Comparing tablets, Apples to Androids?

Manila Bulletin - Jaye C. Bautista - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎
MANILA, Philippines -- I'm opting to go techier now by touching on this subject matter. I was going through a training session with some of the AEs (account executives) at the office and some of them roused queries about tablets. ...

Android, BlackBerry beat Apple in UK

Mail & Guardian Online - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎
Android-based smartphones have the lion's share of the UK market, and Apple comes third behind BlackBerry, according to figures from research firm Kantar Worldpanel, writes V3.co.uk. In a report just published, the company found that in the 12 weeks up ...

Android market share doubles while Apple IOS falls eight per cent

Inquirer - Kate O'Flaherty - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
By Kate O'Flaherty FRUIT THEMED PHONE MAKER Apple's IOS operating system (OS) has fallen eight per cent in popularity over the last year, while Google's Android OS market share has doubled. According to data from Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, ...

Apple iOS Popularity Falls by 8% as Android Gains

ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
The iPhone maker Apple Inc. fell by almost 8 percent over the last one year in terms of popularity in comparison to a consistently rising popularity of the rival Android OS platform, a new study claims. The study was conducted by the research outfit ...

Over 40% of Brits now own a smartphone

Mobile Choices - Kelvin Goodson - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
Just over 40% of the population in Britain now owns a smartphone, new research has found. Smartphones made up 68.5% of phone sales in Britain over the last three months, according to researchers at Kantar Worldpanel ...

Android Has Now Effectively Squashed Symbian In The UK In Just One Year ...

TFTS (blog) - Tim Lenahan - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
Android's growth since its creation has been no joke all across the world. There have been specific markets that we thought perhaps Android would have more trouble breaking into, such as the business arena (wrong!). Also, other smartphone OSs have had ...

Android captures 32pc of the smartphone market in Taiwan

Asia Droid (blog) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
According to a survey report by Google in Taiwan, Android smartphones have a 32% share of country's smartphone market. On the other hand iPhone has 25% of the market share. 26 pc of the survey respondents stated that they use a smartphone, ...

Mobile phone users switch to high-end devices

Mazuma Mobile - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
Mobile phone recycling could be set to become more popular after analysts reported growing demand for smartphones in the UK. According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, more than four out of ten people in Britain own one of these gadgets, Total Telecom ...

Android Phones Command 32% Share of Taiwan's Smartphone Market

The Taiwan Economic News - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎
Taipei, Sept. 7, 2011 (CENS)--Google issued a survey report about smartphone activities indicating that Android phones command a 32% share of Taiwan's smartphone market now, higher than 25% for iOS-powered phones. The survey showed that 26% of handset ...

Android, BlackBerry Top iPhone in UK Smartphone Market

Vision 2 Mobile - Josh Long - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎
Phones that incorporate the Android operating system owned by Google are all the rave in the United Kingdom. The Android platform represents 47.1 percent of the smartphone market in the UK, v3.co.uk reported, citing figures from Kantar Worldpanel. ...

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Doubles Android Share

eMoneyDaily - Cory Perrin - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎
It has been revealed that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android's market share has doubled in the UK market. According to a report from Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, the market share of Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android has increased to 47.1 percent over the ...

BlackBerry getting hit hard in the United States

Telemanagement - Tim Wilson - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎
According to comScore, in July nearly 70% of smartphone subscribers in the US were on either the Google Android or Apple platform, and Research In Motion's BlackBerry is still losing share. Specifically, Apple's iPhone grew modestly to capture 27%, ...

Is there any stopping Android's smartphone domination?

uSwitch.com (Tech) - Joe Minihane - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎
There was an air of inevitability surrounding Monday's news that Android had doubled its market share in the past year. The figures, from researchers Kantar Worldpanel Comtech reveal Google cornered a whacking 47.1 per cent of the UK smartphone market ...

Why I Switched to Android

TechnoBuffalo - Joey Davidson - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
I loved my iPhone. The EDGE device was the first smartphone I bought into. Before that, I was rocking flip phones and pumped about how KRZY thin they were getting. ...

Report: Android doubles UK smartphone market share

Life of Android (blog) - Robert Leedham - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
Android is the UK's leading smartphone OS having doubled its market share over the last year, according to new research from Kantar Worldpanel Comtech. Google's creation enjoyed a fairly impressive 22.9 per cent share only 12 months ago but that's now ...

Smartphone makers urged to target over 45s

Total Telecom - Nick Wood - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
Research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on Monday called on smartphone makers to target the UK's over 45s, after it revealed that 17 million consumers in this age group have yet to upgrade to high-end mobile devices. ...

Android market share doubles, iPhone on the slide

uSwitch.com (Tech) - Jonathan Leggett - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
Android's market share has surged over the last 12 months, a report reveals, as Google makes hay from the delay to the iPhone 5. According to the snappily named Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, at the end of August vast sales for Android powered Samsung and ...

How to transfer photos from a Google Android smartphone to a PC

PC Advisor - Carrie-Ann Skinner - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
More and more smartphone users are utilising the camera on their handset to capture great digital snaps, and Google Android users are no exception. However, if you get too snap happy, ...

Google Android emerges as top choice for US customers (USA)

Wireless Federation - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
Handsets running on the Google Android operating software have emerged as a strong force to be reckoned with in the US smartphone market, with it powering as much as 42 percent of the smartphones, as of July 2011. According to reports, market share of ...

Google's Android Grabs 47 Percent Of UK Smartphone Market

Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
According to recent figures released by consumer analyst firm Kantar Worldpanel, Google's Android has increased its share of the smartphone market here in the UK to 47.1 percent, which is then followed by RIM with their BlackBerry devices at 21.5 ...

Apple loses market share in UK as Android continues to grow

Know Your Mobile (blog) - Richard Goodwin - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
Google's Android operating system, claims Kantar Worldpanel, now holds 47 per cent of the UK phone market. Apple's share took a hit, as did Symbian's â€" although the latter isn't all that surprising. According to Mobile Today, 'Android now holds a 47.1 ...

The five best free Android apps for digital photos

PC Advisor - Carrie-Ann Skinner - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
More and more smartphone owners are making use of the camera on their handset, and those with devices running Google Android are no exception. But before you think about transferring your digital ...

Android takes majority marketshare in UK

Smart Gorillas - Heather McLean - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎
Android now holds almost half of the UK smartphone market, according to the latest research. The small green android now has a 47.1% share of the British market, followed by BlackBerry (21.5%) and Apple (20.8%), research from Kantar ...

 

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