Archive for the ‘Research & Stats’ Category

Archos Claims Third Spot on EU Tablet Market

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Archos has announced it is the second biggest vendor of tablets on the European market. If the tablets above €400 (yes, that’s mainly you Apple) aren’t counted, the company would be leading the market.

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HTC Sales Drop 35%

April 11th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

HTC seems to be struggling to keep hold of their market share. Competitor Samsung seems to outsmart them in new devices and, talking about the Dutch market, in PR.

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Nielsen: Android Users Use More Data

June 3rd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

In a recent study from Nielsen, the analyst discovered that Android owners are using more data than their iOS counterparts. Something that used to be the other way around.

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Samsung Sold 3 Million Galaxy S2’s

May 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

While the Samsung Galaxy S2 is still not available in most of the smaller markets, the company already managed to sell 3 million units of its flagship device. Main sales come from Korea and the UK.

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IDC: 371.8 Million Mobile Sold in Q1

May 2nd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Analysts from IDC calculated that 371.8 million phones have been sold in the first quarter of 2011. That’s a plus of 20% year-on-year. Nokia, Samsung, Apple, LG and ZTE dominate the charts.

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Distimo: Android to surpass iOS App Store in Numbers

May 1st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to Dutch analytics company Distimo, the Android Market will soon be bigger than the iTunes App Store. Currently, the App Store holds 333.000 apps and Android Market holds 206.000.

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AdMob: Tablets Mostly Used for Gaming

April 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Research & Stats | No Comments »

While Steve Jobs originally promoted the iPad for it’s e-mail reading and web browsing capabilities, adMob research indicates it;s really all about games on the Apple tablet.

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Gartner: iPad to Dominate till 2016

April 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Dispite growing competition, Gartner predicts that Apple’s iPad will dominate the market until the end of 2015 at which the analyst predicts a turning-point in tablet history.

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IDC: Windows Phone 7 Second Largest Platform by 2015

March 29th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to new research from IDC, Windows Phone 7 seems to have potential to become the second largest mobile operating system by 2015. Android will have the lead in that year.

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