Google’s Chrome Banner, Crucial in the Browser Wars?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Google is certainly doing its very own product, the Chrome browser a huge favour by displaying a banner that advises users to download and install it on the main search page. This might prove to be a crucial factor in the browser wars and the strategy seems to be working, ...

Apple iPhone Users More than WM Users in the US, According to Study

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Last we've seen the statistics and data regarding the well performing iPhone, the handset was outselling Windows Mobile devices and had a greater online presence. Now, we learn that the phone was also more used in October, when compared to the Microsoft devices, according to a recent study. The survey regarding ...

The iPhone – Most Popular Phone in the States

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

A recent study has shown that the iPhone is the most popular handset model in the US in 2009, with 4% of all mobile device subscribers in the country. The handset managed to surpass RIM's BlackBerry 8300 series, that led the pack till now and it's left behind with a ...

No Exclusivity Equals Bigger iPhone Sales in Europe, AT&T Should Learn

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

While AT&T is holding its grip over the Apple iPhone the US, in order to earn more and more cash, in Europe things are starting to look up, as far as sales are concerned, mostly due to the end of exclusivities. It's pretty logical, considering that more carriers selling a ...

291.1 Million Handsets Shipped in Q3, Q4 Looking Good

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Recent sales figures have shown a 6.5 decrease in shipments of handsets in Q3 2009, when compared to the same time period in 2008. However, experts like Jake Saunders, ABI Research's Forecasting VP claim that things will look better in Q4, with an estimated contraction of 4-5%. Q3 was all about ...

Symbian Ready for an Unexpected Comeback?

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Symbian hasn't been doing so well lately, mostly because Apple and the Android Alliance have taken away quite a lot of its market share. For example, in Q2 Symbian held 51% of the global smartphone OS market share, an impressive feat, but not as impressive as the 57% of last ...

Nokia Takes New Direction, Appoints New Leaders

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Reuters informs us that Nokia made some changes to its leadership structure and phone business, following the announcement of its first quarterly loss in many years. Thus, the company will split its phone business into three sections: Mobile Phones (cheaper models), Smartphones (handsets running Symbian) and Mobile Computers (high end ...

Sony Walkman Beats Apple’s iPod in Japanese Market Share

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Sony's famous Walkman player (the new versions) has finally managed to beat Apple iPod's sales in Japan, by reaching a 43% market share, when compared to the Cupertino-based product, with 42.1%. This is a performance that comes after 4 years of iPod domination in Japan, but Apple is keen on reminding ...

Q2 Mobile Phone Sales Come in; Total Sales Go Down, Smartphone Sales Go Up

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Gartner's just published the results for Q2's mobile phone sales, so we found out that the global sales went down 6%, while the smartphone sales grew 27%. 286.1 million units were sold in Q2, 6.1% less than in the same quarter of 2008, while smartphone sales went past 40 million ...

HTC Android Phones Accounting for 50% of the Company’s Devices by 2010?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

The latest rumours concerning famous Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC are surely bad news for Microsoft, since the company seems to be planning a shift towards the Android OS. It turns out that in 2010, half of the HTC's devices will be running Android, impossible as it may seem now. Right now, ...