New quarterly data ranks iPhone high in China & US despite challenging conditions

iPhone loyalty is at its strongest point in the U.S. since 2012, and despite numerous obstacles in China, Apple has managed to reclaim a position as the bestselling smartphone brand in that region, according to a new December-quarter research report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 13

Google's Android revenue $31 billion over OS's entire lifetime, Oracle lawyer says

The Android operating system has reportedly generated $31 billion in revenues for Google since it first launched in 2008, creating $22 billion in profits largely from mobile advertising.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 56

Apple increases iOS App Store revenue lead, now earns 75% more than Android's Google Play

Despite a huge jump in Android app downloads from Google Play fueled by the company's expansion into developing markets, Apple's iOS App Store continues to bring in more money and has actually increased its lead in profitability over Android's official store.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 17

Samsung working to copy iPhone 6s Live Photos feature for next Galaxy S7

Samsung hopes to maintain its "lead by following" style of innovation for this year's Galaxy S7 launch by copying the Live Photos feature Apple developed for iPhone 6s, but the planned feature may not be done in time for the flagship's launch.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 67

Year-old Android 5 Lollipop on 33% of Google Play users, but only 20% of devices in China

Google's ability to distribute new Android updates has always lagged far behind Apple's iOS, but the situation is even worse in China, where the "Lollipop" version 5.x, introduced in 2014 alongside iOS 8, has only reached about a fifth of all devices, two thirds the distribution it has achieved elsewhere.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 37

Antutu: iPhone 6s performance thrashes high-spec Androids Huawei Mate 8, Samsung Note 5 & Nexus 6p

Performance benchmark vendor Antutu presented iPhone 6s as the best performing smartphone of the year, despite being compared against high end Androids with more RAM and faster CPU clocks driving four times as many cores.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 33

China reports record sales and 33% growth in non-Android smartphones, casts doubt on 'peak iPhone'

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released data showing a significant drop in Android's share of smartphone sales in the December quarter, leaving a 33 percent gain for non-Android smartphones, a segment dominated by Apple's iPhone.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 39

China's iPhone-clone Xiaomi defending its valuation after missing sales targets

Xiaomi—a Chinese startup that aimed to push out high volumes of low cost smartphones and then make money on ecosystem-related services—has missed its volume goal for 2015 while substantial revenues from services remain a "figment," casting doubts upon its $46 billion valuation.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 27

Apple denies plans to build iOS-to-Android migration tool

Apple is not, in fact, working on a migration tool to help iPhone owners switch to Android, a spokesperson said on Monday, in a rare instance of the company commenting on rumors.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 33

Apple working on iOS-to-Android migration tool - report

Apple is reportedly in the process of developing on a new software application that would make it easier for iOS users to make the move to Android, transferring personal data more quickly from Apple's operating system to Google's.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 34

Apple's competition is going to have a tough year in 2016

In 2015 Apple grabbed a 94 percent share of the world's global smartphone profits, sold the only profitable tablets and smartwatch, increased its Mac unit sales,, launched a successful NFC payment platform, took a huge slice of the music streaming market and introduced a new platform for the living room. How can it possibly beat that performance in 2016?

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 89

Real world iPhone 6s adoption data contradicts Apple supplier channel check rumors

The product mix of iPhone models in Apple's real world installed base of users shows smooth adoption of iPhone 6s models and no evidence of a decline in demand that would require unexpected production cuts. This publicly available data severely undercuts the supply chain rumors supporting a narrative of "Peak iPhone" and reactionary order slashing.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 107

iOS dominated U.S. holiday shopping with 77% share of online orders as Android accounted for just 23%

Holiday quarter online shopping revenues grew 12 percent over last year in the U.S., despite less promotional discounting. Additionally, 77 percent of orders from mobile devices were made from Apple-branded devices, compared to just 23 percent using Android.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 9

Another F for Alphabet: U.S. Marines reject Google's other android as too loud to use

Two years ago, Google made headlines when it acquired military robot maker Boston Dynamics. However, after receiving $42 million from the government to develop autonomous machine mules, the robotics group has failed to deliver anything the Marines can use and the Pentagon has ended further funding.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 70

HP abandons low-end Android tablets to focus on profitability with iPad-like prices

HP, the world's third largest PC and tablet maker in unit volumes behind Lenovo and Apple, is exiting the low-end tablet market to focus on smaller volumes of higher-end products priced similar to iPad.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 0

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