According to market research firm IDC, during the first quarter of 2012 more than 80 percent of smartphones ran either Android or iOS. Android was the clear leader accounting for 59 percent of devices Continue reading…
The new iPad is doing well, but it looks like other tablets and e-readers aren't as popular this quarter worldwide. The latest research from IDC suggests that total tablet and e-reader sales declined Continue reading…
The global smartphone market grew by 42.5 percent year-on-year in Q1 2012, despite an overall decline in the mobile phone market of 1.5 percent. According to IDC, Samsung took the number one spot for Continue reading…
Market research and analysis firm IDC has released some past and future shipment estimates for what it calls "smart connected devices," which IDC defines as smartphones, computers, and "media tablets" Continue reading…
Analytics firm IDC has released its figures tracking tablet shipments for the last quarter of 2011, and they reveal Apple holding on to the top spot with 54.7 percent of the global market. That's a Continue reading…
Apple's been top of the smartphone table in Japan for a while, but the company's success doesn't end there. Research firm IDC Japan has revealed that the company had the largest share of all mobile Continue reading…
Nokia is still the "undisputed leader of total mobile phone shipments," according to Q4 2011 and yearly figures released by the International Data Corporation (IDC) and Strategy Analytics. While s Continue reading…
Facebook is denying allegations that it's building excessive data profiles as it faces an audit by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (IDC). The charges are filed against Facebook Ireland, which Continue reading…
Lenovo has vaulted over Dell in the third quarter to become the second largest PC maker for the first time, according to data from research firms Gartner and IDC. Dell fell to an 11.6 percent share of Continue reading…
IDC reports that the overall market share of Android tablets dropped 7.2 percent in the second quarter, losing ground to the PlayBook and the iPad. Although the PlayBook had disappointing sales, it Continue reading…
