3 posts and columns on mobile market

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Smartphone Market in July: Same as It Ever Was

in Mobile on August 30, 2011 at 3:01 pm PT

The latest survey from ComScore on the state of the U.S. smartphone market came out today, and it breaks down pretty much the way all recent smartphone platform surveys seem to. According to the research firm’s July metrics, Google’s Android holds the No. 1 position with a 41.8 percent share; Apple holds the No. 2 position with a 27 percent share; and RIM is in third with a 21.7 percent share.

China: 900 Million Mobile Users Asking Themselves "iPhone, Nokia or Android"?

in Mobile on April 27, 2011 at 5:05 am PT

In Apple’s second quarter, iPhone sales in China surged nearly 250 percent year over year, making the country the iPhone’s fastest growing market–a title it will retain for some time to come given soaring mobile phone adoption rates there.