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iPhone take US smartphone top-spot while Android grabs OS pole position

, Nov 1st 2010 Discuss [2]

Mobile market watchers Canalys have pushed out their latest report on smartphone sales in the US, concluding that Android-based devices have edged ahead of Apple's iOS and RIM's BlackBerry OS in terms of sheer numbers.  However, when looking at individual manufacturers, Apple has taken pole position of the US smartphone market with the iPhone, holding 26.2-percent of the market share, and pushing RIM into second place with 24.2-percent. Read The Full Story

Amazon’s Kindle to Sell 5 Million This Year, Analyst Says

, Sep 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

Douglas Anmuth, an analyst for Barclays Capital, came forward today and estimated that Amazon would sell upwards of 5 million Kindle eReaders this year. He pointed out that not only will Amazon see success thanks to the redesign of the popular eBook reader, but also due to the lower, $139 price tag for the WiFi only model. Furthermore, Anmuth claims that those high numbers could more than double in the next two years, reaching an estimated 11.5 million by the year 2012. Read The Full Story

Forrester: iPad’s Success Means More Tablet Competitors

, Aug 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

In a new report from Forrester, we've got some pretty common sense revelations. The new report from Sarah Rotman Epps, suggests that while the iPad is wildly successful, that also means that plenty of new competitors are on the way. What's more, most of those competitors are trying to jump on Apple's success of the word "pad," and infusing it with their own tablet titles. We've all heard of the BlackPad, after all -- and Forrester believes there will be plenty more in the future. Read The Full Story

Tablets to Surpass Desktop Sales by 2015, Analyst Predicts

, Jun 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Someone out there could probably say that the iPad, the magical and revolutionary tablet from Apple, isn't a success. But, that doesn't mean they'd be correct in their assertions. Quite frankly, the iPad has done for the tablet industry what many, many before it had tried, but this time the results were much different. So much so, in fact, that the entire industry seems to be invigorated, and we stand on the brink of a literal tablet tsunami. According to a Forrester analyst, tablets are going to surpass desktop sales by 2015, and maybe as early as 2013, if the trend keeps up. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile First in Line to Get iPhone, According to Analyst

, Jun 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Analyst's get to have all the fun. Their pure conjecture goes places. But, if it wasn't interesting, even if it's just an after-thought in your day, then they probably wouldn't get the coverage. You get to be the judge whether or not they're interesting because of the content itself, or how ridiculous it may be from time to time. Apple's intention of deploying the iPhone onto other carriers may be a complete mystery to all the official channels (except to Steve Jobs, of course), but that's not stopping the rumor mill from spewing out even more possibilities. This time around, and not for the first time, we get T-Mobile USA being the first-round pick for distribution outside of AT&T. Read The Full Story

Verizon Wireless iPhone on Store Shelves in November, According to Analyst

, May 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Analysts haven't necessarily been on a roll as of late (are they ever?), but we'll go ahead and feed into their egos a bit, and let you know that one in particular firmly believes that the Verizon Wireless iPhone exists. And, not only that, but it's going to be on store shelves by the end of this year, just in time for the holiday season. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: March 29th 2010

, Mar 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Can you feel the anticipation for the end of the week? Despite the fact it's only Monday, there's definitely more than just a handful of people out there waiting for the weekend. Nevertheless, welcome to another edition of the Daily Slash, where we bring you the other interesting pieces of news you may have missed during the daily grind. In tonight's issue, we have a few iPad stories that boast ridiculous numbers, as well as a little bit of (figurative) gold goodness. We've managed to wrangle up a DIY story that's destined to make you want to get medieval on someone you know, and we've got bookends straight from a galaxy far, far away. And, to tie it all up, we've got the end of an era. Got that popcorn ready? Great. Let's do it. Read The Full Story

Apple iPad Cumulative Orders Reaching 500,000, Approved iPad Apps Make Appearance

, Mar 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple has a tablet coming out. Have you heard? Of course you have. And, despite the fact that some analysts have painted the future gadget as little less than a mark in Apple's long list of releases, it seems that the actual numbers may actually point to something quite different. In fact, if you were to look over the numbers, it seems that the Apple iPad is actually doing quite well for itself. Read The Full Story

Palm Pre and Pixi Face AT&T Launch Delays, Reduced Number of Units

, Mar 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

The launch of a Palm smartphone running webOS on AT&T's network hasn't actually been confirmed as of yet, but that's not stopping the analysts from declaring their assumptions. The release of the AT&T Palm Pre (Plus?) and Pixi (Plus?) has been on the rumor mill for quite some time, and many people think it's just about as confirmed as it can get without an actual official statement from Palm. It would be a great thing to see a webOS device hit AT&T, but not so much if these latest murmurings have any truth to them. Read The Full Story
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