The comment of Thorsten Heins, chief executive officer of Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) that computer tablets alone is “not a good business model” seemed wrong as sales increased by 142.4% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013, according to the preliminary data released by the International Data Corporation (IDC). In an interview with Bloomberg last month, Heins said that the tablet computer has no future. According to him, “In five years, I...
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The leadership of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the mobile device market will end in 2013. Smartphones and tablets powered by Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Android operating system will dominate the mobile market, according to the latest analysis released by the International Data Corporation (IDC). Based on the study conducted the technology sector of the IDC, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s leadership in the tablet market will end for the first time since the introduction of the iPad....
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On Monday, market research firm IDC’s new report forecast that smartphones will finally surpass feature phones in global shipping sales in 2013 on smartphone price declines and 4G network launches. While analysts have been saying this day will come for awhile, IDC has estimated for this year, 918.6 million smartphones will be shipped by manufacturers; this comprises 50.1 percent for the industry’s total shipments. By 2017, look for this to grow to 1.5 billion shipments. According...
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In the fourth quarter, worldwide tablet shipments reached a record total of 52.5 million units as per the information gathered through the preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet tracker. The demand for tablets shot by 75.3 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase over 29.9 million units. The market expanded due to lower average selling prices (ASPs), variety of new product offerings and increased...
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According to IDC, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) are driving holiday sales this quarter. No surprise here, the quarterly report for Worldwide Connected Smart Devices, which was released on Monday, indicates that Apple and Samsung are leading. The combined number of total shipments for personal computers, tablets, and smartphones increased 27.1 % from last year’s third quarter. This means that a total of $140.4 billion worth of 303.6 million devices were...
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Since the introduction of the first iPad in 2010, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the king of the global tablet market. During the third quarter of 2010, the Cupertino based tech giant held a 93 percent market share based on data from the IDC. The emergence of competitors such as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab coupled with the availability of e-Readers from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) among others, cut Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s tablet market...
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Market research firm IDC estimates that Microsoft Windows Phone would be the second most popular smartphone platform, pushing Apple’s iOS to the third spot by 2016. Of course, Android will continue to dominate with a huge margin. Currently Android leads the global smartphone market with 61 percent market share, Apple’s iOS occupies the second place with 20.5 percent, RIM has six percent while Windows Phone is at 5.2 percent. According to the results from...
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