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There’s an interesting study from Motorola which found that 1 in 4 people would rather share their toothbrush before sharing their phone. Yuck, I thought, but then I started to realize I may also fall into that camp. One of the cool things about my job is that I’m swimming in all the latest cool…
One of the reasons why Android has become so popular when you look at it from a market share perspective is because of hardware choice. Consumers can choose a top of the line Android phone selling for $300 on contract or lower range handsets that can get as low as $30 or even free. Does…
In its latest report, Juniper Research talks about mobile coupons, predicting that their total redemption value will exceed $43 billion globally by 2016, which is an eightfold increase from $5.4 billion to be redeemed this year. According to the research company, mobile coupons represent a key catalyst for the mobile commerce market, especially for bricks-and-mortar…
Canalys has released the results of their U.S. smartphone market share research for the third quarter of 2011, and BlackBerry is in rough shape. At this time last year, RIM commanded 24%, just barely behind Apple’s 26%. Now BlackBerry claims only 9% of U.S. smartphone owners. Sure, Apple has lost a bit of ground, and…
A new Distimo report focuses on the best global brands and how they perceive the fragmented app store space. The mobile app analytics company used the data from the Interbrand 2011 Best Global Brands report to determine the top brands’ presence in mobile app store and here’s what they’ve found: 91% of the top brands…
A report last week predicted that Samsung shipped more smartphones than Apple in Q3, but now it’s confirmed. Samsung is now the number one smartphone vendor in the world when measured by global shipments, which is a title effectively stolen from Apple. During Q3 2011, Samsung shipped approximately 27.8 million smartphones, while Apple was in…
It’s no secret that Android’s growth would ultimately lead to big market share increases in multiple categories when compared to iOS. Android is pre-loaded on hundreds of phones and iOS is pre-loaded on just three: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S. In Q2, Android took another step in fulfilling the expectations we all had.…
The graphic heading created by Michael DeGusta at the Understatement.com, seems to be grabbing everyone’s attention around the Internet. The graphic (down below) illustrates Android’s serious problem with the way it updates its devices. This comes after the company recently announced that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The chart demonstrates…
Some say that the iPhone changed how people interact with their mobile phones, and for the most part it’s been a change for the better since touch has paved the way for simpler user interfaces, but one thing we all hate, regardless of which platform we use, is the crap that our screen accumulates over…
The bean counters at IDC have just released their Q3 2011 mobile industry figures, and they tell a tale that many of you who’ve been following IntoMobile with a close eye are already well familiar with. Beginning with the market as a whole, 393.7 million devices were sold between July and September, which is up…