Google Music Store may support song sharing
On Wednesday, Android head Andy Rubin said that Google’s Music Store will offer a special “twist” that will separate it from its competitors. Speaking to Business …
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Microsoft spills beans on new ‘Tulalip’ social network
Microsoft accidentally spilled the beans on a new social network it has been working on called “Tulalip.” According to VentureBeat, a splash page for the …
Millennial: Android tops mobile OS usage for 7th straight month, iPhone still top device
Millennial issued its June Mobile Mix report Friday morning, and it paints a picture that is very similar to May. Android was once again the most popular …
Android U.S. market share slides in March quarter as iPhone gains
Google’s share of the U.S. smartphone market dipped for the first time since 2009 according to Needham & Co. analyst Charlie Wolf. Needham says Android’s …
Android is now the most popular smartphone platform among BGR mobile readers
While Apple’s iPhone had a head start, there’s just no stopping Google’s Android OS as far as market share is concern. What’s interesting is that, generally, web …
Microsoft sells 1.6M Windows Phone handsets in Q1
According to research firm Gartner, although Microsoft shipped 2 million Windows Phone units during Q4 of 2010, it sold 1.6 million units during Q1 of 2011.”Windows …
Android grabs 53% of global smartphone market share; iOS 50% of application revenues
A new report published by Millennial Media paints a picture of the global smartphone landscape in April of 2011. The company found that Android continued its domination …
NPD: Apple passes RIM, Motorola to become third largest phone seller in U.S.
NPD is reporting that Apple has surpassed Research In Motion and Motorola to become the third largest mobile phone vendor in the United States. Apple now holds …
Facebook to compete with Groupon with 'Deals on Facebook'
In November, Facebook announced its new “Deals” platform that allows users to check-in to various local businesses for discounts. On Tuesday, the social network announced …
Layar 5.0 for iPhone, Android launches with Facebook and Twitter sharing
Layar, the company behind the popular augmented reality app for the iPhone and Android smartphones, announced on Monday that Layar 5.0 is available. The latest …
Verizon grabs 12% of U.S. iPhone market in just one month
Mobile analytics company Chitika has been keeping a running tally of just how many iPhones are running on both AT&T and Verizon. Using the data …
AT&T to support mobile hotspot feature for iPhone in iOS 4.3
While speaking with blog Phone Scoop, AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom acknowledged his company’s plans to support the mobile hotspot feature available in iOS 4.3. “To …
RIM announces Amazon MP3 app for BlackBerry, available now
Today, RIM and Amazon.com launched Amazon MP3 for BlackBerry smartphones, giving BlackBerry smartphone users in the U.S. access to Amazon’s catalog of over 14 million …
Amazon’s Daily Deal aims to take customers, market share from iTunes
A recent report filed by Reuters aims to shed some light on how online retail giant Amazon plans to commandeer market share of digital-music downloads from Apple’s iTunes Music …
83% of Android devices now running OS 2.1 or higher
Here’s a bit of good news for Android enthusiasts: as of December 1st, 83% of Android devices are now running OS version 2.1 or higher. The …
October search engine numbers: Google, Bing up; Yahoo, Ask, AOL down
Analytics company ComScore has released its October search engine market share numbers and… instead of making you fire up your search-site of choice and finding …
Samsung Galaxy S now #1 in Japan, displacing iPhone 4
New estimates released Thursday by Japanese market research firm BCN place the Samsung Galaxy S at the top of Japan’s smartphone charts. The powerhouse it …
Apple CFO Tim Cook details state of the Mac, 20.7% of U.S. consumer market share
As is customary at every Apple event, the company provided a recap of where its business is before letting the world know where it is …
Apple's stock tops $300, U.S. market share at 10%
It certainly was a good day for Cupertino-based electronics company, Apple Inc. The company’s stock hit an all-time high of $301.96 per share — before …
Android OS sales surge in U.S. over past 6 months
If you’re an Android fan with a complex, and need to be reassured that your smartphone OS doesn’t suck, listen up. The Nielsen Company has …
Gartner: Android to be become #2 worldwide mobile OS this year, #1 by 2014?
Electronics research firm Gartner is predicting that: “The worldwide mobile operating system market will be dominated by Symbian and Android, as the two OSs will …
Android mobile web presence continues to rise
Quantacast has released their mobile web consumption numbers for August 2010, and Android continues to perform extremely well. The study shows that the Android web …
Net Applications: iOS has over 1% of global browsing share, Android at 0.2%
Net Applications has released their report on global browsing usage numbers for iOS, Android, and Linux. The numbers show that from October of 2009 to …
July search engine numbers out, Google down, Yahoo! up, Bing more of the same
comScore has released their search engine numbers for July of 2010. The search market share numbers were gathered using a new methodology which only accounted …
Google's Android devices now outselling Apple iPhones?
If the latest NPD report is to be believed, then yes. It really should not be a surprise, however. There are multiple Android devices scurried …
