arstechnica.com - 11/8/2008
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Apple and RIM both made gains in smartphone market share at the expense of market leader Nokia. Microsoft has dropped to number four. Read More...
reuters.com - 11/6/2008
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Surging demand for the latest
iPhone and Blackberry models helped Apple Inc and Research...
In Motion to win larger shares of the smartphone market in the third quarter at the expense of top vendor Nokia, market research firm Canalys ...
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Apple Leapfrogs RIM to Become #2 Smartphone Seller in the World [Apple]
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... Even Nokia has seen its share drop more than 12% from last year's 51.4%, though the Symbian maker is still holding strong with more than double Apple's share. What's great about Apple's new importance in the smartphone world is how it pushes the other manufacturers to bigger and better things. BlackBerry's new lineup looks great, and Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic is so hot all the pop stars want a piece of the action. [Ars Technica] ...
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“Apple’s blowout quarter for iPhone 3G sales lifted it into second place among all smartphone vendors worldwide,” says cnet.com’s Tom Krazit. Trailing only market leader Nokia, iPhone vaulted “over Research In Motion to take second place, with 6.9 ...
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