The US smartphone story has been pretty consistent for well over a year: Android is now on more than 50% of US smartphones, followed by iOS. All others are losing share.
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Report: iPhone 5 Gaining Share, Now Leads Android In US
According to Kantar Worldpanel Comtech research the iPhone 5 has overtaken Android in US smartphone market share. Buoyed by existing iPhone owner upgrades, which account for 62 percent of iPhone 5 sales, as well as some Android switching Kantar says that the iPhone now holds a 48.1 percent to 46.7 percent lead over Android in the US. This is based on “strong uptake of the iPhone 5 over the past 12 weeks.”
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Danny Sullivan gave the new Google Search app for iOS through what he calls the “Zooey Deschanel” test. Siri outperforms Google when it comes to non-search actions, but when it comes to searching, Google wins.
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Have you played with the new Twitter iPad app? How do you like it? Danny Sullivan shares the good, the bad, and ultimately was pleasantly surprised.
Study Shows Price The Top Consideration For Kindle Fire, Android Tablet Owners
When buying a tablet, what’s most important to you? Price? Apps available? Operating system?
Yelp is now rolling out an iPhone update that overhauls the business listing page, offering a cleaner, more user-friendly experience. Here’s a “before” and “after” screen shot so you can see the difference.
After steady declines month over month, the Microsoft OS appears to have gained market share.
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