Q3
Gartner: Samsung becomes biggest Android maker in Q3
November 10, 2010: 7:59 AM ETAndroid and iOS continue to outpace the market.
Earlier this week, Samsung announced that it had sold 3 million Galaxy S Phones in the U.S. and 7 million overall. That sounds like it was enough to propel it past HTC and to become the number one global Android phone manufacturer.
A chart put together by Asymco showing Gartner's estimates is at right.
Samsung's smartphone market share reached 10 percent in the third quarter of 2010. Samsung sold close to 1 million bada devices in the third quarter of 2010, and 6.6 million Android phones, making Samsung the top Android seller.
HTC and Samsung are both Windows Phone 7 phone vendors as well, while Motorola(MOT) and Sony (SNE) are taking a wait-and-see approach.
As for smartphone operating systems, Android opened up a double digit lead over RIM (RIMM) and (almost) Apple (AAPL) and has astronomically grown since this time last year, where it barely registered above the others' delineation at 3.5%.
Speaking of the others, Generic Linux and Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile both lost significant share. Linux manufacturers are likely being drawn to Android while Microsoft has just rebooted its smartphone business and only sold legacy phones in Q3.
That's not to say Blackberry and Apple's iOS did poorly. Both grew their unit shipments, Apple at double the rate of RIM. Nokia's Symbian remained the leader in Smartphones globally, with 36% of the market, but that gap is narrowing, as Android nips at Nokia's heals. Raw numbers below the fold: More
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Google gets frugal and profits soar
By Yi-Wyn Yen
Meet Google 2.0. Gone are the search giant's free-spending ways - at least for now. The prospect of a severe economic slowdown has forced Google to do something surprising: act fiscally responsible.
The company toned down costly expenses like data centers and new hires and reported profits Thursday of $1.35 billion for the third quarter, up 26% from a year ago. Earnings per share were $4.92, which crushed Street MORE
yiwyn - Oct 16, 2008 8:24 PM ET -
Live! From the Apple Q3 earnings call
This was a live blog from Apple's (AAPL) third quarter 2008 earnings call, posted in reverse order with the newest entries on top. The call is scheduled to be replayed starting at about 8 p.m. ET Monday at the following numbers: (888) 203-1112 (toll free) or (719) 457-0820. Confirmation code: 4120259. A transcript is available here.
6:00 p.m. We're done. The headline: Led by record Mac sales, earnings were up 31% MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jul 21, 2008 3:36 PM ET -
Apple shares could be in for a rough ride
Fasten your seat belts.
Although Apple should report better-than-expected quarterly earnings after the close Monday -- it almost always does -- its shares could be in for a bumpy ride on Wall Street.
Apple's (AAPL) stock price -- having bungee-jumped from $200 in late December to below $120 in mid-March and then back up to $190 in mid-May -- has been drifting lower ever since, despite the high-profile launch of a new MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jul 18, 2008 10:38 AM ET
