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Apple doubles iPhone market share

Budi Putra — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:40:39 +0000

The newest data from research firm Gartner shows that Apple’s share of global smartphone market more than double on a year-over-year basis during the first quarter of the year –grew from 5.3 percent to 10.8 percent and (in term of unit sales) jumped from 1.7 million to 3.9 million.

While the quarter’s iPhone achievement may be impressive, but they should hard working to catching up Nokia (despite the Finnish phone maker’s market share drops almost 4 percent, from 45.1 percent to 41.2 percent, but Nokia remains the world’s No. 1 smartphone maker) and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (rises from 13.3 percent to 19.9 percent).

Global mobile phone sales totaled 269.1 million units in 1Q of 2009, a 9.4 percent decrease; while smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units, a 12.7 percent increase from the same period last year.

[via CNET]

iPhone tops JD Power smartphone survey

Brenda Stokes — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:31:15 +0000

As if there would every be any question about it, the Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G have topped the latest survey conducted by JD Power & Associates. The 2009 Wireless Consumer Smartphone Satisfaction Survey shows the phone taking the lead in most areas.

With a score of 791 out of 1,000, Apple excelled in all areas including operating system, operation, features and design receiving 5/5 stars. However, it received a 2/5 for the battery category. LG and Samsung followed with scores of 772 and 759, respectively.

Also released today was the 2009 Wireless Traditional Mobile Phone Satisfaction Study which showed LG coming out on top with a 733 score. Sony Ericsson followed with a score of 712. Interestingly enough, those who still used traditional mobile phones remain mostly satisfied, even though they know smartphones carry additional feature sets.

Marry me iPhone

Alison Spong — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:49:04 +0000

Move over XBox; step aside TomTom, it’s my iPhone I want. 2,500 customers from the Gadget Helpline were asked which toy made them happy which they were more likely to marry – the iPhone was a top three choice.

Coming in after the Nintendo Wii and your trusted iPod, the 3G iPhone placed third. The Wii was declared the winner proving that there is still that “huge appeal in the concept of sharing time and space with friends and loved ones.” Does this mean that is the iPhone could take the lead if the brilliance of downloadable apps continues? Or is actual physical interaction with humans just so 2001?

The Gadget Helpline is the latest in a series of services offering to explain modern-day technology. While more complex goods are being developed and released, 70 experts are available on the Helpline keeping up with the curve to help everyone and anyone. Available as a member based service, Gadget Helpline is free for 30 days then £2.99 (inc. VAT) each month with calls charged at 5p a minute. Through running the survey, the site listed the following as the gadgets that made Britains the most happy:

Nintendo Wii
iPod
iPhone 3G
Xbox 360
Blackberry
Sky+
Mac Book
Nintendo DS
Tom Tom 930 Satellite Navigation System
Sony PRS-505 Reader

[via Telegraph]

iPhone contributes 51% of US smartphone traffic

Budi Putra — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:11:44 +0000

One of the largest mobile Web ad networks, AdMob, says that Apple’s iPhones now dominate the U.S. mobile Web traffic, gives the iPhone a majority 51 percent share of smartphone market in the country.

Based on analysis of the billions of ad requests in January conducted by AdMob, here is the iPhone’s achievement:

The iPhone OS now represents 51% of U.S. smartphone traffic, leaving RIM’s BlackBerry (19%) and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile (14%) in the dust.
The iPhone and iPod touch now represent 18.3% of worldwide ad traffic — second only to Nokia with 30.1%.
Worldwide requests from Apple devices grew 28% month over month to 1.2 billion in January.
The iPod touch is rapidly catching up to the iPhone; it now represents 40% of Apple requests, up from 20% in September.

[Fortune, Apple Insider]