Research firm Gartner has come out with its quarterly estimates of worldwide mobile phone sales for the third quarter of 2011.
Although global mobile device sales saw an increase of merely 5.6 percent over last year, the growth in smartphone sales was an impressive 42 percent YoY. 26 percent of the total phones sold last quarter were smartphones.
The key figure, however, was Android’s share of the total smartphone sales for the last quarter. (more…)

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Just a few weeks after its debut, iOS 5 finds itself nestled on almost 40 percent of iPhones, according to stats from online ad network Chitika.

Analyzing iOS traffic on its own mobile network from October 22 to October 28, Chitika broke down the percentage of iOS 5 upgrades among Apple ‘s three major mobile devices: the iPhone , iPad, and iPod Touch.

The iPhone came in first, with 38 percent (more…)

According to a survey done by UBS Research, 31 percent of Android users are contemplating a switch to iPhone .

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We know how passionate Android users can be because we hear from them regularly in our comments section. But what’s a little surprising is that a recent survey suggests that rank-and-file Android users may not be so loyal to their platform, with nearly one in three contemplating a switch (more…)

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A recent study has found that Apple ‘s iOS is still untouched by malware, whereas users who choose Google’s Android platform are 76 percent more likely to encounter funky software, making it the most susceptible mobile operating system in the world.

McAfee’s Threat Report for the second quarter of 2011 outlined the issues facing mobile OS developers. It seems as though Apple ‘s strict stance (more…)

Apple ‘s iPhone may not have the largest share of the smartphone market, but it certainly grabbed a hefty piece of the profits.

According to Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi, Apple managed to take 32 percent of the overall profits for the smartphone market. Sacconaghi also said in a research note to clients that Apple achieved that percentage of profit while only accounting for 8 percent of the industry’s (more…)