The iPhone is too expensiveNational Post (registration) - 1 Jul, 2011Apple chief executive Steve Jobs may decide to go for market share instead of profit. Farhad Manjoo, Slate.com · Jun. 29, 2011 | Last Updated: Jul. 1, 2011 8:33 AM ET The iPhone is at a crossroads. It's been four years since Apple first released its ... |
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Review: iPhone 4NDTV.com - Sahil Mohan Gupta - 1 Jul, 2011The iPhone 4 is, quite simply, the most sought after smartphone in the market even though it's a year old. It will be interesting to see how the iPhone 4 performs considering the iPhone 5 will not be out before September and the market is being flooded ... |
Android momentum not at risk even as iPhones sales jump, says analystComputerworld - Gregg Keizer - 1 Jul, 2011Computerworld - Apple's iPhone gained share among US consumers who bought a mobile phone in the last three months, as the share for devices running Google's Android remained flat during the same period, Nielsen said Thursday. ... |
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Boot up: why spam's falling, Android v Apple in the US, RIM's peanut butter ...The Guardian (blog) - 1 Jul, 2011A Spam outside catering van. This has nothing to do with the word we use for unsolicited commercial email. But it's visual. Exactly the same experience. Except it's Facebook lists. If you missed out on a Google+ invite so far, this will give you the ... |
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Smartphones now top sellers in USTelegraph.co.uk - Emma Barnett - 1 Jul, 2011Smarthphones account for the majority of all new mobile phone purchases in the US, according to new data. By Emma Barnett, Digital Media Editor Thirty-eight per cent of all US mobile phone owners now have a smartphone, with Apple's iPhone having shown ... |
Smartphones Now Outsell Traditional Phones: NielsenHuffington Post - 1 Jul, 2011According to a recent Nielsen survey, smartphones now constitute the lion's share of new phone purchases. 55 percent of those who purchased a new handset in the past three months reported buying a smartphone instead of a feature phone, ... |
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Smartphones: A Majority of the Phones Sold in the United StatesPCWorld - Ed Oswald - 1 Jul, 2011If you're ready to buy a cell phone, chances are its going to be a "smart" one, according to Nielsen. According to its latest study of recent cell phone purchases, 55 percent of those sold in the three months ... |
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Playing the smartphone marketFinancial Post - Juan Carlos Solon - 1 Jul, 2011Blink and you might find the smartphone market just changed in an instant. With the number of smartphones shipped worldwide expected to hit one billion by mid-decade as more and more people swap out their old feature phones for more advanced devices, ... |
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Smartphones Outsell Feature Phones For First TimeInformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 1 Jul, 2011From March to May, 55% of people who purchased new mobile phones in the US bought a smartphone, according to Nielsen. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Android and iOS have helped propel smartphones from the corner office to the four corners of the Earth ... |
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Verizon iPhone Attracts BlackBerry UsersinfoSync World - Sindre Lia - 1 Jul, 2011New market research by Nielsen indicates that the new Verizon iPhone is rapidly turning BlackBerry users into iOS users. The world's most hyped phone, the Verizon iPhone, has now been in stores for approximately ... |
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US Consumers Snapping Up (Android) SmartphonesPC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 1 Jul, 2011More and more Americans are ditching feature phones for smartphones, with 38 percent of wireless subscribers now using the more advanced devices, according to Thursday data from Nielsen. Among people who purchased a new handset in ... |
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Apple iOS Share Growth Accelerated In May, Says NielsenBarron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - 1 Jul, 2011Nielsen this morning reports that among people in the US who bought cellular phones in the three months through May, 55% bought a smartphone, up from 34% a year earlier. The data come from a survey of about 25000 mobile consumers, ... |
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Survey: Smartphone purchases on the riseUSA Today - Brett Molina - 1 Jul, 2011From March through May of this year, 55% of consumers who participated in the survey say they bought a smartphone. That's up from 34% in 2010. Android remains the dominant operating system, finds Nielsen, with a 38% share. ... |
Will Apple Drop iPhone 3GS Price to Zero?PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 1 Jul, 2011The news cycle might slow a bit in the summer, but there are always iPhone rumors. An iPhone 5 in September? Well, actually, maybe that should be 2012. How about a baby iPhone? Aww. We'll likely just have to wait until Apple makes ... |
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Finally: Americans Now Buy More Smartphones than Feature PhonesTIME - Graeme McMillan - 1 Jul, 2011It's been a surprisingly long time coming, but the majority of cellphone purchases in the US are smartphone purchases. A new Nielsen study shows that smartphones have finally overtaken feature phones for American ... |
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Smartphone sales continue to surpass those of feature phones, Nielsen saysLos Angeles Times - 1 Jul, 2011From March to May, 55% of new cellphones purchased were smartphones, pushing about 38% of all US cellphone users to app-running, email-sending devices, Nielsen said in a blog post on the growing popularity of smartphones. Over the same three-month ... |
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Nielsen: Smartphones now tops among new buyersCNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - Jun 30, 2011Smartphone demand continues to surge as more than half of all recent cell phone buyers opted for one, Nielsen said today. Specifically, 55 percent of consumers who bought a new mobile phone from March through May picked a smartphone ... |
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Android's growth curve levels offFortune - Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jun 30, 2011The effect of the long-awaited launch of an iPhone for Verizon, or a bump from the iPad 2? During the rapid ascent of Google (GOOG) Android phones in 2010 it was never clear how much their popularity was ... |
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Android's lead stagnant, iOS growing in US: NielsenComputer Business Review - 1 Jul, 2011New data from market research firm Nielsen says that though Google's Android continues to be the most popular smartphone platform in the US, Apple's iOS has registered significant growth in recent months. The survey results show that Google's Android ... |
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Smartphones now outsell feature phones in the USGeek.com - Alan Henry - 1 Jul, 2011The old adage that smartphones aren't that important because “most people buy dumbphones anyway” is no longer applicable, according to a recent Neilsen survey. In the United States, smartphones now account for 55% of all new phone sales, ... |
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Wall Street Analyst Predicts No iPhone 5 Until 2012ITProPortal - 1 Jul, 2011According to the latest word on Wall Street, Apple will not be launching an iPhone 5 until 2012. Keith Bachman, analyst at BMO Capital Markets told his clients that a fifth generation smartphone will launch in mid-2012, supporting the predictions of ... |
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Android fuels smartphone adoption in Japan more than any other platformWireless Federation - 1 Jul, 2011As of March 2011, 4.6 million users have adopted Google android as their choice of smartphone platform in Japan. This represents a surge in its subscriber base by two times from December 2010, as per sources. In the second position, Apple has 3.9 ... |
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Suddenly smartphones top sales statistics in 2011, not unexpectedProduct Reviews - Gary Johnson - 1 Jul, 2011Since Apple first brought out the iPhone we have seen an explosion of new smartphones being released, with many different manufactures getting in on the act. Now today we have news that suddenly smartphones top sales statistics in 2011 and the news was ... |
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Android Most Popular Smartphone Platform Among New BuyersITProPortal - Michael Ide - 1 Jul, 2011A new study has revealed that 38 percent of mobile consumers in the US now own a smartphone. According to a May study conducted by market research firm Nielson, around 55 percent of the consumers who purchased a mobile phone in the past three month ... |
Smartphones are biggest seller in USIAB UK - 1 Jul, 2011Smartphones now account for the majority of all new mobile phone purchases in the US, with 38 per cent of mobile owners having one, data from Nielsen has shown. Figures from the three months ending May 2011 show that 55 per cent of phones sold in this ... |
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Smartphones now outselling feature phones in the US says NielsenMobile Entertainment - Stuart Dredge - 1 Jul, 201155 per cent of handsets bought in the last few months were smarter than your average phone. As milestone mobile moments go, this is a big one. According to the latest research from Nielsen, 55% of handsets bought in the US in the last ... |
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Google Android Outgrows Apple in Japan Smartphone MarketPenn Olson - Rick Martin - 1 Jul, 2011According to a new report from comScore Japan KK, both Google Android and Apple are showing excellent growth in the smartphone space in Japan. But Google is winning over customers at a much faster ... |
Get Your iPhones FreeBenzinga - Steven Anfield - 1 Jul, 2011Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is preparing to compete in the “free phone with contract” market with the iPhone 3GS when it launches the iPhone 5 later in the year. RBC Capital Markets General Manager Mike Abramsky said in a note to investors ... |
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iPhone Share Growing Faster Than Android Smartphones: NielseneWeek - Clint Boulton - 1 Jul, 2011Apple's iPhone is growing faster among new acquirers than Google Android smartphones. The open-source OS is the US leader at 38 percent, Nielsen said. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android creator Andy Rubin said Android is being activated on more than 500000 ... |
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Android growth comes to a halt, iPhone leading the way for smartphone growthExaminer.com - 1 Jul, 2011A survey taken by Nielsen is indicating that the iPhone growth is still growing in the US whereas its Android competitors, despite its greater carrier support and amount of phones, seems to be coming to a halt. If you look here you can see that the ... |
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