Microsoft Ships Just 900,000 Surface Tablets in Second Quarter
Microsoft Ships Just 900,000 Surface Tablets in Second Quarter Tom Warren for The Verge writes: Microsoft shipped 900,000 Surface tablets during the recent quarter, according to data from IDC....
View ArticleJelly Bean is Catching Up, But Gingerbread Remains Most Used Android Platform
If there is one argument for Android fragmentation, it is the staggering number of users that still remain on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. According to the latest numbers for Android version usage,...
View Article3 Android Smartphones Shipped For Every iPhone in First Quarter
The latest numbers from research firm Canalys are in for worldwide smart mobile device shipments, and Android continues to hold a significant lead. A staggering 183.7 million Android devices were...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S4 Shipments Top 6 Million in Just 2 Weeks
Samsung continues to show its strength as an Android partner, as Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo claims the South Korean handset maker shipped 6 million Galaxy S4 units in two weeks. The Galaxy S4 was...
View ArticleAndroid Dominates iOS With 900 Million Device Activations
At the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Android head Sundar Pichai announced that total Android device activations top 900 million in the history of the mobile platform. That number...
View ArticleWindows Phone Leapfrogs BlackBerry for Third Place in Mobile Space
Windows Phone is now the third-largest mobile platform worldwide, gaining more than triple its market share year-over-year and leapfrogging the recovering BlackBerry in the midst. According to the...
View ArticleHTC One Sales Near 5 Million
Taiwanese handset maker HTC is in trouble, with declining revenues and internal struggles, but its flagship HTC One has been one bright spot for the ailing corporation. HTC One shipments are now...
View ArticleNew Chart Shows That Android Fragmentation Far Exceeds iOS
Apple recently posted a chart to its Optimizing Apps for iOS 6 checklist page for developers, revealing that 93 percent of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices are running iOS 6 or later. An additional...
View ArticleAndroid and Samsung Dominate European Market, iOS Remains Distant Second
While the iPhone continues to be the top-selling smartphone in the United States, the situation is quite different across the pond. The latest numbers from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveal that Android...
View ArticleJelly Bean Finally Eclipses Gingerbread as Most Used Android Version
It may have taken over two-and-a-half years, but Gingerbread was finally surpassed today by Jelly Bean as the most used Android software version. The latest numbers for a two week period ending July...
View ArticleLifetime iPhone Sales Are About to Surpass iPod Sales
As a testament to how far Apple has come since approaching bankruptcy just prior to the millennium, cumulative iPhone sales will soon pass the number of iPods sold since the portable media player was...
View ArticleVerizon Activates 3.9 Million iPhones in Second Quarter
Verizon Wireless announced its financial results for the second quarter on Thursday, adding 971,000 subscribers and activating 3.9 million iPhones between March and June. The mobile carrier posted $5.2...
View ArticleGalaxy S III Tops iPhone 5 in Customer Satisfaction Survey
Apple prides itself on offering award-winning customer service, with the iPhone alone having received nine straight J. D. Power and Associates awards for customer satisfaction. In a rather shocking...
View ArticleiOS 7 adoption reaches 74% in North America
iOS has long been an attractive mobile platform for developers because of its lack of fragmentation. When a new major version of iOS is released, a flock of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users are always...
View ArticleAndroid makes gains, but iPad remains best-selling tablet of 2013
According to research firm Gartner, the iPad remained the best-selling tablet in 2013 thanks to worldwide sales of approximately 70,400,159 units on the year. The latest figures aren’t all good news...
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