Archive for the ‘Research & Stats’ Category

GfK: iPhone Users Most Loyal

November 30th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to a study from GfK, 60% of iPhone owners plan to stick with their device for renewal. This makes iPhone consumers the most loyal ones. Possible reasons are app-investment as well as fanboyship.

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Distimo: Games Perform Best on Windows Phone 7

November 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile, Platforms: Windows Phone, Research & Stats | No Comments »

Microsoft’s strategy to position Windows Phone 7 toward consumers seems to be working well as Games seem to be the most important part of the platform’s app portfolio.

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GfK: Dutch Consumers to Purchase 350K Tablets and e-Readers

November 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to a study from GfK, Dutch consumers will have purchased around 250.000 tablet computers and around 100.000 e-book compatible devices.

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Android will be the Primary Development Platform in 2011

November 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | 1 Comment »

According to research from Business Insider, Google’s Android platform (29%) will be the hottest platform to develop for in 2011, followed by Apple’s iPad (20%) and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 (20%).

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The Dutch use Their iPad an Hour a Day

November 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to research from publisher Sanoma, Dutch consumers that own an iPad spend about an hour a day with the device. 25% of iPad owners also use it on the toilet.

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28% of US phones is a Smartphone in Q3

November 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to the most recent numbers from Nielsen, 28% of US cellphones is a smartphone. Amongst those consumer that bought a new phone over the past six months, 41% chose a smartphone, up 35% compared to Q2.

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ITU: 5.3 Billion Mobile Devices in Use by the End of 2010

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to the International Telecommunication Union, there will be 5.3 billion devices in use by the end of this calendar year. 940 million of them have a 3G connection or better.

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Informa: 0.5 Billion Android Users in 2015

September 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Symbian, Research & Stats | No Comments »

Android’s growth seems unstoppable if we have to believe Informa. The analyst expects half a billion people will be using Android powered phones by 2015.

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IDC: iAd Takes Market Share from Google

September 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Google has lost 6% mobile advertising market share. IDC expects Apple to be the root of their problem as iAd’s market share rose from 0 to 21% in a single year.

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NPD: Kids Love Games (Surprise!)

September 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | 1 Comment »

According to research from NPD, kids love to play games on their mobile phones. The average kid owned mobile phone has around ten mobile games installed.