Apple's share of tablet market slides to 77%, Android rises to 22% [u]

Despite posting impressive sales of the iPad last quarter, Apple saw its tablet market share drop from 95 percent to 77 percent as shipments of Google Android-based tablets chipped away at the company's tablet dominance, a new report says.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 108

Apple slips to 5th in global cell phone maker rankings

New data from IDC shows that Apple is among the top 5 mobile phone sellers worldwide for the second quarter in a row, though it slipped from fourth to fifth place.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 25

Verizon BlackBerry glitch casts doubt on iPhone launch

Though Verizon's executives have emphatically asserted that execution of the upcoming iPhone launch will be flawless, a recent glitch in BlackBerry data traffic on the network could be cause for concern, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 32

RIM PlayBook only garnering half the prelaunch interest of iPad

An analyst's survey of 1,100 consumers found just 6 percent reporting they are "likely" to buy RIM's new playbook, less than half the number who said the same of Apple's iPad last February.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 54

Deutsche Bank very positive on iPhone trial, 'no going back' to BlackBerry

After a two month iPhone trial using Good Technology's secure email app, Deutsche Bank Equity Research reports an "overwhelmingly positive" experience that left it waving goodbye to RIM's BlackBerry.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 44

1M BlackBerry PlayBooks, Wikipedia founder calls App Store 'dangerous,' iPad 2 cameras

A report out of the Far East claims volume production of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will reach 1 million shipments in the first quarter of 2011, while Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales criticized Apple's App Store as "very dangerous" and a threat to Internet freedom. Finally, more evidence that cameras are coming to Apple's second-generation iPad has been discovered in the iOS 4.3 beta.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 126

Google Android passes Apple's iPhone in total US subscribers - comScore

Strong sales of phones running Google Android throughout 2010 have managed to push the mobile platform past Apple's iPhone in total active subscribers for the first time, according to comScore.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 163

RIM announces 4G PlayBook coming to Sprint summer 2011

Research in Motion has revealed plans to release a 4G version of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet this summer on the Sprint Nextel network, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 99

Apple's iPhone maintains lead over Blackberry, Android in US

Apple continues to take the top position in smartphone market share, even in the US where a variety of hardware makers have released popular phones using Android. RIM's Blackberry platform takes the number two spot.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 107

RIM denies PlayBook tablet battery issues, promises "superior performance"

In response to one Wall Street's analyst assertion that the upcoming PlayBook tablet was experiencing battery issues, Research In Motion responded with a statement denying the claim and promising "superior performance with comparable battery life."

Josh Ong 15 years ago 179

RIM struggling to fix PlayBook tablet battery issues, analyst says

Research in Motion is unable to match the iPad's longer battery life with its prototype PlayBook tablets, which get just a "few hours" of battery life, according to one analyst.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 85

Report claims RIM was incredulous over Apple's original iPhone

An alleged former employee of Research in Motion has revealed that RIM was incredulous over the original iPhone when Apple first unveiled the smartphone in January of 2007, according to a new report.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 90

Verizon reportedly sees iPhone as "essential to future success"

Verizon is "still excited" about launching Apple's iPhone early next year "to combat slowing Android momentum in the US," according to analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Bros.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 35

RIM posts impressive earnings, co-CEO says PlayBook "way ahead" of iPad

After Research in Motion beat Wall Street expectations with its quarterly earnings Thursday, co-CEO Jim Balsillie asserted on the company's earnings call that the upcoming PlayBook 7-inch tablet is way ahead of Apple's iPad.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 151

RIM's BlackBerry rapidly lost Verizon share to Android

Just over a year ago, Research in Motion's BlackBerry made up more than 90 percent of Verizon's smartphone sales. Its share is now below 20 percent, thanks to the heavily promoted launch of Android smartphones on the carrier.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 42

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