Samsung smartphone shipments estimated at 52M, doubling Apple's iPhone

A new estimate pegs Samsung's smartphone shipments for the second quarter of calendar 2012 at 52.1 million, which would be twice the 26 million iPhones Apple sold during the same period.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 204

Apple's iPad grows to 68% of global tablet shipments in Q2 2012

A total of 25 million tablets were shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2012 as Apple's iPad increased its market share, accounting for 68 percent of all shipments.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 28

Apple iOS retains commanding lead in enterprise through Q2, report says

A study released on Wednesday tallied up mobile device activations among enterprise users and found Apple's iOS maintained a dominating presence in the sector during the second quarter on strong iPhone 4S adoption.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 5

Apple's iOS most effective mobile advertising platform, report says

A recent study from Opera Software, makers of the popular Opera web browser, released a study on Friday quantifying advertising effectiveness across the gamut of mobile operating systems and found Apple's iOS to lead the pack.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 40

Verizon sells 2.7M iPhones in Q2, smartphone penetration hits 50%

Half of all mobile subscribers at Verizon Wireless, the largest cellular provider in the U.S., are now smartphone users, thanks in part to sales of 2.7 million iPhones in the second quarter.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 27

Users say Apple's iPhone worth $313 to them, Android averages $220

A new survey has found that the average iPhone user considers their handset to be worth $313 to them, while Android smartphones are valued at $220.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 70

Nielsen: Android growth outpaces iOS in U.S. amid smartphone adoption boom

A report from market analytics firm Nielsen on Thursday found Android's U.S. growth to outpace Apple's iOS as smartphones accounted for two thirds of all new wireless phone purchases for the first time ever.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 139

China's smartphone market grows 164%, Apple's iOS takes 17.3% share

Even without availability on China's largest mobile provider, the iPhone's market share in China has grown form 9.9 percent a year ago to 17.3 percent in the June quarter.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 13

HTC profits plunge 57% in face of Apple injunction, European struggles

While Apple's competitor Samsung expects to see record profit from the June quarter, rival HTC is struggling in the face of disappointing sales in Europe and an Apple injunction that delayed the launch of new handsets in the U.S.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 42

Amazon reportedly planning smartphone to take on Apple's iPhone

A new report claims Amazon is working on a handset that will compete directly with Apple's iPhone and Google Android smartphones.

Josh Ong 13 years ago 83

Apple pulls Russian malware from iOS App Store

Hours after it was highlighted by a security firm, Russian-language malware on the iOS App Store was removed by Apple and is no longer available for download.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 36

Google prepping software patch to help Samsung dodge Galaxy Nexus injunction

Google has said it will soon release a software patch that will remove the potentially infringing search functionality from Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone and could help it avoid the sales ban recently imposed by a U.S. court.

Josh Ong 13 years ago 96

Court denies Samsung's motion to stay Galaxy Nexus injunction

A U.S. District Court judge has shot down a request from Samsung to stay the injunction against its Galaxy Nexus smartphone while it files an appeal.

Josh Ong 13 years ago 51

8 months in, 11% of Android devices run 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Google's latest publicly released data shows that just 10.9 percent of devices running the Android mobile operating system have been updated to the latest version of the software.

Slash Lane 13 years ago 115

ITC denies Apple's emergency request for customs ban of HTC phones

The U.S International Trade Commission refused Apple's request for an emergency customs ban on HTC Android devices, but the agency is looking into whether redesigned phones from the Taiwanese handset maker still constitute infringement of Apple's "data detectors" patent.

Josh Ong 13 years ago 22

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