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Smartphone sales exceed those of PCs for first time, Apple smashes record

Figures published by research firm Canalys on Friday show that for the first time ever, shipments of smartphones have exceeded those of PCs, a category that includes tablet computers, or “pads” as Canalys calls them.

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 4th, 2012, 5:00 am by Smartphone Monkey     

Smartphone shipments top all PCs for the first time

Last year brought smartphones into the foreground. (Credit: Yang Li, via MIT) All the PCs in the world couldn’t compete with the popularity of smartphones–literally. IT research firm Canalys released its shipment estimates this morning for each country for the final quarter of 2011. When it tallied the annual numbers and did some quick cross-referencing it found vendors shipped 488 million …

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 3rd, 2012, 7:59 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

There is no iPhone vs Android smartphone war. It is only Apple vs …

There is no iPhone vs Android smartphone war. It is only Apple vs Samsung. Submitted by brian s hall on 3 February, 2012 – 13:31. Tags: smartphone wars · BGR suggests that even as the smarpthone wars jump into high gear in 2012, what …

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Posted in Android, Apple, Samsung, Smartphone News on Feb 3rd, 2012, 7:31 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Smartphone Sales Overtake PCs for the First Time [STUDY]

If you bought a smartphone in 2011 — and didn’t buy a PC — you were part of a history-making trend.

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 3rd, 2012, 7:07 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Android Smartphone Share Tops 47% in U.S.: comScore | Android …

Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android smartphone market share topped 47.3 percent, closing 2011 nearly 18 percentage points higher than No. 2 Apple’s iOS in th…

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Posted in Android, Apple, apps, AT&T, Blackberry, G1, HP, Nokia, Samsung, Smartphone News, Sprint, Verizon on Feb 3rd, 2012, 5:24 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

ComScore on US Smartphone Market Share: Despite Late iPhone …

Comscore have released their Q4 2011 numbers for smartphone market share in the United States. Earlier reports suggested Apple would take a great chunk of the.

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Posted in Android, Apple, Smartphone News on Feb 3rd, 2012, 5:08 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Canalys: Smartphone shipments surpassed PCs in 2011

However, the smartphone’s success over computers is more complex than just sales figures.

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 3rd, 2012, 4:59 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

TV ad shows Steve Jobs impersonator extolling virtues of Android tablet

It’s said that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but in the case of a Taiwanese TV ad featuring the late Steve Jobs—complete with angel wings and a halo—extolling the virtues of an Android tablet, other words and expressions may also come to mind.

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Posted in Tablet News on Feb 2nd, 2012, 11:33 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Android tablet numbers “lack transparency” despite rising popularity

The Android tablet market can be a scary place, full of dark corners and jaded personalities. At least that’s how it seems the Android tablet market is being portrayed in a recent report from InfoWorld’s Galen Gruman. He delves into the numbers from several analytics firms to take a closer look at the Android tablet market, recently trumped up by Kindle Fire sales. …

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Posted in Tablet News on Feb 2nd, 2012, 11:33 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

ADzero Smartphone Is Carved Out of a Solid Block of Bamboo [VIDEO]

Kieron-Scott Woodhouse was fed up with cellphones all looking alike, so he took the matter into his own hands, building his own brand of smartphone out of a solid block of organic bamboo.

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 2nd, 2012, 9:12 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Mint.com comes to Android tablets with optimized app

Mint.com finally reaches out to Android tablet users with a new app.

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Posted in Tablet News on Feb 1st, 2012, 9:51 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

London calling with BlackBerry 10 smartphone

Computerworld – Research in Motion’s incipient BlackBerry 10 smartphone , code-named London, has a thin and long design, according a photo obtained by CrackBerry.com.

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 1st, 2012, 5:10 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

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