Android continues its lead over Apple's iOS, reports Nielsen

CNET - 30 Nov, 2011
Google's mobile OS captured a 42.8 percent share of smartphone subscribers in the third quarter, according to the latest stats from Nielsen. That left Apple's iOS in second place with ...

Report: Apple iPhone 5, with larger screen, coming in March

Chicago Tribune - 30 Nov, 2011
Apple is expected to launch the next iteration of its popular iPhone in March. The new device is expected to have a 4" LCD touch screen, an increase of a half an inch, putting the new iPhone in line with the majority of top Google Android phones. ...

Expat technology: Wozniak goes Android

Telegraph.co.uk (blog) - 30 Nov, 2011
By chrismarshall Shock horror! Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently used Twitter to drop a huge hint that he was thinking of getting Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the android phone running Google's Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, so what did Google ...

150 Speakers, 40 Sponsors and 750 Mobile Developers Set to Converge on ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - 30 Nov, 2011
APPNATION (www.appnationconference.com/appnation3/), the leading executive conference and exposition focused on the burgeoning consumer applications economy will take place November 30 - December 1, 2011 at The Concourse at the San Francisco Design ...

Most Americans Own iPhone or Android Smartphone

PC Magazine - 30 Nov, 2011
The number of people who own a smartphone is growing steadily, and according to Nielsen, two companies dominate: 71 percent of Americans own either an iPhone or Android-based smartphone. About 44 percent of all Americans now own a ...

Android, iPhone still top US smartphones, Nielsen says

Computerworld - 30 Nov, 2011
Computerworld - Android again was the dominant mobile operating system among US mobile subscribers in the third quarter, while Apple was still the largest smartphone maker, Nielsen reported Tuesday. All told, Android had 42.8% of the ...

Android, iOS head to duopoly: We need a No. 3 stat

ZDNet (blog) - 30 Nov, 2011
The smartphone market is headed to a duopoly of Google's Android and Apple's iOS and perhaps it's time to sweat whether a No. 3 platform has a chance in hell to compete. Nielsen on Tuesday outlined a few ...

Apple, Google retain smartphone lead; Uphill battle for RIM, Microsoft and Nokia

ZDNet (blog) - 30 Nov, 2011
Summary: Nielsen's latest smartphone 'state of the union' is in. While Android and Apple beat the trousers off RIM, Nokia and Microsoft continue to struggle. Nielsen data out today shows that more than ...

Costly iPhones make Apple taste rancid in India

Economic Times - 30 Nov, 2011
NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Apple has singled out India for raising the price of iPhone 4 while reducing its storage capacity, soon after launching the new model iPhone 4S in the domestic market at the highest price in the world. ...

Google and Apple Are Both Winners in Mobile Race, Report Says

New York Times (blog) - 30 Nov, 2011
It is not very often that you get two winners and two losers in the same competition. Yet according to a new report to be issued Wednesday by Nielsen, the market research firm, Google and Apple are both ...

It's Android or Apple for 71 percent of US smartphone users

msnbc.com - 30 Nov, 2011
Android is the leading smartphone operating system in the United States, while Apple is the leading smartphone manufacturer, Nielsen said Tuesday. The research firm said 71 percent of US smartphone consumers have either Android phones ...

iPhone Sales: Why Did They Fall Last Quarter and Will They Rise This?

Forbes - ‎Nov 29, 2011‎
As we know Apple's last quarter results were slightly tarnished by the way in which iPhone sales fell: or at least didn't rise in all markets in the way some thought they would. The interesting question to ask about this is why? ...

More Evidence Apple To Make Billions From Google Android

Forbes - ‎Nov 29, 2011‎
After the passing of Steve Jobs, investors face uncertainty in shares of Apple (AAPL). Will the stock next hit $100 or $1000? This article is the seventh in a series, “The Future of Apple,” designed to give investors appropriate insights on the future ...

Apple beats Android in Britain

Reuters - ‎Nov 29, 2011‎
A white Apple iPhone 4S is shown on display at an Apple Store in Clarendon, Virginia, October 14, 2011. (Reuters) - The long-awaited iPhone 4S launch helped Apple Inc take top spot in the British smartphone market in October, overtaking phones using ...

Apple and Android Joint Winners in Smartphone War

Wall Street Journal (blog) - ‎Nov 29, 2011‎
The battle for smartphone control is generally now portrayed as Apple's iOS against Google's Android with each trying to dominate the other. But perhaps there will be no clear winner, leaving Windows and BlackBerry fighting for third ...

Apple beats Android in UK

Times of India - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
The long-awaited iPhone 4S launch helped Apple Inc take top spot in the British smartphone market in October. LONDON: The long-awaited iPhone 4S launch helped Apple Inc take top spot in the British smartphone market in October, overtaking phones using ...

iPhone temporarily bests Android, at least in the UK

Christian Science Monitor - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
In the UK, iPhone sales have outstripped those of Android handsets. Here, users line up outside an Apple store in London. Earlier this month, Google announced that it was logging 550000 Android activations a day, ...

Apple beats Android in British market in October

Reuters - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
(Reuters) - The long-awaited iPhone 4S launch helped Apple Inc (AAPL.O) take top spot in the British smartphone market in October, overtaking phones using Google Inc's (GOOG.O) Android platform, data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech showed ...

Apple made half of UK smartphone sales in October

Inquirer - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
By Kate O'Flaherty FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE GADGETS Apple accounted for nearly half of smartphone sales in October as it launched the Iphone 4S, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel Com Tech. The data show that in the 12 weeks of sales ended 30 October ...

iPhone sales in UK triple in October

The Guardian - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
Pent-up UK demand for the new iPhone 4S meant that Apple sold more than three times as many phones in October as in any of the three previous months, eclipsing the rival Google platform, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. ...

iPhone 4S 'achieves the impossible' to get Apple market share growing again

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
The Apple iPhone 4S accounted for 42.8 per cent of all mobile phone sales in October and helped the iPad-maker to further increase its market share. By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor The latest smartphone data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech ...

Nielsen Data Shows Sustained Domination in Mobile

Mobile Marketing Watch - 30 Nov, 2011
According to the latest data from Nielsen, while the smartphone community of mobile app users continues to grow rapidly, the more things change, the more they really stay the same. Nielsen finds that today in the US, 71 percent of those with ...

Android and iOS claim 83% of US app downloads

IntoMobile - 30 Nov, 2011
At this point, there no arguing about the dominance that is Android. Not too long ago, we wrote about ComScore's survey, which showed 45 percent of all smartphones nationwide were Android operated. Well, the folks over at Nielsen have another study ...

Android and Apple Own 71 Percent of Smartphone Market

National Ledger - 30 Nov, 2011
Do you own a new iPhone or an Android based smartphone? You are not alone, 71% of smartphone owners have an Apple or Android powered phone. A new survey reveals about 44 percent of all Americans now own a smartphone and Apple's iOS and ...

Android and iPhone are 71% of smartphones, doing 83% of downloading

ConnectedPlanet (blog) - 30 Nov, 2011
The Apple iPhone, Nielsen found, now has a 28.3% share of the market, while Android is at 42.8%, thanks to a culmination of 15% from HTC, 10.4% Motorola, 10.1% from Samsung and 7.2% from all others. ...

Nielsen: iPhone, Android owners drive 83% of app downloads

Fiercemobilecontent - 30 Nov, 2011
Although Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone and Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android represent 71 percent of smartphones in the US market, the two operating systems drove 83 percent of all application downloads during the last 30 days according to new data issued ...

UK iPhone sales triple in October

Computer Business Review - 30 Nov, 2011
Apple's iPhone sold more than three times as many phones in October compared to the three previous months, even though smartphones have only 27% marketshare of the global mobile phone market. According to Guardian, pent-up UK demand for the new iPhone ...

Samsung Galaxy S II - Taste the Best Today

Caribbean Media Vision - 30 Nov, 2011
Samsung Galaxy S II is not just a Smartphone; it is a benchmark. It is the first real competitor of Apple iPhone. Apple iPhone always comes with contract but Samsung Galaxy S II is the first Smartphone with similar feature without any contract; ...

Vodafone Admits Samsung Galaxy S2's GPS Bug

Southern Daily Press - 30 Nov, 2011
Vodafone officially admitted to the media that an Android update for the Samsung Galaxy S2 has affected the handset's GPS. The carrier issued an update to its customers last week but the Android 2.3.3 upgrade for the Samsung Galaxy S2 made it ...

Nielsen studys shows 83% of all US app downloads are via iPhone or Android

Pocket Gamer.Biz - 30 Nov, 2011
A new report from research firm Nielsen reveals the extent of control that iOS and Android has over the smartphone download market in the US. The market share of US-based smartphones owners touting an Android or iOS-powered ...

 

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