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ComScore pumps Android to 51% market share

Chris Burns, May 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Mobile operating system developers across the United States this week are being reminded by ComScore that Android is here to stay with a massive 51% market share. In addition, it's been shown by the statistics company that Samsung is benefitting greatly from the Android powerhouse with their own 26% market share for total U.S. mobile subscribers with their lovely Galaxy smartphone line and more. This market-research report shows a total of 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers, all the numbers you're seeing here being gleaned from these survey takers responses. Read The Full Story

comScore: smartphones surpass feature phones in Japan

Ben Kersey, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

While you may think that Japan has been ahead of the rest of the world for some time when it comes to technologically advanced phones, a new study might surprise you. comScore has put out statistics that show smartphone acquisitions surpassed feature phones for the first time in Japan during February. As for the top cellphone manufacturer, it’s a company we don’t see mentioned often in the US or Europe: Sharp. Read The Full Story

comScore has Android and iOS devouring mobile landscape

Chris Burns, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

This week comScore has released its monthly numbers on who dominates the smartphone platform game in the USA, and it's Google's Android in the lead by a mile. This month has shown both RIM with BlackBerry and Microsoft with Windows Phone to be taking tiny dives with 3.2 and 1.3% losses in the market since February, RIM still sitting in the lead amongst the two at 13.4% to Microsoft's 3.9%. Apple sits in second place and has gained a 1.5% lead over last month's scores, and Symbian hasn't changed a bit - still sitting in the lowest position here with 1.5% of the mobile market. Read The Full Story

iPhone WiFi obsession leaves Android hogging 3G

Ben Kersey, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

comScore has released a new study that shows iPhone users are more likely to use WiFi than Android owners. The research shows that that in the United States, 71% of iPhones connect to WiFi as well as the mobile network. Meanwhile, only 32% of Android devices connect to WiFi networks, with the remaining 68% only connecting to the mobile data network. Read The Full Story

ComScore: Android and iOS up, RIM and Microsoft down

Ben Kersey, Mar 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s that time of the month once again: the latest ComScore data is out for the period ending in January 2012. Yet again 30,000 US mobile subscribers were surveyed in order to put together data showing the movers and shakers. And once again, the results aren’t exactly surprising. Read The Full Story

ComScore: Android still on top, Apple gets a boost

Rue Liu, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [7]

Market research firm comScore has released its November 2011 report on US mobile subscribers, revealing unsurprisingly that Android continues to take the lead in smartphone platforms while Samsung is still on top in smartphone manufacturer market share. However, Apple saw increasing growth while the others plateaued likely due to a boost from its iPhone 4S sales. Read The Full Story

comScore: Android still way ahead, but Apple now grabs 10% US market share

Rue Liu, Nov 4th 2011 Discuss [26]

Research firm comScore has just released a US smartphone market report for the period ending in September 2011, revealing as expected that Android is still way ahead of the pack, but that Apple continues to grow steadily. In fact, one in ten mobile subscribers in the US now own an iPhone and this is even before Apple released the iPhone 4S. Read The Full Story

comScore: iOS still ahead of Android in total user base thanks to iPads

Rue Liu, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [16]

According to a new report released by research firm comScore, iOS is still the leading platform for connected devices based on actual installed base and digital traffic. This seems contrary to the general perception that Android is the front-runner, and it is indeed when it comes to only smartphone figures, but with the inclusion of all connected devices such as tablets, Apple wins thanks to the continued dominance of the iPad. Read The Full Story

ComScore: Android nears 44% of US smartphone market share

Rue Liu, Oct 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Research firm comScore has just released its latest figures that unsurprisingly show continued growth for both Google and Apple in the US smartphone market. Google's Android is seeing a steady upward climb now reaching 43.7 percent market share, while Apple's iPhone seems to be slowing a bit with smaller incremental changes. It's recent launch of the iPhone 4S, however, may give it a boost. Read The Full Story

ComScore: Android and iOS near 70 percent of US smartphone market share

Rue Liu, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [9]

ComScore has issued a new report on the US smartphone market breakdown for the three-month period from April to July 2011. Unsurprisingly, Android and iOS continue their steady climb now reaching a combined market share of nearly 70 percent, while RIM, Microsoft, and Nokia's Symbian continue to slide. Read The Full Story

comScore Reports Android Dominates 38% But iPhone Still Growing

Rue Liu, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [10]

A new report was released today by comScore that compared the U.S. mobile phone market share differences between the last three-month period ending May 2011 and the previous ending February 2011. The study was based on a survey of over 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and revealed that Android continued to dominate but that Apple's iPhone numbers also continued to grow. Read The Full Story