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Android dominating US smartphone market

James Duncan — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:20:33 +0000

Operating system Android has now emerged as the most popular of its kind for smartphones in the US, with more than 40 per cent of mobile consumers making use of this service. According to data from Nielsen for July, of those who say they are likely to purchase a new smartphone in the next 12 months, [...]

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Android dominating US smartphone market

Samsung launches new smartphone operating system

James Duncan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:46:31 +0000

Samsung has unveiled details of its new operating system – bada 2.0 SDK – which is to feature on a number of smartphones due to be released later this year. Including support for voice recognition, Wi-Fi Direct file sharing and near-field communication, the platform will be launched on to three high-end models within the firm's Wave [...]

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Samsung launches new smartphone operating system

Two-thirds of UK mobiles sold are smartphones, study reveals

James Duncan — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:25:28 +0000

Smartphones account for the majority of mobiles sold in Britain, a new report has shown. Research released by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals that in the 12-week period ending July 10th, 67 per cent of all handsets bought were smartphones, the highest proportion among the 12 countries studied by the firm. Australia came in second place, with global [...]

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Two-thirds of UK mobiles sold are smartphones, study reveals

TELUS points to smartphones as driving financial growth

James Duncan — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:56:50 +0000

Canadian telecoms provider TELUS has cited the growing popularity of smartphones for helping to drive its financial growth. With the firm revealing that revenue for the second quarter of 2011 stood at CAD $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion) – a 6.4 per cent increase from the same period last year – 42 per cent of its pay-monthly [...]

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TELUS points to smartphones as driving financial growth

Ofcom study highlights growing popularity of smartphones

James Duncan — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:59:05 +0000

A new study has offered an insight into the popularity of smartphones in the UK. In the latest Communications Market Report published by Ofcom, more than one-quarter (27 per cent) of adults were shown to own such a device, with this rising to 47 per cent among teenagers. And it appears to be over the last 12 [...]

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Ofcom study highlights growing popularity of smartphones

Android smartphones ‘popular due to diversity of hardware’

James Duncan — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:00:46 +0000

Android's substantial popularity is due to the wide range of mobile phones available that support the operating system. Such is the view of Stuff magazine editor Will Findlater, who states that the "sheer weight" of models from numerous manufacturers that are compatible with Androids means there is something for "all different needs and budgets". Among the devices [...]

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Android smartphones ‘popular due to diversity of hardware’

Android increases smartphone market share

James Duncan — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:03:42 +0000

Android has increased its share of the smartphone market, achieving a global share of 48 per cent and seeing shipments climb by more than 379 per cent over one year ago to reach 51.9 million units. This expansion was boosted by sales of Motorola, LG, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, ZTE and Sony Ericsson phones, according to [...]

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Android increases smartphone market share

Around half of smartphone users download apps each week, study shows

James Duncan — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:47:12 +0000

A significant number of smartphone consumers download apps on a weekly basis, a new report indicates. Research carried out by Deloitte reveals that 45 per cent of those with such a handset acquire a new app at least once a week, while less than one per cent of apps published by global consumer and healthcare brands [...]

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Around half of smartphone users download apps each week, study shows

Smartphones ‘used by majority of consumers to check email’

James Duncan — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:34:52 +0000

Smartphone users are reaping the full benefits of the devices, a new report suggests, with the majority utilising the internet and email functions. The Pew Internet Project revealed that 35 per cent of US adults own a smartphone, with 87 per cent of those regularly checking their inboxes while on the move thanks to their wireless [...]

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Smartphones ‘used by majority of consumers to check email’

Games deemed most popular apps for smartphone users

James Duncan — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:00:08 +0000

Games remain the most popular app for smartphone users, new research has revealed, with the majority of people who download such programs willing to pay for the pleasure. Data compiled by Nielsen showed 93 per cent of people who had downloaded an application in the last 30 days would shell out for a game, compared [...]

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Games deemed most popular apps for smartphone users