November 22, 2011

Smartphones Now Account for 59% of All Handsets Sold in the US

According to The NPD Group, the share of mobile phone handset sales that are smartphones continues to climb in the US, reaching 59 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2011, an increase of 13 percentage points since Q3 of 2010.

Led by continued steady sales for Apple's iPhones, the top five best-selling mobile phone handsets in Q3 were as follows:

1. Apple iPhone 4
2. Apple iPhone 3GS
3. HTC EVO 4G
4. Motorola Droid 3
5. Samsung Intensity II

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November 8, 2011

Pew Study Infographic: 53% of Tablet Users Get News Daily


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Pew Research Center Talks Tablets

On October 25, Pew Research Center published a study surrounding tablets and how they will impact news consumption. According to Pew, 11 percent of U.S. adults own a tablet computer of some kind. More than half of those people get news on their tablet daily; however, a majority are not willing to pay for news content on these devices.


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