Apple surpasses Sony, Motorola in total handset sales - Gartner

The growth of Apple's iPhone in 2010 came at the expense of competitors who lost significant market share and experienced reduced sales, including Sony Ericsson and Motorola, according to new data from Gartner.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 21

IDC: Apple still leads RIM as No. 2 worldwide smartphone maker

Global smartphone sales have continued their explosive growth, topping 100 million total units last quarter, with Apple retaining second place among all vendors, according to IDC.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 25

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

RIM PlayBook unlikely to match Apple iPad without larger battery - report

Research in Motion's forthcoming PlayBook tablet is said to be "unlikely" to match the 10-plus-hour battery life of Apple's iPad, and could even struggle to meet the 6 hours of the Samsung Galaxy Tab without "significant engineering."

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 55

As corporate interest in tablets spikes, Apple's iPad remains tops

A new survey has found a "corporate explosion" of interest in tablets, with the potential market for Apple's iPad doubling in the first quarter of 2011.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 19

Apple, Google, others rumored to be bidding for Nortel's 4G patents

Apple, Google, Nokia and Research in Motion are all said to be bidding on valuable 4G wireless patents from bankrupt Canadian telecom giant Nortel Networks.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 29

Women want Apple's iPhone, men prefer Google Android, Nielsen finds

The iPhone and devices running Google Android are the most desired smartphones in the U.S., but men tend to prefer Android while women gravitate toward Apple's iOS, a new survey has found.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 91

RIM's BlackBerry overtakes Apple's iPhone in US browser usage

A new report shows that Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform overtook Apple's iOS in terms of U.S. mobile Internet usage in November.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 114

RIM's PlayBook may undercut Apple iPad at $399 - report

Research in Motion's initial entrance into the tablet market may prove aggressive with a rumored $399 starting price point for a contract-free PlayBook.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 166

Apple hiring members of rival RIM's enterprise sales team

Apple's efforts to muscle its way into the corporate market with iPhones and iPads is getting an infusion of talent from Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, with at least five employees making the switch in the last year and a half.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 22

RIM demonstrates PlayBook with faster Web browsing than Apple's iPad

Research in Motion has offered a hands-on glimpse at its forthcoming 7-inch touchscreen tablet, the PlayBook, in a new video that shows the device offers Adobe Flash and has superior Web browsing speed to Apple's iPad.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 273

RIM's PlayBook will take on Apple's iPad with a price under $500

When Research in Motion debuts its own touchscreen tablet, dubbed the Playbook, in early 2011, it will be sold at a sub-$500 price that has eluded other competitors of Apple's iPad.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 132

Gartner: Apple's 'stellar' 13.5M iPhone sales held back by supply issues

Though Apple's iPhone sales were "stellar" in the third quarter of 2010, Apple could have exceeded the record 13.5 million units it sold if more supply were available, research firm Gartner said Wednesday.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 33

Netbook demand sinks as 80% of tablet buyers want Apple's iPad

A new survey has found that consumer demand for low-cost, low-power netbooks remains low, as touchscreen tablets continue to gain popularity. And Apple's iPad still dominates mindshare, even as competitors like Samsung and Research in Motion tout their own tablets.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 85

Apple's iPhone tops US smartphone shipments, but Android devices take 44%

Apple's iPhone was the best-selling smartphone in the third quarter of 2010, taking 26.2 percent of the market, but the wide variety of handsets running Google's Android represented a commanding 43.6 percent.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 233

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