Led by Air & mini, Apple's iPad grows lead in shrinking global tablet market

Even with iPad shipments and the market as a whole shrinking year-over-year, Apple still managed to grow its share of the tablet industry in the September quarter, according to research data published on Monday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 22

Apple iPad grows share of global tablet market despite declining sales

Apple and its chief rival — Samsung — both saw worldwide tablet shipments decline in the June quarter, although Apple managed to increase iPad marketshare in spite of moving fewer units.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 8

Apple Watch falls to 47 percent marketshare, but retains lead among smartwatches

About 1.6 million Apple Watches were shipped during the June quarter, according to estimates released on Thursday, but while still dominating the smartwatch market, Apple also saw its share drop amid growing competition.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 29

Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo all add bloatware with high-risk vulnerabilities to Windows 10 notebooks

A study by Duo Labs looking at a series of name-brand PC makers revealed that their bundled software "is making us vulnerable and invading our privacy."

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 23

iPhone marketshare dips to 14.8% amid tougher Chinese competition, Gartner says

Apple's year-over-year drop in smartphone sales during the March quarter also caused the company to lose marketshare, though part of the shift can be linked to fast-rising Chinese smartphone makers, according to new research data.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 65

Lower MacBook sales push Apple down to sixth place in laptop marketshare

A drop in MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air shipments year-over-year likewise resulted in Apple losing share in the world's declining laptop market, according to March-quarter research data.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 50

Android remains king of crashes, once again seeing more device failures than Apple's iPhone

Android phones continued to see the most devices failures in the first quarter of 2016, although the gap with iPhones shrunk hugely quarter-to-quarter, according to a research study published on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 8

Apple grows to 7.4% of worldwide PC market as Windows continues to cede share to the Mac

Apple continued to grow overall Mac marketshare during the March quarter as most leading Windows PC makers suffered significant setbacks, according to the latest research data from Gartner and IDC.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 40

85% of mobile device failures occur on Android, with Samsung leading the way

The overwhelming majority of mobile device failures come from handsets running the Android operating system, new data reveals, showing that Samsung devices are responsible for the most overall issues.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 43

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

Samsung, Lenovo, LG & HP show off copies of Apple TV, MacBooks at CES

CES wouldn't be the Consumer Electronics Show without a little Copycat, Emulate & Steal. This year's event showed off some of the tech industry's best ideas on how to make products that look as much as possible like Apple's as they attempt to transition from selling cheap commodity products to premium hardware that struggles to look designed in Cupertino.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 24

Griffin preps MagSafe-like USB-C power adapter, Acer & Lenovo unveil USB-C monitors

On Monday, a trio of companies announced new gear suited to the USB-C port on the 12-inch Retina MacBook. Griffin revealed a MagSafe-like power adapter, while Acer and Lenovo teased compatible monitors.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 12

iPhone 6s launch propels Apple to further gains in global smartphone market, Gartner says

Apple's share of the global smartphone market rose 0.6 points year-over-year to 13.1 percent in the September quarter, although Google's Android cemented its lead as the world's dominant mobile platform, Gartner said in research data released on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 4

Motorola debuts second-gen Moto 360 smartwatch, first-gen Moto 360 Sport

Motorola on Wednesday introduced two new versions of its Moto 360 smartwatch, including a second-generation flagship device and separate edition specifically for fitness, the Moto 360 Sport.

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Lenovo folds smartphone unit under Motorola, plans to streamline mobile portfolio

Apple competitor Lenovo on Thursday confirmed that it will shuffle all of its smartphone operations — including design and manufacturing — under its Motorola banner, and eventually shut down Lenovo Mobile entirely.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 30

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