The worldwide mobile phone and smartphone markets continued to grow in Q3 2012. A total of 444.5 million mobile phones were shipped in the quarter (a 2.4% increase over the same quarter a year ago) while smartphones specifically recorded a growth of 45.3% year-over-year to reach shipments of 179.7 million units. In the smartphone space, Apple and Samsung continued to […]
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Google Android 4.x now on 25% of all devices but Android 2.3 still rules
The latest Android distribution numbers are out and Android 2.3 Gingerbread remains the king of all Android versions. Gingerbread still accounts for 55.8% of all devices that accessed Google Play over the 14 day period that ended on October 1st. That’s down ever so slightly from 57.5% the previous period. Android 4.0.x Ice Cream grew to 23.7% from 20.8% and […]
Apple leads smartphone and tablet markets in Canada
The latest Ipsos Reid’s Mobil-ology report, which looks at smartphone, tablet and eReader usage in Canada, has found Apple as the top brand for both smartphones and tablets. The manufacturer accounted for 29% of smartphones and 42% of tablets in August 2012. Holding down second place is none other than Canada’s own Research In Motion. Its smartphones still hold 27% […]
Canadian wireless subscribers top 27 million in 2011
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released its annual overview of the Canadian communications sector. The latest edition of the Communications Monitoring Report looks at Canada’s various communications services including television, radio, the Internet, and wireless services in 2011. Canada now has 27.4 million million subscribers, 6% more than in 2010 when there were 25.8 million. Rogers, Bell, […]
China to overtake United States in smartphone shipments in 2012
IDC now expects that China will overtake the United States this year as the largest market for smartphones in the world. It predicts that China will account for 26.5% of all smartphone shipments in 2012, compared to 17.8% for the United States. Demand for cheaper Android smartphones will drive much of the Chinese smartphone demand. “Looking ahead, the PRC smartphone […]
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now on 16% of Android devices
The adoption of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich continues to gather steam. According to the latest Android Developers distribution numbers, Android 4.0 now accounts for 15.9% of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within the last 14-day period, up from 10.9% about a month ago. Here are the full numbers: Version Codename API Level Distribution 1.5 Cupcake 3 0.2% […]
IDC: Samsung and Apple own nearly half of smartphone market in Q2 2012
The worldwide mobile phone market recorded shipments of 406.0 million units in Q2 2012, a 1% increase over the same quarter a year ago. The smartphone market continued to drive this growth, recording an increase of 42.1% year-over-year, with shipments reaching 153.9 million units compared to 108.3 million units in Q2 2011. Samsung and Apple combined to account for nearly […]
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook second most popular tablet in Canada in Q1 2012
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook appears to have found a following here in Canada, thanks in part to the fact that it now sells at a significant discount. According to a quarterly survey conducted by Solutions Research Group (SRG), the most popular tablet in Canada remains the Apple iPad but the PlayBook accounted for 19% of the Canadian tablet market in Q1 […]