Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:30:09 +0100 (AP) - In this Oct. 19, 2011 photo, the table setting and a proposed plate of slow-roasted salmon, roasted root vegetables, and lamb sit on display during the SAG Awards tasting and table decor preview at Lucques restaurant in Los Angeles. The SAG Awards will be held Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Report: Android accounts for 39 pct of tablet market
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:10:08 +0100 Market analysis firm Strategy Analytics has released its analysis of the worldwide tablet market during the fourth quarter of 2011, and finds that while the Apple iPad continues to dominate with a 58 percent share, Android tablets are catching up, accounting for 39 percent of the market. And even Windows tablets put in an appearance, accounting for roughly one percent of the global market. The figures represent a solid year-on-year improvement for Android, which Strategy Analytics pegged at holding 29 percent of the tablet market a year ago. (Source: Digital Trends)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:20:15 +0100 Tablet computers powered by Google's Android software are increasing their global market share but Apple's iPad still dominates the category, a research firm said Thursday. (Source: AFP)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:30:11 +0100 (Reuters) - Tablet computers using Google's Android software narrowed the lead of Apple's iPad on the global market in the fourth quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. Global tablet shipments reached an all-time high of 26.8 million units in the fourth quarter, growing 2-1/2 fold from 10.7 million a year earlier, the research firm said. "Dozens of Android models distributed across multiple countries by numerous brands such as Amazon, Samsung, Asus and others have been driving volumes," analyst Neil Mawston said in a statement. ... (Source: Reuters)
Apple again loses Dutch bid for Samsung tablet ban
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:17 +0100 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Apple again lost a bid on Tuesday to have Samsung tablet computers banned in the Netherlands in a Dutch appeals case over infringing copyrights of its iPad tablet computer. Apple, which has been locked in legal battles with Samsung in almost a dozen countries involving smartphones and tablets, had appealed a Dutch ruling, which said last year Galaxy Tab 10.1 models were not a copy of Apple's iPad. A Dutch appeals court dismissed Apple's appeal, confirming the Dutch lower court's ruling. ... (Source: Reuters)
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