Almost half of US mobile users own smartphones, survey says

ZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - 1 Sep, 2011
Summary: New research shows that smartphones is approaching the midway mark in the US mobile market. Forty percent of mobile users over the age of 18 in the United States now have smartphones as of the end ...

Smartphone Wars Hinge on Undecided Buyers

PCWorld - Ian Paul - 1 Sep, 2011
The smartphone wars are heating up as 40 percent of mobile device users in the United States now own iPhones, Android devices and BlackBerrys instead of feature phones. Handsets powered by Google's Android OS ...

SA smartphone penetration about 16%

News24 - 1 Sep, 2011
Johannesburg - New data out by digital research group comScore, revealed that 82.2 million people in the US owned smartphones during the three months ending in July, up 10% from the preceding three month period. The data found that Google Android ...

Apple and Google make up almost 70 percent of growing US smartphone market

The Independent - ‎Aug 31, 2011‎
Sixty-nine percent of smartphones sold in the US run either Apple's iOS or Google's Android platforms. In the three-month period ending July 2011 Apple and Google both grew their US market share, pushing smartphone makers such as RIM and Microsoft ...

Nielsen: Android takes 40% of US smartphone share, leads as “next desired OS”

VentureBeat - Devindra Hardawar - 1 Sep, 2011
Not much has changed in the US mobile market over the past few months. Android is still the leader " accounting for 40 percent of the total smartphone market " and consumers' desire for the Google OS doesn't appear to be slowing down, ...

40% of Mobile Users Use Smartphones, 40% of Them Use Android [US]

WebProNews - 1 Sep, 2011
Nielsen released a new report today indicating that 40% of mobile users in the US own smartphones and 40% of those are Android devices. That's consumers over the age of 18. iOS devices, the firm reports, are in second place with 28%. ...

Nielsen: Android leads as US smartphone penetration reaches 40%

Fiercemobilecontent - Jason Ankeny - 1 Sep, 2011
Forty percent of US mobile subscribers over the age of 18 own smartphones according to July 2011 data published by Nielsen. Forty percent of those smartphones run Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android mobile operating system, followed by Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) ...

The Politics of Smartphones: Apple, Android Chasing 'Undecided' Consumers

Cult of Mac - Ed Sutherland - 1 Sep, 2011
If you are already sick of the two US political parties slugging it out for voters' attention, get ready for a political drama closer to home: your smartphone. Yes, Apple and Android's Google want you ...

Android and Samsung: Strong Showing State Side

DigitalVersus - Jack Sims - 1 Sep, 2011
The Google OS continues to make ground on the US smartphone market and has now cornered a share of over 40%. In the manufacturer league, Samsung continues to make a strong showing. The stats in the comScore study of the smartphone market on the other ...

Report: Android increases US market share to 41 per cent

Life of Android (blog) - Robert Leedham - 1 Sep, 2011
When it comes to the US, Android is top dog and going nowhere according to new research from ComScore. During the three-month period that ended in July, Android grabbed a 41.8 per cent share of the US smartphone market, that's a substantial 5.4 per ...

Why Apple should consider more frequent iPhone updates

GigaOm - Darrell Etherington - 1 Sep, 2011
New numbers from Nielsen released Thursday show that Android's marketshare grew in July, while the iOS share stayed relatively flat. One stat in particular from Nielsen stuck out: Among early ...

Four out of ten phones in the U.S are smart says Nielsen

Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 1 Sep, 2011
According to Nielsen's latest report on the mobile phone market in the US, 40 percent of mobile phone owners over the age of 18 are carrying a smartphone of some sort or another. Further, another 40 percent of those smartphone owners are using an ...

Smartphone politics by Nielsen: Google and Apple embroiled in fight for ...

9 to 5 Mac - 1 Sep, 2011
Like politics, smartphone wars come down to two major parties " Google and Apple " embroiled in a never-ending fight for consumers, especially those who have not made up their mind as to which operating system they'd like in their next smartphone. ...

Four in ten U.S. phones are now smartphones

GigaOm - Ryan Kim - 1 Sep, 2011
Nielsen last year predicted that by the end of 2011, smartphones will overtake features phones in marketshare in the US That may be a little optimistic, but the advance of smartphones continues unabated ...

Android OS Dominates Smartphone Market

RedOrbit - 1 Sep, 2011
A new report released by comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, indicates the Android OS is the market leader in the smartphone market. The report indicates the top mobile phone manufacturer for US subscribers, including smartphones and ...

Android Should Keep Mobile OS Lead Over Next Year, Nielsen Data Shows (AAPL ...

StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog) - 1 Sep, 2011
Smartphones in the US are more popular than ever, but still racing to capture half the market for mobile devices. Nielsen (Nasdaq: NLSN) reported today that data from July 2011 says about 40 percent of all mobile phones in the US are smartphones. ...

Android Now Makes Up 40 Percent Of US Smartphone Market

Geeky gadgets - 1 Sep, 2011
Nielsen have published their smartphone data, and according to the most recent figures for the month of July 2011, Google's Android OS now makes up 40 percent of the US smartphone market, making it the most popular mobile platform in the US today. ...

Android gains market share in the US

SmartCompany.com.au - Patrick Stafford - 1 Sep, 2011
Google's Android mobile operating system has continued to gain market share in the United States, according to the latest figures released by ComScore. The figures show Android recorded the biggest gains, growing 5.4 percentage points, taking 41.8% of ...

comScore Says 7 in 10 US Smartphones Now Run Either Android or iOS

Mobile Marketing Watch - 1 Sep, 2011
It's an Android and iOS-dominated smartphone world. That much is clear from the latest data presented by the comScore MobiLens service. Incredibly, 82.2 million people in the United States owned smartphones during the three months ending in July 2011. ...

comScore Reports July US Mobile Subscriber Market Share; Samsung Top Handset ...

Benzinga - Eddie Staley - ‎Aug 31, 2011‎
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the US mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending July 2011. The study surveyed more than 30000 US ...

Android Controls 41% US Market, Samsung Beats Apple As The Leading OEM

Muktware - Swapnil Bhartiya - ‎Aug 31, 2011‎
Android, the leading Linux-based mobile operating system now controls more than 41% of the US market, leaving behind Apple's iOS, according to a report by comScore. comScore MobiLens service reported the key trends in the US mobile phone industry ...

Android tops U.S. smartphone market with 42% market share

Droid Matters - ‎Aug 31, 2011‎
by Jonathan Radande August 31, 2011 0 How about some Android domination news for today? The latest ComScore smartphone market share data for the US is in, and guess who's still on top? If you guessed Android, then you win a pat on the back . ...

ComScore: Almost 70% of US smartphones run Android or iOS

Fiercemobilecontent - Jason Ankeny - ‎Aug 31, 2011‎
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android mobile operating system extended its dominance over the US smartphone market in July 2011, ending the month with 41.8 percent market share, up 1.8 percentage points month-over-month and increasing 5.4 percentage points ...

Samsung leads US handset market with 25.5% share

Telecompaper (subscription) - ‎Aug 31, 2011‎
For the three month average period ending in July, 234 million Americans ages thirteen and older used mobile devices, according to study by comScore. Device manufacturer Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 25.5 percent of US mobile subscribers (up 1 ...

Google Android, the Top Smartphone Platform in the US

Everything PR - Mihaela Lica Butler - ‎Aug 30, 2011‎
Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform in the US, with 41.8 percent market share, according to a recent report from the comScore MobiLens service, and this is just one of the findings. Apple only owns 27.0 percent of the smartphone market ...

iPhones, Androids are dominant US smartphones

msnbc.com - Athima Chansanchai - ‎Aug 31, 2011‎
If you're one of the 82.2 million smartphone owners in the United States, there's a 70 percent chance you're carrying around either an iPhone or an Android-powered phone, according to the latest report from comScore. ...

iPhones,Androids dominate US cellphone market

AHN | All Headline News - 1 Sep, 2011
Chances are if you use a smartphone in the United States, it is an Apple iPhone or one powered by Google's Android. Seventy percent of the 82.2 million smartphone users in the US own either an Apple iPhone or a phone run by Google's Android system, ...

 

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