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Articles tagged with: android and Windows Phone
Windows Phone Overtakes BlackBerry in Q1 Smartphone OS Shipments
android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 92.3% of all smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as Windows Phone crept past BlackBerry for 3rd place. more
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Microsoft Responds to Facebook's Android OS Overlay Announcement
Following on from the launch of Facebook's new software overlay for android smartphones, a Microsoft exec wrote that he felt that the presentation was remarkably similar to the Windows Phone announcement, back in 2011. more
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Android and iOS Surge to New Smartphone OS Record in Second Quarter
android and iOS powered 85% of all smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2012 (2Q12), establishing a new combined high for the mobile operating systems from Google and Apple. Meanwhile, BlackBerry and Symbian, two pioneers and former leaders of the smartphone market, both saw their market shares fall below five percent. more
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Android Expected to Reach Its Peak This Year as Mobile Phone Shipments Slow
The worldwide mobile phone market is forecast to grow slightly more than 4.0% year over year in 2012, the lowest annual growth rate since 2009, due to a sharp decline in the feature phone market and sluggish global economic conditions. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors will ship a total of nearly 1.8 billion mobile phones this year, compared to 1.7 billion units shipped in 2011. By the end of 2016, IDC forecasts 2.3 billion mobile phones will be shipped to the channel. more
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Android and Apple Smartphones Expand Share of the Market in the First Quarter
Smartphones powered by the android and iOS mobile operating systems accounted for more than eight out of ten smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12). According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the mobile operating systems held shares of 59.0% and 23.0% respectively of the 152.3 million smartphones shipped in 1Q12. During the first quarter of 2011, the two operating systems held a combined share of 54.4%. more
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Apple's iPad Continues to Dominate Tablet Market but Competitors Spy Opportunities
When it comes to buying a tablet computer, consumers are interested in two things: price and content. However, despite that, the vast majority of those interested in a tablet only want one -- the Apple iPad -- according to a new study by market research consultancy iGR. more
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The Bottleneck Effect of Smartphone OS Upgrades
Flash Networks has released data showing that the amount of network bandwidth consumed by mobile operating system updates can threaten network performance, especially if delivered during peak traffic periods. more
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As Smartphone Market Expands, Many Mobile OS Vendors Will Be Left Behind
U.S. smartphone adoption is expected to surge to 175 million devices by 2015, but even in a booming market, many mobile OS vendors have an uphill battle ahead, Yankee Group finds. more
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Android OS Passes 50% in the US Smartphone Market
android's operating system (OS) share of smartphone sales grew to command more than half of the U.S. smartphone market (53 percent) from January through October 2011, as Apple's iOS share grew to reach 29 percent of the market, and RIM's OS share declined to 11 percent. more
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Android Getting Close to 50% of UK Smartphone Market
The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that android holds a 48.3% share of the UK smartphone market, followed by BlackBerry (21.2%) and Apple (20.8%). Smartphones made up 68.8% of sales over the 12 weeks, meaning that 42% of people in Great Britain now own a smartphone. more
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