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The March smartphone market share tally for the US is in from ComScore, and it paints a familiar picture that's rosy for Apple, Google and Samsung, but not so flush-cheeked for everyone else. Android is still tops and jumped almost four points to 51 percent of new American buyers. Apple's still riding high after shipping 35.1 million iPhones, however, and moved up to 30.7 percent. As is often becoming the case, it was Microsoft and RIM that took the biggest hit, with the BlackBerry dropping as much as Android gained and tumbling down to 12.3 percent.

A total of 106 million Americans had a smartphone, nine percent higher than in December, and that was mirrored in the hurt dealt out among total cellphone market share. Outside of Samsung's gangbuster run in smartphones keeping it on top at 26 percent, the only other company to move up as an individual cellphone brand was Apple, which staked out 14 percent of the US cellphone space for itself. HTC, Motorola and LG are all shedding market share, with HTC no doubt hoping that the One X and One S will turn its fortunes around pretty soon.

ComScore: Android tips the 51% mark in US share, iPhone nips its heels with 31% originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 May 2012 13:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, we learned that ZTE intends to release a phablet of its own, and Samsung unseated Nokia as the world's largest supplier of mobile phones. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "best of the rest" for this week of April 23rd, 2012.

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Mobile Miscellany: week of April 23rd, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've seen some pretty clear indications that the Kindle Fire was rapidly gaining market share among Android tablets, and ComScore is now out with a new report that indicates it recently crossed a big milestone. According to the research firm, the Fire's market share in the US fully doubled from December to February, with it standing at 54.4 percent as of the end of the month. Counted together, the Galaxy Tab family sits in second at 15.4 percent, while the Motorola Xoom and Asus Transformer come in at 7 and 6.3 percent, respectively. Of course, the Kindle Fire isn't quite your ordinary Android tablet, so this is likely better news for Amazon than Google. In addition to that, ComScore also looked at the browsing habits of tablet users, and unsurprisingly found that larger screens tended to lead to more content consumption, with 10-inch tablets boasting a 39 percent higher consumption rate than 7-inch devices. You can find all the numbers at the source link below.

ComScore pegs Kindle Fire at more than 50 percent of the US Android tablet market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amazonamazon kindle fireAmazonKindleFireandroidandroid tabletAndroidTabletcomscorekindlekindle fireKindleFiremarketmarket shareMarketSharetablettabletsThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:12:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: Android's US market share passes 50 percent, BlackBerry OS and WP7 slide]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/03/comscore-android-ios-us-mobile-report/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/03/comscore-android-ios-us-mobile-report/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/03/comscore-android-ios-us-mobile-report/#comments mobile phoneAnother month, another round of ComScore's US mobile studies. For the three-month average period ending in February 2012, 234 million Americans age 13 and older were found to be using mobile devices, with Samsung having its products in the hands of 25.6 percent of the American mobile market. Behind it came LG (19.4 percent, dropping from 20.5 percent), Apple (13.5 percent, a 2.3 percentage point increase), Motorola (12.8 percent, down from 13.7 percent) and HTC (6.3 percent, a 0.4 percentage point increase).

Overall, 104 million people were deemed smartphone owners, representing a full four million person uptick since just last month. Over on the platform side, Android managed to surge from 46.9 percent in November of 2011 to 50.1 percent, while Apple rose from 28.7 percent to 30.2 percent at the expense of RIM and Microsoft; those two managed to lose between two and three percent of their market share over the same period, but we're guessing the tide will turn for Microsoft as soon as that hotly-anticipated Lumia 900 gets to shipping. Eager for more charts and call signs? Head on down to the source.

ComScore: Android's US market share passes 50 percent, BlackBerry OS and WP7 slide originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh, ComScore. Every month you come out with a new market share report for smartphones, and every month it seems to offer the same theme: Android and iOS go up, RIM and Microsoft go down. The latest report, which details the three-month period ending in January, shows an increase in Google's mobile OS of 2.3 percent while Apple jumped 1.4; conversely, RIM dropped 2 percent while Microsoft (which likely encompasses WinMo and Windows Phone) went down a percentage point. Individual OEM market share is even more lackluster: LG and Motorola dipped ever so slightly, while Apple jumped up a couple percentage points. Possibly the most noteworthy item in the report, however, is the fact that the total number of US smartphone subscribers has finally exceeded 100 million. That count appears to be growing at an incredible pace, too, so it may not be terribly long before the coveted 200 million milestone is within reach.

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ComScore: US subscriber count reaches 100 million, Android and iOS use continues to climb originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidcomscoreiosmarket shareMarketSharemicrosoftreportreportsrimsubscriberswindows mobilewindows phoneWindowsMobileWindowsPhoneWed, 07 Mar 2012 23:42:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore report finds 42 percent of US mobile users have smartphones, Android at nearly 50 percent]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/comscore-report-finds-42-percent-of-us-mobile-users-have-smartph/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/comscore-report-finds-42-percent-of-us-mobile-users-have-smartph/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/comscore-report-finds-42-percent-of-us-mobile-users-have-smartph/#comments ComScore released its annual Digital Future in Focus report earlier this month, offering new findings on things like email and web use, and it's now out with its latest Mobile Future in Focus report, which provides a year-end wrap of mobile device use both in the US and around the world. Not surprisingly, that year was marked by the continued growth of the smartphone, with the adoption rate among US mobile users jumping from 27 percent in 2010 to just under 42 percent in 2011 (similar growth was found elsewhere, with it cracking the 50 percent mark in a few countries). Among those, Android proved to be the most popular platform with a 47.3 percent market share, followed by iOS at 30 percent and RIM at 16 percent (exactly half of what it was in 2010, with the majority of that lost share moving to Android). Incidentally, Canada was the sole country where RIM retained a lead, but just barely; it accounts for 32.6 percent of the smartphone market in the country, followed closely by iOS at 31.2 percent and Android at 27.8 percent.

Breaking things down further, while Android had the largest market share among smartphones, Apple had the three biggest selling phones in the US for the year with the iPhone 4, 3GS and 4S; the BlackBerry Curve 8530 snagged the fourth spot and the HTC EVO 4G took fifth. Of course, ComScore also took a look at tablets, and found that close to 15 percent of all US mobile users owned a tablet in addition to a phone, with the iPad of course accounting for an overwhelming majority of those. Notably, it also estimates that iPads account for over half of all iOS traffic, which helped boost iOS' overall share of mobile device traffic to a whopping 90.4 percent, although it notes it expect that to decline somewhat in 2012 as devices like the Kindle Fire peck away at the iPad's dominant market share. The full report can be found at the source link below.

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ComScore report finds 42 percent of US mobile users have smartphones, Android at nearly 50 percent originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ComScore released its annual US Digital Future in Focus report this week, offering a year-end wrap of many of the trends its tracked throughout the past year and a look towards the next. One of the more telling stats concerns email use among those in their teens and twenties. According to the report, web-based email use among 12-17 year olds dropped 31 percent in the past year, while use among those 18 to 24 saw an even bigger drop of 34 percent. Some of that can no doubt be attributed to Facebook and other email alternatives, but a big factor is the growth of email use on mobile devices; both of those age groups saw double-digit growth in that respect, with mobile email use jumping 32 percent among 18 to 24 year olds.

In terms of sheer growth in the past couple of years, though, there's not much that matches the trajectory of tablets (obviously aided by one in particular). ComScore notes that US tablet sales over the past two years have topped 40 million, a figure that it took smartphones as a category a full seven years to reach. Another area that saw some considerable growth in 2011 is digital downloads and subscriptions (including e-books), which jumped 26 percent compared to the previous year, leading all other areas of e-commerce. The full report and some videos of the highlights can be found at the source link below.

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ComScore report finds drastic shift from web-based to mobile email among younger users in past year originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comscoreemailemail useEmailUseinternetinternet useInternetUsereportsmartphonesstatstatstablettabletstrendtrendsSat, 11 Feb 2012 13:12:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/comscore-december-2011-results/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/comscore-december-2011-results/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/comscore-december-2011-results/#comments Comscore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, BlackBerry and Windows Phone stumbleThe latest report is in from ComScore, and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong second with 26.9 percent. Meanwhile, former BlackBerry fans continue to scatter, as the platform now accounts for 16 percent of smartphone users. Similarly, Windows Phone (and whatever's left of Windows Mobile) have taken it on the chin, and have fallen to just 4.7 percent market share. Without ever gaining much traction in the US, Symbian now makes up 1.4 percent of the smartphone pie. You'll find a quick look at the manufacturing side of the equation, along with the full ComScore press release, after the break.

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ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft tops Yahoo in US search results for first time, according to ComScore originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Stop us (oh, oh, oh stop us) if you've heard this one before, but in the world of cellphone market share: nothing's changed -- or at least almost nothing. The quarterly data from ComScore say you all still love Android and iOS only slightly more than you used to. Of the 91.4 million smartphones in the US, Google gained the 3.1 percent of the market that RIM lost, and is now inching toward controlling half the nation's phones with 46.9 percent, whilst Apple swallowed the modest gains that Microsoft and Symbian lost. Samsung remains top manufacturer in a report where the only surprise is that 72.6 percent of users send text messages, so what do the other 27.4 percent do when they've been delayed or way-laid?

[Thanks, Wilson]

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ComScore: Android up, RIM down, water wet originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bing almost catches up with Yahoo! in latest ComScore US figures originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Numbers, numbers, numbers. ComScore is back with a few more of them, this time covering the mobile market during a three-month average period ending in October. The results aren't going to shock you: Android not only continues to dominate the market, it's on the up-and-up. Out of 90 million smartphone users in the US, Android held strong at 46.3 percent (up from 41.9 between May and July). Apple bumped up a full percentage point, while RIM's BlackBerry OS took the largest fall from 21.7 to 17.2 percent. What about Windows Phone? Microsoft's mobile OS fell slightly from 5.7 to 5.4. Moving from mobile platforms to OEMs, Samsung was still the top vendor at 25.5 percent, though it didn't grow or diminish that number. Rounding out the top five was LG (20.6 percent), Motorola (13.6), Apple (10.8) and RIM (6.6). If more numbers are what you crave, check out the full press release -- as well as another chart -- after the break.

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ComScore: Android continues to boom, RIM and Microsoft decline originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The latest report from comScore makes for eye popping reading -- Google's video sites, of which YouTube is the most important, received 20,933,113,000 views in October. To put that into some context, that's roughly three videos watched by every person alive on the planet. According to the statistics, YouTubers spent an average of seven hours watching the month's hottest videos (such as Community's Beetlejuice easter egg and Naughty Fenton). Surprisingly, Facebook came second, but viewers spent an measly average of 18 minutes watching last night's karaoke. In other news, Hulu came top for online advertising and Vevo was the most watched partner site, you guys obviously love your Lady Gaga.

YouTube got nearly 21 billion hits in a month, mostly thanks to naughty Fenton originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ComScore: Android extends lead over Apple, holds 44 percent of smartphone market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidappleblackberrybusinesscomscoregoogleiosLGmanufacturingmarketmarket shareMarketSharemobilemobilepostcrossMotorolaOEMoperating systemOperatingSystemOSresearch in motionResearchInMotionRIMsamsungsmartphonestatisticsThu, 06 Oct 2011 07:27:00 EST<![CDATA[Nielsen confirms Android on top, buyers split on next smartphone]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/nielsen-confirms-android-on-top-buyers-split-on-next-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/nielsen-confirms-android-on-top-buyers-split-on-next-smartphone/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/nielsen-confirms-android-on-top-buyers-split-on-next-smartphone/#comments In a recent report from Nielsen, Google snagged 40 percent of the smartphone market, while Apple captured approximately 28 percent -- up just barely .01 percentage point from last year. This report coincides with findings filed earlier this week by ComScore, citing Google with 41.8 percent market share and Apple with 27 percent, up one whole percentage point from last year. Diving a bit deeper, Nielsen found that around 33 percent of people planning to buy a smartphone in the next year want an iPhone, while another 33 percent would prefer an Android. The tie between those who want an Android v. an iOS phone fluctuated when Nielsen asked the "early adopters" within the group what kind of phone they are hoping to cop. 40 percent of "innovators" said they would like a phone on Google's OS, while 32 percent want a bite of the Apple -- leaving a mere 28 percent of self-proclaimed tech junkies desiring something else, like a BlackBerry or Windows Phone. Perhaps these figures are an indication that Google will remain on top for 2012, or will there be an upset? Only time will tell.

Nielsen confirms Android on top, buyers split on next smartphone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ComScore calls Android top dog, Apple pulls further ahead of RIM originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Comscore finds 6.2 percent of smartphone users scan QR codes originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>barcodecomscoreqrqr codeqr codesQrCodeQrCodesscanscannersmartphonesmartphonesSat, 13 Aug 2011 07:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Comscore: Android's UK market share explodes as Apple overtakes Symbian]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/comscore-androids-uk-market-share-explodes-as-apple-overtake/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/comscore-androids-uk-market-share-explodes-as-apple-overtake/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/comscore-androids-uk-market-share-explodes-as-apple-overtake/#comments Look at the chart above and you'll see two things happening. First, Apple has overtaken Symbian to become the top smartphone platform in the UK (with a 27 percent market share). And secondly, Android has grown 634 percent year-over-year to shoot into second place, with less than half a percentage point keeping it from the top spot (other reports already place it ahead). As you might expect, much of that growth isn't coming from folks switching from one smartphone to the other, but from new smartphone users -- Comscore found that 42 percent of all mobile users in the UK used a smartphone in May of this year, compared to just 27 percent a year ago. Of course, that also means that 58 percent of UK cellphone users are still potential smartphone users (to say nothing of those that still don't have a cellphone at all), so there's certainly still plenty up for grabs for all involved.

Comscore: Android's UK market share explodes as Apple overtakes Symbian originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPad accounts for 97 percent of US tablet traffic online originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comscoredevice essentialsDeviceEssentialsinternet trafficInternetTrafficipadstatstablettabletstrafficweb trafficWebTrafficFri, 24 Jun 2011 00:08:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: Android grows larger than ever among US subscribers, Apple belittles RIM]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/comscore-android-grows-larger-than-ever-among-us-subscribers-a/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/comscore-android-grows-larger-than-ever-among-us-subscribers-a/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/comscore-android-grows-larger-than-ever-among-us-subscribers-a/#comments The latest ComScore results from the last quarter are in, and the US mobile device wars were hotter than ever as 13 percent more people reported owning a smartphone. Google conquered most users' territory with Android climbing just over five percent (now totaling 36.4 percent) and still claiming first for mobile software platforms. Apple's iOS destroyer took second place (at 26 percent) partially due to RIM's S.S. BlackBerry OS sinking about five percent (now 25.7 percent) to claim third, while Microsoft and HP / Palm rounded out the bunch struggling to stay in the fight with even lower single-digit scores. In the OEM region Samsung claimed first yet again (although slightly dropping to 24.5 percent), with LG and Motorola landing in second and third respectively, each keeping its place from the prior quarter. In the last two slots, Apple again bested RIM whose devices barely dropped half of a percent, but enough to let the slight growth of iDevices snatch up 4th. The source link below is waiting to be clicked if you want the full battle statistics.

ComScore: Android grows larger than ever among US subscribers, Apple belittles RIM originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The percentage shift in the chart above tells most of the story here. According to Comscore's latest report, Android's share of the US smartphone market grew an impressive six percent in the three-month period ending in March to land at 34.7 percent, and RIM took the biggest hit as a result, slipping 4.5 points to a share of 27.1 percent. That's still enough to keep it ahead of Apple, however, which held its own with a slight gain to 25.5 percent. Both Microsoft and Palm / HP slipped just under a percent each to land in a distant fourth and fifth place, respectively. As for mobile OEMs, things stayed almost identical during the three month period, with Samsung, LG, and Motorola occupying the top three spots, and only Apple seeing any significant gains thanks to the Verizon iPhone launch -- although that still wasn't enough to push it above RIM for the fourth spot. Hit up the source link below for all the numbers.

Comscore report finds widening Android lead in US smartphone market, largely at RIM's expense originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 May 2011 18:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Earlier this month, we got word that Bing had surpassed Yahoo! as the world's second most used search engine, and now Microsoft's solidifying its place as runner-up, coming in behind YouTube as the internet's number two provider of streaming video, with 48 million unique viewers in February. According to ComScore's latest ranking of online video providers, the software giant went from number seven to number two in just one month, bumping Yahoo! down to third place. Of course, YouTube is still way out in front, with over 140 million visitors, but given the speed with which it leaped ahead, we'd say Bing is doing something right. Check out more online video results after the break.

Update: Well, as it turns out, Microsoft wasn't number two for video in February, after all. We received an e-mail this morning informing us that ComScore made a correction to its numbers, showing VEVO as the runner-up, with 49 million unique viewers last month. That doesn't change the software giant's leap ahead -- it's still holding down third place, with 48 million -- but it certainly looks like someone's got some stiff competition. Check out the updated chart above for the new numbers.

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ComScore: Microsoft becomes second for online video in one month (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ComScore: Android leapfrogs BlackBerry among US smartphone subscribers to take first place in market share originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Visualized: the state of the smartphone wars originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adoptionandroidappleattcarrierschartcomparisoncomscorectiadatafiguresgoogleiosiphonemarket shareMarketSharenumbersreferencesharesmartphonessprintstatisticsstatssubscriberst-mobileusersverizonvisualizedSat, 22 Jan 2011 15:02:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: Android jumps ahead of iOS in total US smartphone subscribers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/comscore-android-jumps-ahead-of-ios-in-total-us-smartphone-subs/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/comscore-android-jumps-ahead-of-ios-in-total-us-smartphone-subs/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/comscore-android-jumps-ahead-of-ios-in-total-us-smartphone-subs/#comments We've seen plenty of data to show that Android is the hottest-selling smartphone OS among US buyers today, but now we have a stat point to show that it's doing pretty well in cumulative terms as well. According to ComScore's latest estimates, Android had 26 percent of all US smartphone subscribers in the quarter ending November 2010, bettering Apple's iPhone for the first time. The major victim of Android's ascendancy has actually been RIM's BlackBerry, whose lead at the top contracted by 4.1 percentage points (nearly 11 percent less than the share it had in the previous quarter). Guess those Verizon iPhones and dual-core BBs had better start arriving pretty soon.

ComScore: Android jumps ahead of iOS in total US smartphone subscribers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ComScore -- a common metric used to measure internet traffic -- is showing off some impressive stats these days. In the month of November, for instance, Facebook overtook Yahoo! for the first time in worldwide traffic, with the social network nabbing 648 million unique visitors while the portal named after Gulliver's Travels pulled in 630 million. What does this mean to? Well, to point out the obvious, it seems that while Facebook continues its epic growth, the relatively flat state of Yahoo!'s traffic is simply not enough to retain its third place spot behind Google and Microsoft's sites, which grab up places one and two consistently. One note about these ComScore statistics, just in case you're wondering about that last one: it 'groups' sites together rather than counting individual URLS, so for instance, the Microsoft sites take the number two spot en masse. In terms of U.S. traffic, Facebook still trails Yahoo! a bit, with 152 million visitors and 181 million, respectively, so if they're truly hoping for world domination, they have their work cut out for them. We're looking at you, Mark!

ComScore: Facebook overtakes Yahoo, is now the third most trafficked website in the world originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ComScore: Android keeps chugging, BlackBerry falters, world awaits Windows Phone 7's numbers originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, John C.]

ComScore: Android grows, iPhone stagnates, everyone else loses in US smartphone market share originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidblackberrycomscorecomscore mobilensComscoreMobilensdatafiguresiphonemarketmarket shareMarketSharemobilemobilensnumberssharesmartphonesstatisticsstatsususaThu, 04 Nov 2010 09:07:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: Android grows US smartphone market share as all others decline]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/comscore-android-grows-us-smartphone-market-share-as-all-others/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/comscore-android-grows-us-smartphone-market-share-as-all-others/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/comscore-android-grows-us-smartphone-market-share-as-all-others/#comments Slip on your fine silk smoking jacket and light up a victory cigar US Android fans, the latest comScore numbers are out for the three-month period ending in May 2010. The most notable trend spotted was a 4 point (up from 9.0% to 13.0%) quarterly increase in Google's Android market share as all other smartphone OS subscribers declined. ComScore also saw Motorola's slide continue, slipping behind LG now for a third place US finish as Samsung continued to bolster its dominant position. Expect the numbers to be jostled a bit next quarter when Apple's iPhone 4 numbers are factored in. Just don't expect to see the Android numbers suffer, especially with the Samsung Galaxy S launching on all the major US carriers before the quarter is done.

[Thanks, Jeremy]

ComScore: Android grows US smartphone market share as all others decline originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidapplecomscoredeclinegalaxy sGalaxySgooglegrowthlgmarket shareMarketSharemotorolanokiarimsmartphonesmartphone market shareSmartphoneMarketShareUSus market shareUsMarketSharewindows mobileWindowsMobileFri, 09 Jul 2010 02:17:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: Samsung edges out Motorola in US mobile market share]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/comscore-samsung-edges-out-motorola-in-us-mobile-market-share/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/comscore-samsung-edges-out-motorola-in-us-mobile-market-share/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/comscore-samsung-edges-out-motorola-in-us-mobile-market-share/#comments Well, it doesn't look like the news is getting any better for Motorola these days --- ComScore's latest report finds that the company has slipped from its top spot in US market share among mobile OEMs into a virtual tie with Samsung and LG, with Samsung edging out Motorola by just "a fraction of a percent." They're followed by RIM and Nokia, who are now in a tie for a distant fourth place at 8.3%, and Apple, which is said to have a five percent share. Of course, these stats are just part of a broader report, but the rest of the results are a bit less surprising -- Verizon and AT&T are virtually unchanged in their position as the number one and two carriers at 31.1% and 25.2%, respectively, and the total number of subscribers in the country now stands at 234 million, of which 63.7% send text messages, 30.1% use a web browser, and 28.6% use downloaded apps.

ComScore: Samsung edges out Motorola in US mobile market share originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 May 2010 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecomscorelgmarket shareMarketSharemobile market shareMobileMarketSharemotorolanokiaoemrimsamsungstatsFri, 07 May 2010 15:22:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: European cellphone navigation on the rise]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/18/comscore-european-cell-phone-navigation-on-the-rise/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/18/comscore-european-cell-phone-navigation-on-the-rise/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/18/comscore-european-cell-phone-navigation-on-the-rise/#comments In Europe, it was a good year for cellphone GPS -- ComScore, an organization that tracks painful sounding concepts like penetration and market share, just reported that an estimated 21 million Europeans stopped to ask their phone for directions last year. That's up 68 percent from the 12.5 million who did so in 2008. With two-thirds of mobile map users saying they accessed their phone GPS in a moving vehicle, ComScore thinks the stats suggest phones might replace standard PNDs as well. Too soon to tell, perhaps, but judging by recent events, we expect 2010's numbers will be stellar nonetheless. Haven't tried smartphone GPS yourself? Direct yourself to our comparison guides and see what you've been missing.

ComScore: European cellphone navigation on the rise originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comscoreEuropeGPSMobile navigationMobileNavigationnavnavigationreportsatnavstudySun, 18 Apr 2010 22:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Android's American market share soars, WinMo pays the price]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/androids-american-market-share-soars-winmo-pays-the-price/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/androids-american-market-share-soars-winmo-pays-the-price/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/androids-american-market-share-soars-winmo-pays-the-price/#comments Mobile manufacturer and platform market share stats for the US are in for the month of January thanks to comScore, and as usual, they tell a fascinating (and somewhat unpredictable) story of what's actually going on at the cash registers. Motorola -- which has long since fallen off its high horse on the global stage -- still maintains a commanding presence in the American market by representing some 22.9 percent of all subscribers, though that's down 1.2 percent from October 2009; that's particularly interesting in light of the Droid's success, and a possible sign that smartphones still aren't on the cusp of dominating the phone market overall. Samsung recently touted the fact that it had held onto the States' overall market share crown, though Sammy was undoubtedly referring to sales, not subscribers -- in other words, there are still a ton of legacy RAZRs out there inflating Moto's stats.

Turning our attention to smartphone platforms, BlackBerry OS, iPhone, and Android all saw gains, while Windows Mobile and Palm both saw significant downturns. You might use Palm's loss of 2.1 percent of overall market share in a single quarter as a big nail in webOS' coffin, but we're inclined to believe this includes legacy devices -- and considering the huge installed base of Palm OS-based handsets (Centros, for instance) that are coming off contract these days, it's neither surprising nor alarming to see that kind of drop. Android's gain, meanwhile, likely comes in large part from WinMo's whopping four percent loss -- it's no secret that WinMo 6.x is well past its expiration date with customers leaving in droves (even before Windows Phone 7 Series announcement), and our informal observations lead us to believe that many of those folks are heading for Android. After all, it's kind of convenient that Android gained 4.3 percent and WinMo lost about the same, isn't it? BlackBerrys still dominate the American smartphone landscape, and the iPhone market looks like it might be mature for the time being -- Apple added just 0.3 percent to its market share in the quarter, possibly a sign that folks are holding out for whatever Cupertino brings us come Summer. Is this a sign that Palm needs to step up its game yet again? Undoubtedly -- but at the same time, we wouldn't call the loss of those Palm OS subscribers a death knell just yet.

Android's American market share soars, WinMo pays the price originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidappleblackberrycomscoregoogleiphonemarket shareMarketSharemicrosoftrimwindows mobileWindowsMobilewinmoThu, 11 Mar 2010 23:11:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile use for the first time in US]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/comscore-iphone-overtakes-windows-mobile-use-for-the-first-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/comscore-iphone-overtakes-windows-mobile-use-for-the-first-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/comscore-iphone-overtakes-windows-mobile-use-for-the-first-time/#comments There are plenty of ways to measure smartphone marketshare. IDC measures units shipped from manufacturers whereas Gartner measures units sold to consumers. Then there's comScore, the research firm that conducts monthly surveys in the US to measure the total number of devices (and thus operating systems) currently in use. Its latest data is summarized above for the three-month period ending in October. See those yellow lines? If our kindergarten skills haven't failed us, then this data shows iPhone usage surpassing the once mighty Windows Mobile OS for the very first time. Unfortunately for Microsoft, Google's Android OS is set to accelerate significantly by the time the February 2010 data rolls in as is WebOS just as soon as Palm can bring its fledgling OS to Verizon's subscriber base. What's most troubling to Redmond about this report though, is where we found it: on FierceDeveloper, a site for mobile software developers who will presumably use the data to help determine which platforms deserve their focus. Oh Windows Mobile 7, where are you?

ComScore: iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile use for the first time in US originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If comScore's data is to believed then the US has done the unthinkable and passed Western Europe (aka, old Europe right Donnie?) in terms of 3G adoption. 28.4% of American mobile cellphone subscribers north of that southern land mass with a similar sounding name now sport 3G devices compared to a measly 28.3% average for Europe's largest countries. That's an 80% surge in the US last year even though T-Mobile is still 3G-less. Man, it's like the Phelps 100-meter butterfly victory all over again, eh Europe?

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US surpasses European 3G subscribers by 0.1% -- first! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If comScore's data is to believed then the US has done the unthinkable and passed Western Europe (aka, old Europe right Donnie?) in terms of 3G adoption. 28.4% of American mobile cellphone subscribers north of that southern land mass with a similar sounding name now sport 3G devices compared to a measly 28.3% average for Europe's largest countries. That's an 80% surge in the US last year even though T-Mobile is still 3G-less. Man, it's like the 100-meter butterfly all over again, eh Europe?

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