Apple unveiled its Apple Pay mobile payment service in September. Expected to launch later this month, it will initially do so only in the U.S. Needless to say, Canadians have been wondering when they will get to take advantage of the new service on their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones (and upcoming Apple Watch). IDC suggests in a […]
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IDC: 300 million smartphones shipped in Q2 2014
The worldwide smartphone market showed no signs of slowing down in the first half of the year. Following strong numbers in Q1, 301.3 million smartphones shipped in Q2 2014 according to market research firm IDC. This is up 25.3% from the 240.5 million shipped the same quarter a year ago. Echoing similar findings by Strategy Analytics earlier this month, the IDC reports […]
Global smartphone shipments set new record in Q2 2014
Smartphone sales showed no signs of slowing down in Q2 2014. According to market research firm IDC, global shipments hit a new single quarter record with 295.3 million units leaving factories over the quarter. Not only did shipments grow 2.6% over Q1, they also grew 23.1% over the same quarter a year ago. “A record second quarter proves that the […]
49.3 million tablets shipped in Q2 2014
Tablet shipments hit 49.3 units in Q2 2014. While this represents an 11% increase over the same quarter a year ago, it is also a 1.5% sequential drop. Market research firm IDC expects that the tablet market will continue to grow but certainly not at the pace seen in past quarters. Factors impacting that growth include consumer appetite for larger-screened […]
IDC: 2013 worldwide smartphone shipments top one billion
IDC’s prediction has come true: Over a billion smartphones were shipped across the world for the first time ever in 2013. According to the latest instalment of IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments hit 1,004.2 million units last year. It’s an impressive increase of 38.4% over 2012 when 725.3 million smartphones were shipped. “The sheer volume and […]
Smartphone and tablet ownership to displace PCs in Canada in 2014
2014 may be the year where Canadian smartphone and tablet ownership finally overtakes the PC market (desktops and laptops). So predicts IDC Canada as it sees Canadians increasingly adopt multiple devices both at home and at work. “We are right now at the cusp of the great inflection point when tablets and smartphones together outnumber the install base of PCs,” […]
IDC: BlackBerry 10 to be Canada’s third-largest mobile platform in 2013
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 will establish itself as Canada’s third largest mobile operating platform in 2013 if IDC Canada‘s crystal ball turns out to be accurate. The prediction is one of the market analyst’s top ten on its annual list of tech predictions. IDC’s research has found that RIM’s current BlackBerry smartphone shipments are effectively tied with those of […]
Android takes 75% share of smartphone market in Q3 2012
According to the latest numbers from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Google Android shipped on an incredible three out of every four smartphones in Q3 2012. Year-over-year shipments increased 91.5% to account for 136 million units out of the toal 181.1 million smartphones shipped in the quarter. “Android has been one of the primary growth engines of the smartphone […]