Report: If you're under 45, you probably own a smartphone

msnbc.com - 3 Nov, 2011
If you're under the age of 45, you might have noticed that your peers seem to be gravitating toward more smartphones, a trend that Nielsen says is most prominent for mobile subscribers ages 25 to 34. Nielsen's findings for the ...

Moving up in age, 39 percent of mobile users ages 45 to 54 have a smartphone.

CNET - 3 Nov, 2011
Smartphone usage is growing even among those 55 to 64. Though only 30 percent of people in this age range own a smartphone, that number is 5 points higher than Nielsen saw in the second quarter. In the never-ending Android vs. Apple smartphone contest ...

Smartphone sales surge with younger demographics (survey)

ZDNet (blog) - 3 Nov, 2011
Summary: Young professionals are more likely than not to own smartphones, but another demographic is quickly picking up advanced mobile phones more than one might expect. This might not come as a surprise ...

Android Continues to Dominate, Gain Mobile US Market Share

PC Magazine - 3 Nov, 2011
Google's Android was the only mobile operating system to expand its US market share in the third quarter, according to Thursday figures from Nielsen. Android increased its market share to 43 percent, up from 39 percent in the second quarter ...

Android's U.S. share steady at 43%, iPhone at 28%

Fortune - 3 Nov, 2011
In the rapidly growing US smartphone market, Google's (GOOG) Android and Apple's (AAPL) iPhone seem to have reached a steady state. According to the third quarter Nielsen survey of the market, ...

Most Young Adults in US Now Own Smartphones, Survey Says

New York Times (blog) - 3 Nov, 2011
Smartphone ownership in the United States is on the rise. But a survey by Nielsen suggest that it is happening among some age groups faster than others. Nielsen's third-quarter survey of mobile phone users found that 43 percent of them ...

Forget Gen Y, just call us Gen Mobile

VentureBeat - 3 Nov, 2011
Reports from research firms today may finally rid twenty-somethings of the dreaded “Gen Y” label. Say hello to gen mobile. 62 percent of US mobile users between the ages of 25 and 34 own smartphones, compared to just 43 percent of all US mobile phone ...

Android Still Most Popular Smartphone Operating System

Gadget Helpline (blog) - 3 Nov, 2011
The very latest Nielsen ratings for US smartphone OS usage figures put phones using the Android OS in top position yet again, with 43% usage among smartphone users, most of which are both today's youth and those in the working professional age category ...

Nielsen: Android Grew Its Smartphone Marketshare; iPhone Stayed Flat

MocoNews - 3 Nov, 2011
Some stats out today from Nielsen for Q3 show that Android is continuing on its growth trajectory in the US but in the last quarter Apple's share remained the same as it was in Q2. According to Nielsen's numbers, the percentage of phones now in the ...

62 per cent of Americans aged 25-34 own smartphones

Mobile Entertainment - 3 Nov, 2011
Research firm Nielsen claims US mobile users aged 25-34 clinched the highest adoption of smartphones with almost two-thirds, ahead of 18-24 year-olds that hold 54 per cent. In total across all demographics smartphone ownership reaches ...

Android extends its lead in the US smartphone race, Nielsen reports

GSMArena.com - 3 Nov, 2011
The analysts from Nielsen have just published their report on the smartphone market in the US and revealed that Android is still the most popular platform there. 43% of all US mobile subscribers now own a smartphone and 43% of them have a device ...

Android continues to grow as top US smartphone OS

Life of Android (blog) - 3 Nov, 2011
Android has extended its lead as America's number one smartphone OS boosting its market share to 43 per cent in the third quarter, according new figures from industry analysts Nielsen. That's an impressive rise from 39 per cent considering none of ...

Android share rises (again), iOS still stagnant

BetaNews - 3 Nov, 2011
The US smartphone market has become so consistent -- Android gains, iPhone is stagnant -- that Nielsen has started revealing other interesting trends, as it did today. First, for the fanboys: Android share among US subscribers 13 or older ...

Nielsen: Majority of younger Americans have a smartphone

FierceWireless - 3 Nov, 2011
Talk about a generational divide. While only 43 percent of all Americans with wireless service have a smartphone, the majority of younger Americans own such gadgets, according to new data from The Nielsen Company. According to Nielsen, 62 percent of ...

Smartphone Sweet Spot: Adults 25 - 44 Have Highest Adoption

ReadWriteWeb - 3 Nov, 2011
The perception among younger adults is that everybody owns a smartphone. When numbers like 50% of US cellphone owners have apps, the reaction inevitably comes, "only 50%?" It is easy for adults, ...

Study: Most young adults own a smartphone

The Hill (blog) - 3 Nov, 2011
The vast majority of cellphone subscribers under 44 now own a smartphone, according to a Nielsen survey released Thursday. The report found 62 percent of cellphone users aged 25 to 34 own a smartphone, ...

Google Android takes market share from RIM and Microsoft (again)

Stark Insider - 3 Nov, 2011
What continues to amaze me is that only a few years ago Google was not even a player in the space. by Clinton Stark on 11.03.11 | View Comments Android continues to roll. Although the last few days have been slightly bumpy for Google"buggy Gmail app ...

Generation app: 62pc of 25-34 year-olds have smartphones

Siliconrepublic.com - 3 Nov, 2011
Some 62pc of mobile adults aged 25-34 report owning smartphones, according to a Nielsen study. This is despite research that suggests only 43pc of all US mobile phone subscribers own a smartphone. Among those 18-24 and 35-44 years old, the smartphone ...

Surprise! Over-55 crowd adopting smartphones fastest

GigaOm - 3 Nov, 2011
Slightly younger and older age groups are also beyond the 50-percent mark. But the fastest growing age group adopting smartphones last quarter is a surprise: It's the 55-64 year olds getting their ...

Smartphones Now Over 50 Percent For Under 44 Crowd

Search Engine Land - 3 Nov, 2011
Nielsen has released new smartphone data this morning reflecting overall US smartphone penetration. The number is 43 percent, unchanged from October but up several points from several months ago. (comSore's official smartphone penetration number is 36 ...

Most under-44 Americans prefer smartphones

San Jose Business Journal - 3 Nov, 2011
Americans under the age of 44 are more likely to own a smartphone than their elders, according to a new report from Nielsen . The firm found that 62 percent of adults between the ages of 25 and 34 reported that they own a smartphone. ...

The Under 44 Crowd Prefers Smartphones, But Everyone Wants An iPhone [Survey]

Cult of Mac - 3 Nov, 2011
If you own a smartphone in the US, you're likely younger than 35 years old. By contrast, if you are older than 45, a basic feature phone is likely your preferred handset indicates a new survey. ...

Nielsen: 62% of U.S. subscribers aged 25-34 own smartphones

Fiercemobilecontent - 3 Nov, 2011
Close to two-thirds of US mobile subscribers between the ages of 25 and 34 own smartphones, far ahead of the national average, according to new data issued by research firm Nielsen. Sixty-two percent of US subscribers between 25 and 34 report owning a ...

Apple remains top US smartphone maker as iPhone holds 28% share

Apple Insider - 3 Nov, 2011
By AppleInsider Staff With the iPhone representing 28 percent of smartphones in the US, Apple is still the No. 1 domestic smartphone manufacturer, according to the latest data from Nielsen. While Apple remains the top smartphone maker, Google Android ...

If You Are Under 45, Chances Are You Have a Smartphone

All Things Digital - 3 Nov, 2011
While only 43 percent of all Americans with a wireless contract have a smartphone, the vast majority of those under 45 have one. In the 25-34 age range, some 62 percent of mobile-equipped adults have one of the more powerful devices, while about 54 ...

Nielsen: Smartphones a two-horse race between Apple and Google, others fading

9 to 5 Mac - 3 Nov, 2011
Research firm Nielsen today published its third-quarter survey of mobile users, confirming that the smartphone market remains a two-horse race between Android and iOS. Google's smartphone platform grew its share of the smartphone market in the United ...

Smartphone owners are becoming the majority

TG Daily - 3 Nov, 2011
According to the latest data from Nielsen, for the first time in the US, the number of people under 44 who own a smartphone outweighs those who own a less powerful cell phone. 53% of people between the ages of 35 and 44 who own a mobile phone in the US ...

Android Now Makes Up 43 Percent Of US Smartphone Market

Geeky gadgets - 3 Nov, 2011
According to research firm Neilsen, Google's Android OS now accounts for 43 percent of the US smartphone market for quarter three of 2011, and increase from the 39 percent share in the second quarter. Apple's iOS device are apparently in second place ...

Android's US Market Share Nearing 50 percent in Latest Nielsen Report

Phandroid.com - 3 Nov, 2011
Android continues to lead US smartphone market share, and the gap is growing according to the latest figures from Nielsen. For the third quarter of 2011 Android's share reached 43 percent, ...

Nielsen: Android expands smartphone OS lead in Q3, Apple still top vendor

BGR - 3 Nov, 2011
Google's lead among smartphone platforms grew wider in the United States last quarter as Research In Motion and Microsoft each lost share to Android. Just-released data from Nielsen for the third quarter shows that Google's share of the smartphone ...

 

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