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 22, 2011
November 8, 2011
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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October 14, 2011
Nielsen: 40% of Tablet and Smartphone Owners Use Them While Watching TV
Roughly 40 percent of tablet and smartphone owners in the U.S. used their devices daily while watching TV, while only 14 percent of eReader owners said they watched TV while using their device every day.
Email was the top activity for both men and women during television programming and commercial breaks. In addition, women reported engaging in social networking more than men, while men checked sports scores more often.
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Email was the top activity for both men and women during television programming and commercial breaks. In addition, women reported engaging in social networking more than men, while men checked sports scores more often.
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October 13, 2011
Mobile Devices Account for a Growing Portion of Web Traffic
Mobile devices, which includes smartphones and tablets, now account for 7 percent of worldwide traffic on the Web, according to a report issued Tuesday by comScore, which monitors online trends.
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September 27, 2011
Michael Jackson Doctor Trial App
Fox 11 in Los Angeles promotes their Michael Jackson Doctor Trial App. The app shot up to No. 1 in the paid news apps category in less than 24 hours!
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September 21, 2011
Time Spent on Mobile Equals That of Print
At the paidContent Advertising conference on September 15, eMarketer CEO Geoff Ramsey shared that time spent on mobile among U.S. adults ranks third at 50 minutes a day, now equaling the combined time spent on magazines and newspapers.
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