Google Android smartphones top as Nokia, BlackBerry sink

Release Date 1 Jun, 2011 in Economic Times

Google Android smartphones top as Nokia, BlackBerry sink Economic Times - 1 Jun, 2011 NEW YORK/TORONTO: Google's Android devices have become most popular smartphones in US, said a Nielsen survey Tuesday, a day when Nokia shares tanked more than 15 percent on weaker quarterly outlook. Nielsen said Tuesday its April survey of 65000 users ...
Android smartphones soar, Nokia, BlackBerry sink Times of India - 1 Jun, 2011 NEW YORK/TORONTO: Google's Android devices have become most popular smart phones in the US, said a Nielsen survey, a day when Nokia shares tanked more than 15 per cent on weaker quarterly outlook. Nielsen said that its April survey of 65000 users ...
Google Android leads smartphone market share, data use, report says Los Angeles Times - 1 Jun, 2011 Google's Android smartphones are top of the heap for popularity and data usage, according to a new report from Nielsen. In April, 37% of mobile consumers owned a smartphone, according to the study. Of those, 36% have an Android device, while 26% have ...
Study: Android Users Consume the Most Data PC Magazine - Mark Hachman - 1 Jun, 2011 Android phones are the most popular among US consumers, Nielsen reported Tuesday. But they may be less popular among carriers, if the cost of data is concerned: Android users consume an average of 582 Mbytes per month, compared to 492 ...
	Apple, Android and BlackBerry in US smartphone stalemate Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - 1 Jun, 2011 New research from Nielsen suggests that Android's explosive growth may be plateauing in America as smartphone share stabilises. By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor The rival operating systems for smartphones may finally be reaching a stalemate ...
	Android continues to top market share and data usage in US Afterdawn.com - Andre Yoskowitz - 1 Jun, 2011 Nielsen has revealed the latest US smartphone market share, and Android continues to lead the pack. Overall, 37 percent of Americans now have a smartphone, with 36 percent of those users running Android. Apple held second place at 26 percent with its ...
	Android Isn't Popular Yet With IT Managers Lifehacker Australia - Angus Kidman - 1 Jun, 2011 Lifehacker readers love Android, and current market share figures suggest it will soon be the biggest-selling smartphone platform globally. However, when it comes to choosing workplace phones, it still runs a ...
Nielsen Survey Shows Android Leading Smartphone Market in US HardwareZone.com - 1 Jun, 2011 A recent survey conducted by Nielsen has shown that Google's open-source Android OS is leading the US mobile market share at 37%, with Apple's iOS taking a lesser slice of the pie at 26% while RIM's BlackBerry is holding on at 23%. ...
Android Leading in Smartphone Marketshare AND Data Usage Phandroid.com - Chris Chavez - 1 Jun, 2011 Hey, everyone! It's that time again! Time for some more fun facts and general statistics from around the mobile world! This time brought to you by the Nielsen statistics company. Almost every week we receive ...
	Ask LH: Why Do Companies Build Mobile Apps Rather Than Mobile Sites? Lifehacker Australia - Angus Kidman - 1 Jun, 2011 Dear Lifehacker, As a Symbian smartphone user, it makes my heart sink every time I see a business promoting that they now have an app for iPhone or Android (and possibly BlackBerry). ...
Can the iPad and iPhone rescue the cloud? Australian Macworld (blog) - Galen Gruman - 1 Jun, 2011 The hype on the cloud is just as loud as the hype on mobile computing. Both appear to be gold rush destinations for vendors seeking to capitalise on all the stuff that buyers allegedly can't get enough of. But if you look at the numbers, ...
Smartphones Rule, Android #1, iPhone#3 & BlackBerry #3 says Nielsen Wireless and Mobile News - 1 Jun, 2011 According to Nielsen's April survey of mobile consumers over a third have smartphones and the most popular smartphones are Android-based. 37 percent of mobile consumers now have a smartpone. Google's Android operating system (OS) is the most popular. ...
Android market share drops in US SmartCompany.com.au - Patrick Stafford - 1 Jun, 2011 New figures from Nielsen show Android's market share in the United States has dropped to 36% from 37%, suggesting Google's recent growth may have plateaued. However, the figures also show Android continues to remain ahead of Apple's iOS, BlackBerry and ...
Nielsen: Android's Lead On iOS Plateaus, Data Usage Spikes MobileCrunch - Jordan Crook - 1 Jun, 2011 According to Neilsen's May survey, not much has changed by way of smartphone operating systems in the past month. Android, iOS and BlackBerry OS are at a standstill, posting the same market share numbers they did last ...
Android Users Now the Biggest Data Hogs [STATS] Mashable - Christina Warren - 1 Jun, 2011 The Nielsen Company has released the details from its latest mobile survey, which reveals that Android not only leads in US marketshare, it also dominates when it comes to data usage. The survey, which was carried out in April 2011, indicates that ...
Android Smartphones Consume More Data. Here's Why. GigaOm - Ryan Kim - 1 Jun, 2011 Android smartphones are the most data hungry, according to new statistics from Nielsen Co., blowing past the iPhone and other smartphones. But it's still not clear why that is and whether or not this ...
	Android Users Hungriest for Data Mobiledia - Peter Ferenczi - 1 Jun, 2011 Android users generate the highest data volumes among smartphones in the US according to Nielsen, which also discovered substantial variation in usage patterns that hint at the strengths and weaknesses of ...
	iOS Users Stream More Video And Music Than Any Other Operating System [With ... TFTS (blog) - 1 Jun, 2011 iOS device users stream more media than any other mobile OS, but the numbers are closer together than you may think.... I think, on some level, we all kind of knew this was coming but the announcement is worth it to make it perfectly clear just the ...
Smartphone Wars: This Company Now has Top Market Share Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Alexander Schachtel - 1 Jun, 2011 According to a forthcoming Nielson report, its the guys at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), not Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that are now boasting the largest portion of smartphone users, though growth in their lead is slowing. ...
Android users gobble up the most data according to report Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 1 Jun, 2011 According a new report on smartphone data usage by Nielsen, Android users consume the most data per month, ahead of iPhone users and webOS users. Nielsen's study surveyed 65000 smartphone users' bills and found that Android users consumed 582MB of data ...
Android's lead over iPhone leveling off according to Nielsen report Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 1 Jun, 2011 A new study of the smartphone market by Nielsen shows that Android's lead over the iPhone may be leveling, with the entire market reaching a point of stabilization. While the whole market continues to grow, Android had the same percentage of market ...
	Mobile ecosystem plateaus Mobot.net (blog) - 1 Jun, 2011 I do enjoy a good pie chart, and one can always count on the good folks at Nielsen to deliver. They've been looking at mobile operating systems in the US, and the pies make for interesting viewing. The charts in question cover the period February to ...
Nielsen: Android's smartphone lead has slowed down VentureBeat - 1 Jun, 2011 Android continues to dominate US smartphone market share (no surprise there), but the platform's skyrocketing growth may be beginning to slow down, according to the latest report by research company Nielsen. Nielsen's data shows that Android's market ...
	Android Widens Lead Over Apple in Smartphone Race Signal News - Chilton Tippin - 1 Jun, 2011 A Nielsen survey released today shows that Android has widened its lead over Apple since the previous report released on March 3. In the March survey, Android had just inched ahead of rivals Apple and Research and Motion (RIM), commanding 29 percent of ...
Android shows slowdown in market share rivalry with iPhone Examiner.com - 1 Jun, 2011 Android, iOS, and RIM seem to be in stasis, in market share, according to Nielsen's latest US market share report. Nielsen said that its April survey of mobile consumers showed 36 percent of consumers holding an Android device, while 26 percent had an ...
Android beating iPhone in smartphone war PC Advisor - Lexton Snol - 1 Jun, 2011 All the hype remains with Apple's iOS devices �" the iPhone and iPad �" but research suggests that it's Google's Android that is winning the smartphone sales war. According to Nielsen's April survey of mobile ...
	Android claims 36% of U.S. smartphone market, eats lots of data IntoMobile - 1 Jun, 2011 Nielsen has recently reported the results of their US smartphone market research for April, and concluded that Android now has a 36% share out of all smartphone OSes, with iOS claiming 26%, and BlackBerry 23%. That's pretty good for Android, ...
iOS Users Ready for iCloud, Already Stream More Media than Android Cult of Mac - Ed Sutherland - 1 Jun, 2011 Apple's announcement that iCloud should appear June 6 couldn't be better timed. Owners of iOS devices are heavy music and video users, streaming more media than Android or any mobile operating system… and with ...
	Top Media Sites, Blogs, Reaching Mobile Consumers MarketingProfs.com (subscription) - 1 Jun, 2011 Led by large news organizations, the media industry is responding to the enormous market demand for mobile access: 84% of the top US media publications have developed a mobile website, a mobile app, or both, according to a study by 2ergo. ...
Can the Mobile Cloud Resolve Fragmentation? Data Center Knowledge - 1 Jun, 2011 A new survey called the “Q2 2011 Mobile Developer Report” conducted by Appcelerator and IDC holds some interesting information about the mobile cloud and smartphone platforms. According to the survey, interest in the Android platform among mobile app ...