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Nielsen Mobile Insights' latest statistics are in -- and would you look at that. It's the rise of smartphone owners crossing paths with the decline of those still clinging to their feature-focused devices. According to its latest Smartphone Penetration report, as of February 2012, 49.7 percent of US mobile phone owners now sport the "smarter" types (up from only 36 percent a year ago). On a unsurprising note, Nielsen also found that two-thirds of mobile phone buyers in the last three months purchased smartphones over dumbphones. According to its latest report on Smartphone OS shares, of those smartphone purchases, 48 percent of buyers went with Android, 43 percent landed iOS a close second and five percent helped RIM scrape the bottom of the barrel with the remaining four percent listed as "other." That said, it's a only slight deviation from January's numbers, when 51.7 percent of folks went with Android, while 37 percent went for the route leading to Apple. Don't take our word for it, though, there's another graph past the break and full details at the source link below.

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Nielsen: Smartphones account for nearly 50 percent of US mobile phones as of February originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Neutrinos can transmit messages through walls, mountains, planets originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If your granny recently purchased her very first smartphone, she's not alone. According to the latest Q3 figures from Nielsen, Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 are adopting smartphones at a faster rate than any other age group. Just about 30 percent of all mobile-equipped, soon-to-be seniors now own a smartphone, marking a five percent jump over Q2 of this year. But they still have a long way to go before catching up with the 25-34-year-old population, 62 percent of which wield an intelligent handset -- higher than any other age demographic. Overall smartphone penetration stands at 43 percent across US cellphone owners, with Android (still) leading the way with 43 percent of the OS market, and Apple leading all manufacturers, with a 28 percent share. Check out the full report at the source link below, or head past the break for a more graphic demographic breakdown.

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Nielsen: Soon-to-be seniors adopting smartphones faster than any other age group originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Smartphones and tablets still have a long way to grow originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ABI Research predicts Blu-ray players in 18% of TV owning households next year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nielsen finds 53% of homes have HDTVs, but only 46% can receive an HD signal originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Congratulations HDTV owners, you are now in the majority, at least according to the results of the latest Pulse report from Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing. That's a sharp rise over previous stats (33% in February / 23% in November '08 from Nielsen, 34% last fall from Leichtman Research Group) but not totally out of line, given the post DTV switch era we find ourselves in. While that number may still seem a bit high just based on our own anecdotal evidence, a quick look at the purpose of the group and its members bodes well for high definition fans, hopefully the cable companies and channels that make up much of its base take heed to these numbers and ramp up the HD expansion -- we'll keep dreaming the impossible dream of dialed back QAM compression and HD only channel packages.

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The revolution has been televised: Survey reports 53% of U.S. homes with HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A good six months after the Leichtman Research group published figures pushing HDTV penetration over one third of the U.S., Nielsen's February survey has produced similar numbers, indicating a rise from the 23% it found prior to the holiday season. Whatever the cause for the jump and the discrepancy, there's plenty of numbers to digest, for those into that. Want to know how many televisions (including SD) the average HDTV owner has? 3. There's still a gap between those who have an HDTV, and the 28% actually able watch HDTV broadcasts, assumed to exist not only because of a lack of consumer education, but also that people are unwilling to add to their cable/satellite bill on a monthly basis to tune in to HD. Punch the read link for the full breakdown, we're sure there's an interesting factoid or trend buried in there somewhere.

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Ruh roh, we've got some conflicting evidence to deal with. Just last month, the Leichtman Research Group reported that some 34% of American households were HDTV-equipped, and now the highly respected Nielsen has stepped forward with a figure much, much lower. In fact, its latest numbers show that just 23.3% of all US homes have an HDTV, noting that it has more than doubled since a 10% penetration rating was found in July 2007. As for specific regions, the nation's capital was found to be most aware, with 31.1% of homes having a high-def set. Following DC were Boston and New York at 30.5% and 30.2%, respectively, while Detroit had the lowest percentage for a major market at 20.9%. Hmm... who to believe?

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Nielsen reports: 23% of US households have an HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HDTV penetration rises to 40 million, 34% of U.S. households originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DVD player sales sinking, no one surprised originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just days after the HD DVD camp trumpeted the fact that 90,000 standalone players were sold in a single weekend after price cuts enabled the units to suddenly fit into quite a few budgets, the same team is now boasting that nearly 500,000 players have been moved to date. Granted, we're taking these numbers with a throw of salt, but according to Home Media Magazine, the recent price slashing has created around 100,000 new HD DVD owners, which, combined with the 320,000 or so units already in homes adds up to around 420,000. Apparently, backers of the format are surmising that the half million mark could be broken by the time Black Friday has made its mark. 'Course, these numbers mean little in the grand scheme of things, but you can bet it'll get people talking.

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We know, that "100-percent" figure may be a bit tough to wrap your mind around, but let's give it a try, shall we? Current estimates reportedly suggest that "nearly 84-percent of the US population will have mobile phones by the end of 2007," and according to SNL Kagen, that figure should shoot to 100-percent in just six years. Notably, 100-percent penetration does not mean that every single American will own a phone, as it's estimated that some 18 to 20-percent of us will be using multiple mobiles. Additionally, it was noted that data usage / revenue could become increasingly important as newcomers to the wireless world grow fewer, but that tidbit certainly isn't taking anyone by surprise, now is it?

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Study suggests 100% mobile phone penetration in the US by 2013 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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