43% of US mobile phone users own a smartphone, survey saysLos Angeles Times - 4 Nov, 2011Smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, with 43% of US mobile phone subscribers owning one, according to Nielsen's third-quarter survey of mobile users. The numbers are even higher for younger consumers. Sixty-two percent of adults 25 to 34 ... |
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Android Use Grows In Q3 2011; Google's OS Remains Leading US Smartphone ...Huffington Post - 4 Nov, 2011Android continues its reign as the leading smartphone platform of choice among US smartphone users. Overall, Nielsen found, 43 percent of Americans with mobile phones have smartphones, while 57 percent have feature phones. That's a 5-percent increase ... |
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Report: If you're under 45, you probably own a smartphonemsnbc.com - 4 Nov, 2011If 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 ... |
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Moving up in age, 39 percent of mobile users ages 45 to 54 have a smartphone.CNET - 4 Nov, 2011Smartphone 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 ... |
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Smartphone sales surge with younger demographics (survey)ZDNet (blog) - 4 Nov, 2011Summary: 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 ... |
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Android Continues to Dominate, Gain Mobile US Market SharePC Magazine - 4 Nov, 2011Google'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 ... |
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Android's U.S. share steady at 43%, iPhone at 28%Fortune - 4 Nov, 2011In 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, ... |
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Most Young Adults in US Now Own Smartphones, Survey SaysNew York Times (blog) - 4 Nov, 2011Smartphone 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 ... |
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Android Smartphones, iPhones Popular for Users Under 44: NielseneWeek - 4 Nov, 2011Google retained its 43 percent US smartphone operating system for the third quarter just as Apple kept its 28 percent plot. The age demographics point to smartphones for 20-something to middle-aged adults, Nielsen said. The researcher, which had ... |
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Most people under 45 now carry a smartphoneCNET Australia - 4 Nov, 2011Smartphones keep luring more mobile users, especially those under the age of 45, according to a new survey from Nielsen in the US. Only 43 per cent of all mobile users own a smartphone, Nielsen noted in its ... |
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Smartphones Not Just For The YoungSmartmoney.com (blog) - 4 Nov, 2011Older Americans are getting smart â€" phones, that is. Although those aged 25-34 are the predominant owners of iPhones and Android devices, people aged 55-64 are among the fastest growing adopters of the handsets, a Nielsen study found. ... |
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Smartphone Ownership Among 18-44 Year Olds Becomes the NormThe Mac Observer - 4 Nov, 2011Most mobile phone owners in the US between 18-44 years of age now own a smartphone. And for those between the ages of 25-34, that number is nearly two-thirds. This represents a significant change in the split between smartphones and feature phones from ... |
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Smartphones most popular for those under 45 - NielsenTelecompaper (subscription) - 4 Nov, 2011Younger people are choosing smartphones, Nielsen's third quarter survey looking at US mobile users revealed. Two-thirds (62%) of those aged 25-34 own a smartphone; among those aged 18-24 and 35-44, the smartphone penetration rate is near 54 percent. ... |
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Android Tops Apple, Declining BlackBerry in Smartphone Market ShareVision 2 Mobile - 4 Nov, 2011Most Americans in their mid-20s to mid-30s own smartphones, according to Nielsen's third-quarter survey of mobile users. The survey found that 62 percent of mobile phone users ages 25 to 34 own phones with a powerful operating system like Android. ... |
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Android Gains Smartphone Market Share in the U.S.; Everyone Else StagnatesHot Hardware - 4 Nov, 2011According to new numbers from Nielsen's third quarter survey, Android's market share in the US inched up to 43% from 39% back in June. During that same time frame, Apple treaded water, maintaining 28% of the market. However, RIM saw its share continue ... |
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Nielsen: Adults 44 and younger are a 'vast majority' of smartphone usersDeseret News - 4 Nov, 2011A recent survey released by the Nielsen Company on Thursday shows significant spikes in smartphone use among adults aged 44 and younger who make up a “vast majority” of users. Adults aged 25-34 make up the most mobile age ... |
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Apple iPhone Aura Unfazed By Software, Signal IssuesInvestor's Business Daily - 4 Nov, 2011By JASON MA, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 03:30 PM ET First came complaints about AT&T's (T) network coverage for the iPhone, then the loss of signal from holding it the wrong way, and now the short battery life on Apple's (AAPL) latest smartphone. ... |
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Android Continues to Gain US Smartphone Market Share, Says NielsenTMC Net - 4 Nov, 2011The latest numbers from market research firm The Nielsen Company shows that Google Android (News - Alert) continues to maintain the leading position in the US smartphone market. As per Nielsen's recent report, ... |
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Study: Android and iOS Account for 71% of Smartphone MarketIGN - 4 Nov, 2011A new report from Nielsen has, unsurprisingly, revealed that Android and Apple iOS continue to vastly dominate the smartphone industry in Q3 2011, accounting for 71% of the total market with Google's platform at the lead. ... |
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Phone Makers Focus on ElderlyMobiledia - 4 Nov, 2011People over 45 tend to avoid smartphones, according to a study by Nielsen, whose results pinpoint opportunities for phone makers to broaden the smartphone market. Nielsen found 40 percent of Americans ... |
Android Shows Gain in Smartphone Market for Q3 2011Technorati - 4 Nov, 2011A number that we don't often discuss is the amount of Feature phone users versus smartphone users in the US Believe it or not, but the latest report from Nielsen shows that 57% of cell phone users in the states are still using Feature Phones! ... |
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Smartphone Ownership Over 60% Among 25 â€" 34 Year OldsGotta Be Mobile - 4 Nov, 2011Smartphone ownership amongst 25 â€" 34 year olds is at 62%, and a little over half of 18-24 and 35 â€" 44 year olds own them over basic or feature phones. Smartphone use among older folks is growing as well. The numbers aren't all that surprising given the ... |
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Chart: Majority of 18-to-44 year old mobile users own a smartphoneGeekWire - 4 Nov, 2011Well, the economy is in rough shape, and it's still tough to find a job. But, somehow, more Americans are finding it in their budgets to own smartphones. A new survey out from Nielsen shows that 62 percent of 25-to-34 year old mobile users own a ... |
Forget Gen Y, just call us Gen MobileVentureBeat - 4 Nov, 2011Reports 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 ... |
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Android Still Most Popular Smartphone Operating SystemGadget Helpline (blog) - 4 Nov, 2011The 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 ... |
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Nielsen: Android Grew Its Smartphone Marketshare; iPhone Stayed FlatMocoNews - 4 Nov, 2011Some 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 ... |
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62 per cent of Americans aged 25-34 own smartphonesMobile Entertainment - 4 Nov, 2011Research 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 reportsGSMArena.com - 4 Nov, 2011The 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 ... |
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Android continues to grow as top US smartphone OSLife of Android (blog) - 4 Nov, 2011Android 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 ... |
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Android share rises (again), iOS still stagnantBetaNews - 4 Nov, 2011The 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 ... |
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