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RIM Dominates U.S. Smartphone Market While Google Gains Ground Fast

The U.S. smartphone market share figures are in! And it looks like Android is doing much better than its competition in terms market share gain. According to mobile market share data by comScore, Research In Motion’s BlackBerry OS dominated the U.S. smartphone market with a whopping 43.0% share. Usage of the platform went up by 1.7% from 41.3% in a 3-month period between November 2009 and January 2010. Android usage increased by 4.3% from 2.8% to 7.1% in the same period of time, making it the highest gain out of the top five smartphone platforms.

The iPhone, on the other hand, didn’t see much of a difference. The platform usage gained only 0.3% of the market share from 24.8% to 25.1%. Enough to keep it in second place behind BlackBerry. There’s no really doubt in our minds now as to why Apple is going after the Android platform in the latest lawsuit filed against HTC. More »

Microsoft to Invest $1 Billion Into Windows Phone Platform

Microsoft is apparently planning to invest $1 billion in research and development of its very own Windows Mobile/Windows Phone mobile platform. Initially, there were some rumors and speculation stating that Microsoft was planning to acquire Palm or even Research In Motion [RIM]. Analysts have put such rumors to rest, noting that said acquisitions are very unlikely to take place. Instead, Microsoft will use the money to improve its existing mobile operating system.

In a recent market report by research firm Gartner, Windows Mobile managed to grabbed only 8.7% of the worldwide market share in 2009, which was actually dominated by Nokia’s Symbian with 46.9% of the market. Research In Motion and Apple took second and third place with 19.9% and 14.4% respectively.

If Microsoft advertises Windows Mobile/Windows Phone 7 in the same way it promotes the Xbox 360 and Windows 7, perhaps the mobile operating system can see its market share increased from the single digits to the double digits. With $1 billion in hand, Microsoft can accomplish seemingly anything.

[ Forbes via Neowin.net ]

Google Chrome Gains Market Share in February, While Other Browsers Lose

According to web metrics firm NetMarketShare, Google Chrome was the only browser that gained additional market share in the month of February. The data suggests that the Google Chrome usage went up from 5.20% in the month of January to 5.61% in February, that means a 0.41% growth in just one month. All the other browsers saw a decline in market share in the same month.

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer lost 0.6% of its share, from 62.18% in January to 61.58% last month. Firefox, on the other hand, saw a 0.18% decrease from 24.41% to 24.23%. Safari shrunk 0.06% last month, from 4.51% to 4.45%. Lastly, Opera went down 0.03%, from 2.38% in January to 2.35% in February.

It appears like Google efforts to improve Chrome are really paying off, while most of the most popular browsers have lost a good percentage of their share.

Let us know if you have switched browsers lately.

Windows 7 Approaches 10% Market Share

With an impressive marketing agenda promising a better experience for all when using Windows 7, it surely does seem as if Microsoft has finally hit the nail on the head in terms of getting the message out about the post-Vista operating system. Over the past three months while Windows 7 has been available to the masses, NetMarketShare has detected impressive growth in terms of market penetration.

With most recent figures dating to the 31st of January, Windows 7 is fast approaching 10% market share, again, with the last measure a few days ago at 9.23%. More »

Safari and Google Chrome Gain Web Browser Market Share

The figures are in! According to NetMarketShare, it would appear as if both Apple and Google have had a good past month or so with their own web browsers — Safari and Chrome.

Up from 4.60%, Google’s Chrome browser has managed to crawl to 5.20% market share, whereas Apple’s Safari posted 4.51% market share from a paltry 4.46% the month before. Of course, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox easily take the cake as the most popular browsers around, though they both lost some ground this past month.

Internet Explorer slightly dipped from 62.69% to 62.18%, and Firefox from 24.62% to 24.41% market share. Surely, not a significant drop in both cases — but we certainly know where those users are migrating in terms of browser usage. More »

Windows 7 More Popular Than Vista and Mac OS X

Ever since Windows 7 was released last year in October, its market share has grown exponentially due to its high popularity. After its big debut, the new Microsoft operating system became so popular in fact that it sold much faster than its Vista counterpart, and quickly surpassed Mac OS X in terms of market share.

At exactly one quarter after its launch, Windows 7 still does not show any signs of slowing down. According to newly released statistics by Net Applications, Windows 7 is now selling at a faster rate than Windows Vista, and has now surpassed versions 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 of Mac OS X.  More »

Google Gains U.S. Search Market Share Whilst Bing/Yahoo Lose

It appears as if Google has gained search market share in the United States last month (December 2009) to a whopping 67.3%, according to data released today by Nielsen. That’s nearly 2% higher than Google’s market share in the U.S. back in November 2009, at 65.4%.

And while Google seems to be doing quite well when it comes to online searches, both Yahoo and Bing have seen declines in U.S. search market share from November to December. Yahoo’s market share dipped from 15.3% to 14.4%, and Bing’s market share from 10.7% to 9.9%. More »

Nexus One Already Making a Web Presence

Only two days out,  the Google Phone, also known as the Nexus One, is already makings its presence on the mobile internet. Web analytics firm Clicky already has the early scoop on how much the Nexus One has penetrated the market. Of the 170,000 or so websites running Clicky tracking codes, the Nexus One already makes up 0.61% of mobile browsing share.

Compare that to the Motorola DROID, which already has a 5.35% market share. All Android phones, you ask? 7.44% market share. And of course, just for s’s and g’s — the iPhone rings in at about 45% market share.

Interesting statistics to say the least. Which among you think the Nexus One is the next best thing?

[ via TechCrunch ]

iPhone is the Most Popular Phone in the US, According to Statistic

If you’re surprised by the fact that the iPhone is the most popular phone among wireless consumers in the United States, then it’s likely time you move somewhere far, far away. Nielsen has released an interesting statistic as of December 21, 2009 via NielsenWire confirming that the iPhone is indeed the most popular mobile phone in the good ol’ US of A. Additionally, Nielsen has published the “Top 10 Websites Accessed Over Mobile Phones,” “Top 10 Brands Accessed Over Mobile Phones,” and “Top 10 Mobile Video Channels.”

But moving back to the original topic, Apple’s ultra-successful iPhone has managed to nab 4.0% of the mobile device market — and it’s only on one network. More »