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comScore Reports January 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostMarch 6, 2013Technologyandroid, apple, blackberry, Comscore, data, Google, htc, iPhone, lg, Microsoft, mobile, mobile phone usage, mobilens data, rankings, rim, Samsung, smartphone, symbian

Big Jump in January Smartphone Adoption Driven Largely by Apple

RESTON, VA, March 6, 2013 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry during the three month average period ending January 2013. Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 37.8 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52.3 percent platform market share.

Smartphone OEM Market Share

129.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (55 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in January, up 7 percent since October. Apple ranked as the top OEM with 37.8 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 3.5 percentage points from October). Samsung ranked second with 21.4 percent market share (up 1.9 percentage points), followed by HTC with 9.7 percent share, Motorola with 8.6 percent and LG with 7 percent (up 0.3 percentage points). (more…)

comScore Reports November 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostJanuary 3, 2013Technologyapple, blogs, Comscore, google android, htc, industry, intelligent online survey, lg, Microsoft, mobilens data, motorola, oem, Samsung, secondary device, smartphones, Social networking sites, symbian, u.s. mobile phone

Samsung and Apple Continue to Seize Share in OEM Market

RESTON, VA, January 3, 2013– comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending November 2012. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 26.9 percent market share. Google Android continued to lead among smartphone platforms, accounting for 53.7 percent of smartphone subscribers, while Apple secured 35 percent.

OEM Market Share

For the three-month average period ending in November, device manufacturer Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 26.9 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up 1.2 percentage points). Apple ranked second with 18.5 percent market share (up 1.4 percentage points), followed by LG with 17.5 percent share, Motorola with 10.4 percent and HTC with 5.9 percent. (more…)

comScore Reports August 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostOctober 2, 2012Technologyamericans, apple, application, Comscore, google android, htc, industry, intelligent, market share, Microsoft, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile subscriber, mobilens data, motorola, oem, online survey, rim, Samsung, smartphone, symbian, text messaging, US

Apple Inches Closer to #2 Position in OEM Market

RESTON, VA, October 2, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending August 2012. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.7 percent market share. Google Android led among smartphone platforms, accounting for 52.6 percent of smartphone subscribers, while Apple accounted for 34.3 percent. (more…)

comScore Reports July 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostSeptember 4, 2012Technologyamericans, apple, Comscore, game playing, google android, htc, industry, lg, mobile phone, mobilens data, motorola, oem, Samsung, secondary device, US

Apple’s Share of Smartphone Market Grows to 1 in 3 Subscribers

RESTON, VA, September 4, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending July 2012. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.6 percent market share. Google Android continued to lead among smartphone platforms, accounting for 52.2 percent of smartphone subscribers, while Apple secured 33.4 percent.

OEM Market Share

For the three-month average period ending in July, 234 million Americans age 13 and older used mobile devices. Device manufacturer Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 25.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers, followed by LG with 18.4 percent share. Apple continued to gain share in the OEM market, ranking third with 16.3 percent of mobile subscribers (up 1.9 percentage points), followed by Motorola with 11.2 percent and HTC with 6.4 percent (up 0.4 percentage points). (more…)

comScore Reports February 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostApril 3, 2012Technologyamericans, apple, Comscore, google android, htc, mobile phone, mobilens data, motorola, Samsung, secondary device, us mobile

Android Captures Majority Share of U.S. Smartphone Market

RESTON, VA, April 3, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending February 2012. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.6 percent market share. Google Android continued to grow its share in the U.S. smartphone market, crossing the 50-percent threshold in February to capture a majority share for the first time in its history.

OEM Market Share

For the three-month average period ending in February, 234 million Americans age 13 and older used mobile devices. Device manufacturer Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 25.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers, followed by LG with 19.4 percent share. Apple captured the #3 ranking in February with 13.5 percent of mobile subscribers (up 2.3 percentage points), followed by Motorola at 12.8 percent. HTC moved into the #5 position in February at 6.3 percent (up 0.4 percentage points). (more…)

Eleven for ’11 – My Favorite Moments of 2011

By Guest PostDecember 13, 2011Technology2011, acer, android, aol, apple, best songs, bing, blockbuster, Facebook, forrester research, frank shaw, Google, google apps, htc, html5 video, james mcquivey, jason perlow, kinect, kinect effect, Microsoft, microsoft history, my favorite microsoft moments, nigel tufnel, nokia, office 2010, office 365, rich fichera, rolling stone, Samsung, skype, stephen elop, steve ballmer, steven sinofsky, tony bates, Twitter, windows 8, windows phone, windows server 8, xbox, Yahoo, year in review, zdnet

*By Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President, Corporate Communications*

Every year at this time there’s a glut of “year in review” and “best of” lists that come out. Last night I was reading the Rolling Stone “best songs/albums/movies” issue, and was gratified to note that some albums/artists/movies I saw and liked made the list. I feel relevant. 🙂

Of course, there also tends to be year in review lists about the tech industry as well. Sometimes I agree, sometimes I don’t! This year, I thought I’d try my hand, and publish my own “Microsoft year in review” thoughts, and a slide show list of my favorite Microsoft moments of 2011. I was having trouble narrowing my slideshow down to a top-ten list, so on the advice of my old friend Nigel Tufnel, my slide show goes to 11. (more…)

Android Captures #2 Ranking Among Smartphone Platforms in EU5

By Guest PostSeptember 13, 2011Technologyandroid device, apple ios, Comscore, eu5, european markets, france, Germany, Google, google android platform, growth trends of smartphone, htc, italy, jeremy copp, Microsoft, mobile, mobile media landscape, rim, spain, symbian, united kingdom

*HTC and Samsung Emerge as Top Android Device Manufacturers*

LONDON, UK, 13 September 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service analysing growth trends of the smartphone platforms across the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). In July 2011, nearly 1 in 4 smartphone users in EU5 reported using smartphones running on the Google Android platform. HTC had the highest market share among mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), accounting for 34.6 percent of Android devices used across the region in this period, followed closely by Samsung with 31.7 percent of Android devices. (more…)

The Industry Standard in Mobile Messaging Keeps Work Tasks Ticking Along

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2010Technologyadam glick, apple, e mail, eas, exchange server, global crossing, hp, htc, Microsoft, microsoft exchange activesync, nokia, outlook mobile inbox, palm, Samsung, smartermail, smartphone, sony ericsson, windows phone 7, xml based protocol

*Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync popularity on smartphones continues to grow.*

Adam Glick, senior technical product manager for Microsoft Exchange Server, navigates his phone using Exchange ActiveSync. Image credit: Microsoft

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 16, 2010 — On any given day, millions of people around the world will take a few minutes to check their Outlook Mobile Inbox on a smartphone, especially while in transit or away from the office.

There may be something urgent that requires their immediate response, a meeting room location change, or a new calendar appointment waiting for attention. In any instance, the ability to check in via a smartphone helps them manage tasks and get on with the day while on the go.

For many, the convenience of accessing e-mail, calendar and contacts on a smartphone is integral to their business’ success, and they cannot imagine working without this capability.

The protocols that allow this mobile messaging to take place on smartphones reside in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), which has become the de-facto industry standard for mobile messaging synchronization.

EAS is an XML-based protocol that communicates over HTTP (or HTTPS) to synchronize e-mail, contacts, calendar, tasks and notes from a messaging server to a mobile device. The protocol also provides mobile device management and policy controls. (more…)