A Digitimes report citing unspecified “market watchers” indicates that non-Apple tablet shipments are set to grow 134% year-on-year in 2012. With 2011 shipments expected to reach about 19-20 million, 2012 could see Android-based shipments top out around 45 million units. Late 2011 will see the launch of the next version of Google Android (Ice Cream Sandwich). This latest version, which […]
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Google Android owns nearly half of global market share
A new report from market research firm Canalys indicates that Google’s Android mobile operating system now owns nearly half of the global market share. Overall Q2 2011 smartphone shipments topped 107.7 million units (up 73 percent year-on-year). Android-powered smartphone shipments grew 379 percent over the same quarter a year ago to 51.9 million. Android is now leading in 35 of […]
Strategy Analytics: Apple continues to rule tablet market but Android catching up
The latest market research from Strategy Analytics shows that Apple maintained its top ranking in tablet sales in Q2 2011 but competition is increasing quickly as other players jump into the market. Global tablet sales jumped from 3.5 million in Q2 2010 to 15.1 million in Q2 2011, a 331 percent increase. It is no surprise that Apple remains on […]
Google now activating 500,000 Android devices per day
It was only last month that Google announced that it was activating some 400,000 Android devices a day. Andy Rubin, SVP of Mobile at Google, today provided an update: There are now over 500,000 Android devices activated every day, and it’s growing at 4.4% w/w Impressive numbers that suggest that Android will be one of if not the dominant mobile […]
Android phones more susceptible to hardware issues?
A recent review of technical support calls by UK-based WDS has found that Android devices are more likely to develop hardware issues than devices powered by other mobile operating systems. The year long study looked at over 600,000 support calls found that Android devices accounted for 14 percent of hardware issues. In comparison, RIM BlackBerry devices accounted for just 3.7 […]
Nielsen: Smartphone data usage grows 89 percent in past year
A report by Nielsen has found that smartphone users are now using 89 percent more data than they were a year ago. The average smartphone user used 435MB in Q1 2011 compared to 230MB in Q1 2010. Nielsen also found that the top users have grown their usage even more. The 90th percentile of users used 109 percent more data […]
Acer reduces 2011 tablet shipment target by 60 percent
Acer has revised its 2011 tablet shipment target, reducing it by almost 60 percent from its original 5 to 7 million units down to 2.5 to 3 million units. The move comes after Acer missed its last three quarterly forecasts, saw total sales drop 29.2 percent last month, and lost CEO Gianfranco Lanci earlier this year. Chairman J.T. Wang tried […]
IDC: Smartphone shipments in 2015 to exceed 900 million units
Market research firm IDC has published the latest edition of its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The report indicates that smartphone shipments show no sign of slowing down. Shipments will reach 472 million in 2011 (up 55% from 2010 when 305 million shipped) and will nearly double by 2015 to 982 million by 2015. Among the factors cited supporting this […]