John Paczkowski in Mobile on September 28, 2011 at 3:21 am PT
Hardly surprising. The iPad is dominating the tablet market like the Augustan-era Roman Empire.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on July 29, 2011 at 7:53 am PT
IDC and Strategy Analytics today officially confirmed what was unofficially revealed last week: Apple is the largest smartphone maker in the world.
Evan Ramstad, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 28, 2011 at 11:45 pm PT
Samsung Electronics Co. said its second-quarter profit fell 18 percent amid weak demand and lower prices for consumer electronics broadly, though rising sales of smartphones led its cellphone business to more than double in profitability.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 21, 2011 at 7:15 am PT
Another milestone for Apple. It became the world’s largest handset vendor by revenue in the first quarter of 2011, overtaking Nokia to claim that title. And it only took four years.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 31, 2011 at 8:30 am PT
Android’s gains in the tablet market continue apace with no signs of slowing. In fact, if anything, the platform is growing faster. According to new research from Strategy Analytics, Android’s share of the global tablet market grew 22 percent in the fourth quarter-–a tenfold spike over the prior quarter.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 19, 2010 at 8:11 am PT
The delayed Nokia N8 hasn’t been on the market two months and it’s already been hit with manufacturing problems. The company acknowledged Thursday that some first-run devices are affected by a hardware issue that causes them to power down and refuse to power back up again.
John Paczkowski in News on November 12, 2010 at 10:42 am PT
Initially expected by the end of 2010, Lenovo’s LePad won’t ship until 2011. This according to CEO Yang Yuanqing, who told The Wall Street Journal that the company expects the Android-based tablet to go on sale in China early next year.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on July 30, 2010 at 7:30 am PT
With global shipments that rose 43 percent to 60 million units in the second quarter, the cellphone industry has been on a real tear lately. And while it’s not yet a top-five player there, Apple has been reaping the benefits of fast developing interest in high-end 3G touch screen phones. But research outfit Strategy Analytics thinks the iPhone juggernaut may be slowing, if only a bit.
John Paczkowski in News on November 11, 2009 at 4:30 am PT
At 37.9 percent, Nokia’s share of the global handset market is the largest in the industry. Odd then to learn that it is not the most profitable. And odder still to learn that that honor belongs to Apple, which has been in the handset market for just two years.
John Paczkowski in News on October 23, 2009 at 10:25 am PT
Analysts mulling over Nokia’s IP infringment suit against Apple seem to be of two minds about how the action will play out. Some see it as a move to cash in on Apple’s iPhone success. Others view it as a preemptory move against a possible infringement suit from Apple aimed at Nokia’s own multitouch handsets.
