Surface vs Ipad For Work
Microsoft has positioned its Surface tablets as devices more fit for work activities as compared to those from other manufacturers. The question remains though, are Surface tablets actually being used in work settings more so than iPads or other tablets?
Which States Love the iPhone More?
Which states can afford and love the iPhone more? This study delves into the iPhone usage by state and other key findings.
OS X Yosemite Adoption Rate Slightly Outpaces Mavericks in North America
As part of Apple’s multi-faceted event held on October 16, 2014, the company officially released OS X Yosemite to the general public. Apple had previously made a public beta of the OS available for the first time in the company’s history, and this seems to…
First Quarter 2015 Tablet Update: Samsung Usage Share Increases by 88% Year-over-Year
Between January 2014 and January 2015, Samsung tablets experienced the largest increase in North American usage share of any other tablet brand. Conversely, users of Apple’s iPad, while still responsible for the largest portion of North American tablet Web traffic, now generate a usage share…
Phablet Status Report: 77% of North American Usage from Samsung Users, but Apple, Others Growing Quickly
Several years following their North American debut, smartphones with five-inch and larger screens, nicknamed phablets, have become decidedly mainstream. Samsung has designed both of its latest flagship Galaxy S devices with screens surpassing the five-inch mark, and Apple released its first phablet-style iPhone earlier this…
Q3 UK Tablet Update: iPad Usage Share near 75%, Amazon Sees Sizable Gain Since April
Similar to the North American ecosystem, Apple iPad users generate the lion’s share of tablet-based Web traffic within the UK. Additionally, Samsung, Amazon, and Google users represent the next-largest UK tablet traffic segments, albeit in a slightly different order than what is observed in the…
Amazon Fire Phone Shows Steady, but Slow Growth in North America
Over two and a half years following the release of its Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon released its first smartphone on July 25, 2014. While the Fire Phone was listed atop Amazon’s Best Seller list for several days in early August, North American usage of the…
Samsung Galaxy S5 Adoption Outpaces Predecessor in North America
The Galaxy S5, Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, debuted on April 11, 2014 across all the major U.S. carriers. One major promotion also coincided with the device’s release, with Verizon offering customers the option to buy one Galaxy S5 and get another one free. Based on…
UPDATE: North American Android KitKat, 4.1.1 Usage Rates in Wake of "Heartbleed" Vulnerability
Recent Web usage data indicates that Google’s latest Android OS version, KitKat, is being used at nearly equal rates by North American smartphone and tablet users. Meanwhile, with Android 4.1.1 being the only version of Android exhibiting a vulnerability due to the Open SSL “Heartbleed”…
HTC Status Report: One Users Generate 40.6% of HTC Smartphone Web Traffic
Taiwanese device maker HTC produced one of 2013’s most smartphones with the HTC One. Analyst and company estimates pointed to the device and its subsequent variations collectively generating moderately successful sales, but having trended downwards to close out the year. The company’s latest flagship device,…