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Samsung keeps killing it. In the UK, three of their phones have topped the sales charts in January. The Galaxy S III is the number one selling device — the position it held for the ninth consecutive month — followed by the mid-range Galaxy Ace and Galaxy S II. Also on the top 10 list…
Apple and Samsung are without a doubt the top dogs in the cellphone market. In 2012, both companies managed to grab most of the market share, recording an insane 103 percent in cellphone profit, according to Cannacord Genuity’s estimates. These bitter rivals were able to obtain this seemingly impossible number from the failures of companies…
Folks from ShopPad prepared a neat infographic, highlighting online shopper activity across 3,500 tablet-optimized retailers in a wide range of industries, including apparel, consumer electronics, health and beauty, home goods and jewelry. Here are the key findings: The average time spent browsing before check out was 13 minutes, 11 seconds Tablet shoppers had their best…
Worldwide tablet shipments outpaced predictions, reaching a record 52.5 million units worldwide in Q4 2012, according to preliminary data from IDC. The tablet market grew 75.3% year over year, up from 29.9 million units, and increased 74.3% from the previous quarter’s total of 30.1 million units. Lower average selling prices, a wide range of new…
In one of its newer studies, ABI Research is looking at the smartphone market and the various platform shares. Android is leading the pack, accounting for 57% of all smartphones, while iOS is second with 21% of the market. When it comes to tablets, the situation is opposite, with Apple’s iPads dominating the market and…
According to Strategy Analytics, Apple became the number one mobile phone vendor in the United States during Q4 2012, overtaking Samsung, LG, and all of its competitors for the first time with 34 percent market share. Previously, Samsung had taken the lead for shipments each quarter since 2008. The numbers come from the Wireless Device…
The tablet market is beginning to show some slight changes, as Apple sees a slight decline in iPad sales. Global tablet shipments were huge in the fourth quarter, thanks to a stronger than expected holiday retail season. Worldwide shipments reached a record 52.5 million units last quarter, which is a 74 percent increase over the…
This year, the number of discount coupons redeemed through mobile and tablet devices is expected to reach 10 billion, which is more than 50% increase over last year. According to Juniper Research, innovative retailers are increasingly seeking to offer mobile as a delivery channel, both as a means of driving retail footfall and to enhance…
According to ABI Research, almost 200 million tablets have been shipped worldwide since 2009 and an additional 1 billion tablets are forecasted to ship over the next 5 years. The company’s new research explores the impact a tablet has on the daily life of a U.S. consumer, showing that 22% of users spend $50 or…
Juniper Research is joining the “smartphone numbers” game with its own estimates. The research company says that the number of smartphone shipments exceeded 200 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, with the annual total reaching 671 million. That’s an annual growth of almost 42%! Needless to say, Samsung is the big winner, having shipped…