Android, BlackBerry beat Apple in UK

Mail & Guardian Online - 6 Sep, 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, ...

BlackBerry getting hit hard in the United States

Telemanagement - Tim Wilson - 6 Sep, 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 - 6 Sep, 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 ...

Report: Android doubles UK smartphone market share

Life of Android (blog) - Robert Leedham - 6 Sep, 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 ...

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 ...

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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