Archive for the ‘Research & Stats’ Category

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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Smartphone Popularity in Holland

March 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

The Phone House (also known as Carphone Warehouse) has done some research to find out how popular Android is amongst smartphone and featurephone owners. We received the numbers.

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Piper Jaffray: About 4-500.000 iPad 2′s Sold

March 14th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Analysts from Piper Jaffray predict that Apple has sold between 400.000 and 500.000 new iPads during the first days of launch of the iPad 2. These numbers of sales shatter those of the first iPad.