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Articles tagged with: Npd Group
Survey Finds Majority Simply Not Interested in Buying an iPhone
Findings from The NPD Group, reveal that when it comes to the primary reasons consumers do not want to purchase an iPhone, "high price" was the second-leading reason (42%) after "lack of interest" (55%). more
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RIM Unseats Apple in Smartphone Sales Ranking
According to The NPD Group, an aggressive "buy-one-get-one" promotion by Verizon Wireless helped RIM's BlackBerry Curve move past Apple's iPhone to become the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009. RIM's consumer smartphone market share increased 15 percent to nearly 50 percent of the smartphone market in Q1 2009 versus the prior quarter, as Apple's and Palm's share both declined 10 percent each. more
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Despite Recession - US Smartphone Market Still Growing
According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to U.S. consumers represented 23 percent of all handset sales in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2008 compared to just 12 percent in Q4 2007. Led by the release of Apple's iPhone 3G at $199, the average price for a smartphone fell 23 percent from $216 in Q4 2007 to $167 last year. more
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Half of U.S. Mobile Phone Users Turn to Their Devices for Entertainment
A recent survey, conducted by Artificial Life, of U.S. cell phone users revealed that 46 percent use their devices for entertainment purposes, illustrating evolution of the cell phone as a prominent business tool to a must-have, multi-purpose consumer gadget. more
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Apple Leaps to Second Among Smartphone Sales in the USA
According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to U.S. consumers reached 9 million units from January through July 2008 versus the same time period last year - a year-over-year increase of 84 percent. Even as overall handset sales and revenues declined in the U.S., smartphone revenue increased 71 percent -- reaching nearly $1.7 billion. more
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Accessory Sales Could Save the Independent Mobile Phone Retailer
According to The NPD Group there was a 20 percent decline in year-over-year mobile phone handset purchases made by consumers in the U.S. from January through April 2008; however, a survey of mobile phone owners conducted in June 2008 shows that wireless retailers may be able to make up for lost revenue by redoubling efforts to market and sell accessories. more
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MEF to Publish a Mobile Games Sales Chart for the USA
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) and NPD Group have announced plans to launch a formal sales chart for mobile games sold in the USA. more
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Children Are Becoming Adopting Electronic Devices at Earlier Ages
The average age at which children begin using consumer electronic (CE) devices has declined from 8.1 years in 2005 to 6.7 years in 2007, according to a new NPD Group report. more
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Rap/Hip-Hop Ringtones Rule the Market
According to The NPD Group, rap/hip-hop was the leading ringtone genre among those downloading ringtones in the USA market in July 2006. It accounted for 23 percent of ringtone downloads. The next most popular ringtone genres were: rock (17%), R&B (13%), pop (11%) and alternative (8%). more
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Mobile TV Takes Center Stage At Wireless Trade Show
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- While video on the cell phone was merely a gimmick last year, it's become a full-blown feature and will be one of the main focuses at this year's CTIA Wireless trade show. more
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