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In December 2009, 63.1 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text messaging on their mobile device, up 2.1 percentage points from three months prior. Browsers were used by 27.5 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up 1.5 percentage points), while subscribers who played games made up 21.6 percent (up 0.2 percentage points). ComScore |
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RIM was the leading mobile smartphone operating system in the U.S. in December 2009 with 41.6 percent share of U.S. smartphone devices. Apple ranked second with 25.3 percent share (up 1.2 percentage points), followed by Microsoft with 18.0 percent share, Palm with 6.1 percent share, and Google with 5.2 percent share (up 2.7 percentage points). ComScore |
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A total of 234 million people age 13 and older in the U.S. used mobile devices in December 2009. Device manufacturer Motorola was the top ranked OEM with 23.5 percent of U.S. mobile devices. LG ranked second with 21.9 percent share, followed by Samsung (21.2 percent share), Nokia (9.2 percent share) and RIM (7.0 percent share). ComScore |
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In 2006, notebook computers held 84% of the total global market for mobile computing. By the end of 2011, this share will reach more than 96%, worth $69.2 billion. Information Technology, BBC Research, January 2007 |
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Manufacturers will ship 200 million ultra-mobile devices, including netbooks by 2013 -- which is about the same anticipated size as the entire laptop market worldwide. ABI Research (Quoted by Wired Magazine) |
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“Notebook purchases are driving consumers beyond one PC per household to one PC per person and manufacturers are reacting by focusing their attention on customization and personalization.” Bob O'Donnell, vice president of Clients and Displays, IDC (Quoted by Ars Technica) |
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Portable PCs shipments are projected to nearly double to 106.1 million in 2009 from the 56.5 million shipped in 2006. IDC (Quoted by eMarketer) |
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By 2009, over half of business PCs purchased in developed economies will be notebooks. Gartner Research |
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The PC market is transitioning from one dominated by desktop PC shipments to notebook PC shipments. IDC (Quoted by Tekrati) |
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Mobile workforce projected to reach 878.2 million worldwide by 2009. IDC |
