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

Google overtakes Nokia as top smartphone platform maker

After passing Apple's iPhone on its way up, Google's Android has now passed up Nokia's Symbian to take the top spot among smartphone platforms, ending Nokia's 10 year reign on top of the global smartphone industry, according to one research firm.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 56

Nokia pulls the plug on its 'Ovi Unlimited' iTunes competitor

Nokia is pulling the plug on its Ovi Music Unlimited service in nearly every market it serves, citing incompatibility with iPods as a key problem.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 17

Android activation pace hits a plateau below Apple's iOS [u]

Android mobile activation numbers have leveled off dramatically after two years of rapid increases, signaling a maturing of the platform's growth phase as an alternative to Apple's iOS, which continues to claim a lead.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 82

Global mobile split between Apple's iOS and Symbian

December began with an blizzard, dumping heavy and dense piles of StatCounter web analytics about mobile users, each offering an apparently contradictory look at which vendors were ahead in the race to blanket the world with mobile devices.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 10

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

Windows Phone 7 developers fear platform flop

Despite a reportedly healthy level of interest from developers, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 debut appears to have flopped with consumers, leaving developers cautious about investing in the platform.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 291

IDC: Android poised to pass Apple's iOS, Nokia's Symbian in Europe

Google's Android mobile operating system will pass Apple's iOS and Nokia's Symbian in 2011 to become the top smartphone platform in all of Europe, IDC has predicted.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 118

Apple iPhone user loyalty twice that of Android

A new survey by German market research firm GfK Group indicates that most smartphone users feel little loyalty to their device outside of Apple's iPhone, which commands more than twice the fidelity of Android devices or smartphones in general.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 41

Nokia unveils N8 smartphone, chairman to leave in 2012

Nokia released the long-awaited N8 smartphone running Symbian^3 at the Nokia World event Tuesday amid news of the 2012 departure of its chairman.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 65

Apple projected to ship 130M iOS devices in 2014 as Android hits 259M

Apple is projected to sell 130 million iOS-based mobile devices per year by 2014, but both Google Android and Nokia Symbian are expected to each double that amount, according to Gartner.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 247

56% of developers support Apple's iOS, 90% are single-platform

The iOS mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad remains the dominant platform for developers, most of which write exclusively for Apple's devices.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 96

Apple to launch new Find My Phone app, MobileMe updates

Apple's MobileMe site is reporting that the system will undergo scheduled maintenance from 10PM PDT to Midnight tonight, Thursday June 17. The site is expected to reopen tomorrow with a finalized Mail update (now in beta), other interface improvements, and alongside a new iOS app that exposes "Find My iPhone" functions for the company's mobile users.

Prince McLean 15 years ago 36

Apple's iPhone market share three times greater than Android in US

A new survey of U.S. smartphone owners found that 28 percent use a device running the iPhone OS, compared with just 9 percent on Google's Android mobile operating system.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 265

Apple iPhone Web marketshare outgrows Google Android in May

Despite a larger variety of devices running the Google Android operating system available on the market, Apple's iPhone operating system still outgained its rival in terms of Web presence in the month of May.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 60

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