, analyst says
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu sent a note to investors Wednesday that suggested Apple’s Mac and iPhone market shares could double or even triple in …
Apple's iPad will still dominate tablet market after a decade, Needham says
Apple’s popular iPad line will still dominate the consumer tablet market a full decade after its initial launch, according to one analyst. In a new report, …
IDC latest to proclaim Apple world's top smartphone vendor
Apple was once again reaffirmed as the world’s No. 1 smartphone vendor on Thursday as market research firm IDC released its data for the June …
ASUS may sell 2 million tablets this year
Taiwan-based PC and smartphone vendor Asustek is expected increase its tablet sales forecast for the full year to 2 million units. Taiwan Economic News reports …
Chrome's growth slows in July according to new browser share data
Research firm Net Applications released its most recent browser share trend report on Monday. The latest information suggests that adoption of the Chrome web browser …
Canalys: Android shipments balloon 379% in Q2, iOS now No. 2 smartphone platform
While Apple owns the largest share of handset shipments and profits among the world’s top smartphone vendors, Android is still the No. 1 smartphone operating …
