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Windows Phone Leapfrogs BlackBerry for Third Place in Mobile Space

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 8:26 am

Trio-Windows-Phone-8X-HTC Windows Phone is now the third-largest mobile platform worldwide, gaining more than triple its market share year-over-year and leapfrogging the recovering BlackBerry in the midst.

According to the latest numbers from IDC, a leading market research firm, 7 million Windows Phone units were shipped in the first quarter for 3.2 percent market share. BlackBerry moved 6.3 million units, but dropped to 2.9 percent market share. (more…)

Android Dominates iOS With 900 Million Device Activations

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 10:04 am

900 Million Android

At the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Android head Sundar Pichai announced that total Android device activations top 900 million in the history of the mobile platform. That number encompasses the previously announced milestones of 400 million Android activations in 2012 and 100 million in 2011. Comparatively, about 350 million iPhones have been sold in the nearly six years since the Apple handset was initially released. About 1.5 million Android devices are activated per day.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Shipments Top 6 Million in Just 2 Weeks

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 8:39 am

Samsung Galaxy S4 Front Facing Samsung continues to show its strength as an Android partner, as Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo claims the South Korean handset maker shipped 6 million Galaxy S4 units in two weeks. The Galaxy S4 was launched on April 26th, with 4 million units sold in the first five days of availability alone.

“As of the end of April, we supplied four million Galaxy S4 handsets to telecommunication operators around the world,” an executive at the company said on Friday. ”As of Friday, we have sold more than 6 million units, and we predict that we could break the 10-million mark by as early as the end of this month.”

Comparatively, it took Samsung a total of 85 days to move 3 million units of the original Galaxy S, 55 days for the Galaxy S II and 21 days for the Galaxy S III. Samsung is on pace to sell 10 million Galaxy S4s by the end of May, on track with analyst expectations.

Further iterations of the Galaxy S4 are expected to be released in the coming days and weeks, including a smaller Galaxy S4 Mini, rugged Galaxy S4 Active and a TouchWiz-free Galaxy S4 (update: the latter was announced) that runs stock Android.

[The Chosun Ilbo via BGR]

3 Android Smartphones Shipped For Every iPhone in First Quarter

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 11:17 am

Android-Eating-Apple The latest numbers from research firm Canalys are in for worldwide smart mobile device shipments, and Android continues to hold a significant lead. A staggering 183.7 million Android devices were shipped in the first quarter, accounting for 59.5 percent market share. Meanwhile, Apple shipped an estimated 59.6 million devices for 19.3 percent share of the market.

Microsoft finished a close third place behind Apple, capturing 18.1 percent of the market on shipments of 55.9 million devices. It’s important to note that Canalys factors in notebooks alongside tablets and smartphones, so much of Microsoft’s success lies in its strength in the PC market. On the contrary, Windows Phone handset and Microsoft Surface tablet sales have been dismal compared to market leaders Apple and Samsung. (more…)

Jelly Bean is Catching Up, But Gingerbread Remains Most Used Android Platform

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 8:36 am

Android-Developers

If there is one argument for Android fragmentation, it is the staggering number of users that still remain on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. According to the latest numbers for Android version usage, collected during a 14-day period ending May 1st, a respectable 38.5 percent of users are still running Gingerbread. Android Jelly Bean (4.1 – 4.2) is catching up, with 28.4 percent distribution, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich trails in third with 27.5 percent adoption.

Android 2.3 Gingerbread was initially released in February 2011, which makes it all the more surprising that such a significant number of users remain on the older version. Meanwhile, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean were released in October 2011 and July 2012 respectively. But, due to the myriad of different Android devices across multiple carriers, rolling out updates is not always the most simple task. Which version of Android are you running?

[Google Developers via BGR]

Microsoft Ships Just 900,000 Surface Tablets in Second Quarter

Microsoft Ships Just 900,000 Surface Tablets in Second Quarter

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 12:57 pm

microsoft-surface-small-2 Tom Warren for The Verge writes:

Microsoft shipped 900,000 Surface tablets during the recent quarter, according to data from IDC. Following rumors of strong initial Surface Pro sales, IDC says the combined total for Surface RT and Surface Pro was under just one million, with most of the units made up of Surface Pro.

That’s less than 1.8 million Surface tablets shipped in the past two quarters, compared to 42.4 million iPads.

Apr

Apple Records Strongest March Quarter in Company History

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 2:10 pm

apple_logo_grey1 Just moments ago, Apple announced its financial earnings results for the second quarter of the fiscal year. And for the second consecutive quarter, the Cupertino-based corporation posted record-breaking numbers with $43.6 billion in revenue thanks to strong sales in each of its main product categories.

During the three month period ending in March, Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones, 19.5 million iPads and just under 4 million Macs. In the year-ago quarter, comparatively, Apple sold 35.1 million iPhones, 11.8 million iPads and 4 million Macs. (more…)

Apr

Apple to Report Second Quarter Earnings This Afternoon

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 9:22 am

A quick reminder that Apple will be announcing its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year at 4:30 PM Eastern, with many Wall Street analysts on edge about how the Cupertino-based corporation performed during the three month period. Despite increasing sales and revenues from its products, Apple has been heavily scrutinized about its future outlook due to increasing competition and shrinking profit margins.

Yahoo Finance (via 9to5Mac) predicts that Apple will report upwards of $42.5 billion in quarterly revenues, based on analyst’s sales predictions of 36.5 million iPhones, 18.3 million iPads, 4.1 million Macs and 6.25 million iPods. In January, Apple posted its best quarterly financial results ever in the aftermath of a strong holiday shopping season. Yet, since that time, its stock has fallen from the $700 mark to around $400 per share.

Apr

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Verizon Has Sold More iPhones Now Than At This Time Last Year

Posted by Joe Rossignol at 9:54 am

iPhone 5 two Verizon Wireless has announced its financial results for the first quarter, posting $29.4 billion revenue on sales of 4 million iPhones and 7.2 million smartphones overall. Comparatively, the carrier sold 3.2 million iPhones in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 800,000 units year-over-year.

Verizon did see its iPhone sales drop from the fourth quarter, when it sold 6.2 million of the popular Apple handset; however, overall sales are always inflated during the fourth quarter, which encompasses the busy holiday shopping season. (more…)