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Smartphones are overtaking PCs in the popularity stakes.
This is according to Nicholas McQuire, research director at the International Data Corporation, who told a FT Connected Business podcast that in the past 12 months the take-up of such mobile phones has surged dramatically.
He suggests the proliferation of these devices is rising 60 per cent on a [...]
Smartphone popularity ‘driving mobile internet browsing’
In: Vodafone
27 Jul 2011The growing popularity of smartphones is seeing an increasing number of people using their mobile to access the internet.
Such is the view of Colm Bracken, group search manager at Microsoft, who states that "the amount of smartphone penetration" is driving the popularity of going online via a handset.
Citing figures from Morgan Stanley, he indicates that [...]
Vodafone expands European smartphone market share
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25 Jul 2011Vodafone has increased its market share of the European smartphone sector.
Releasing an interim management statement for the three-month period ending June 30th, the telecoms company reveals that 19.5 per cent of such devices across the continent were on its network.
Such a figure represents an increase from the 13.6 per cent stake it had in the [...]
Android tops smartphone market for Q1
In: Vodafone
25 May 2011Android became the most popular smartphone operating system in the world in the first three months of 2011.
Apple also saw its share of the market grow, independent tech analyst Gartner explained in its research.
Overall mobile phone sales totalled 427.8 million units in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 19 percent from the same [...]
Vodafone to release ‘lightest Android-based smartphone’
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17 May 2011Keen not to fall behind in the market, Vodafone has revealed its plans to launch a new Android-based handset.
Expected to be released early this summer, the Vodafone Smart is a lightweight Android 2.2 device which is set to replace their existing 845 handset.
Equipped with a 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen, a 2MP camera and an updated [...]
Consumers are finding themselves unable to switch to the best mobile deals because their handsets are locked to a single provider, new research has revealed.
Research by YouGov has found that a worrying number Brits are finding themselves tied to expensive contracts because their handsets prevent them from using rival network's sim cards.
The study claims that [...]
Online mobile searches soar, BRC reveals
28 Apr 2011The growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers in the UK has led to exponential growth in the number of individuals heading online on handheld devices.
Statistics compiled by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have revealed that the first three months of 2011 have seen mobile searches increase by 181 per cent compared to the same [...]
Telecoms regulator Ofcom is hoping that by publishing data relating to the most complained about service providers it will encourage competition, increase market transparency and incentivise companies to improve.
The comprehensive list, which breaks customer complaints into landline services, broadband services and mobile services, is based on correspondence the regulator received between October 2010 and February [...]
Orange iPhone users are the most ‘dissatisfied’
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26 Oct 2010We all live in a world that is obsessed with stats. We’ve managed to reduce human beings to series of buying preferences and efficiency targets. Occasionally we hear of some statistics that actually show something useful or express something worthwhile. But they are almost discarded with the same sort of blank annoyance that a cow [...]
Windows Phone 7 hits the streets
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22 Oct 2010In a blaze of publicity and a mass shrug of the shoulders from the non tech obsessed section of the population, Windows Phone 7 has finally been released. There are five Windows Phone 7 handsets available in the UK but we’re pretty sure that number will increase exponentially in the new year. All the major [...]
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- Apple iPhone 5 ‘could feature faster processor and larger screen’
- Android increases UK smartphone market share
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