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iCloud, Dropbox, Amazon top US cloud services

by Dave Caolo (Mar 21st, 2013)

According to a study recently published by Strategy Analytics, Apple's iCloud and iTunes Match are tops among US consumer cloud services. The study polled 2,300 Americans and found, among other things, that 27 percent of respondents have used iCloud and/or iTunes Match. Further, 17 percent have ...

iPhone 5, 4S top selling smartphones worldwide

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th, 2013)

What with Forbes speculating that Apple leaked "iWatch" plans out of desperation and the recent counterintuitive drop in share price after the company's last stellar earnings report, one would think that Apple's on the verge of going out of business. Strategy Analytics has new data out ...

Apple overtakes Samsung as top US mobile phone vendor

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2013)

Strategy Analytics' latest mobile phone report is out, and Apple's iPhone is the winner here in the US, taking the top spot for the first time in its history. Apple displaced Samsung, which has held the title as America's most popular mobile phone brand since 2008. According to Strategy ...

Samsung Galaxy S III bests iPhone 4S in Q3 2012 smartphone sales

by Steven Sande (Nov 8th, 2012)

The battle for smartphone superiority continues, and Samsung won out in the last quarter as the Galaxy S III beat the iPhone 4S in terms of global sales. Strategy Analytics notes that Samsung sold 18 million units of the highly touted Galaxy S III, compared to "just" 16.2 million units of ...

Research: Over 1 billion smartphones in use

by Steven Sande (Oct 17th, 2012)

Sometimes it appears that everyone in the world uses a smartphone, and now research by Strategy Analytics covered by Bloomberg shows that in reality, there are over 1 billion smartphones in use around the world. The total of 1.038 billion smartphones in use came at the end of the third ...

iPhone estimated to have generated $150 billion in revenue globally

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 27th, 2012)

Apple's iPhone launched five years ago this week and to say it has been successful is an understatement. Based on a Strategy Analytics report cited by AppleInsider, Apple has shipped 250 million iPhones cumulatively worldwide and has generated US$150 billion in revenue from these ...

Report suggests Apple slipping in handset rankings

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 28th, 2011)

Last quarter was a transition quarter for Apple and its iPhone. Sales of the 18-month-old iPhone 4 fell slightly as the company prepared to introduce the iPhone 4S. This slowdown caused Apple to slip to fifth place in the global handset market and to the number two slot in the global smartphone ...

iPhone leads Apple past Nokia to #1 in mobile phone profits

by Ken Ray (Nov 11th, 2009)

Apple doesn't make the most mobile phones but, as of the third quarter of 2009, the Cupertino company does make the most money from them. Research firm Strategy Analytics says Apple is now the world's most profitable mobile phone maker, kicking Nokia from the top spot between July and September. ...