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iPhone Has 4% of Mobile Market—But 52% of Profit

Kevin Spak — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:12:05 CST

Apple is officially making ridiculous money on the iPhone. How ridiculous? Well, the phone now generated a whopping 52% of all mobile phone profits worldwide last quarter—despite controlling just 4.2% of that market, according to a new report from the Canaccord Genuity research firm. And amazingly, the analyst...

41% Plan to Buy iPhone 5

Kevin Spak — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:16:22 CDT

Could the iPhone 5 be Apple’s biggest hit yet? Consumers still haven’t even seen the device— it’s set to be unveiled Tuesday —but a recent survey from the mobile ad network inMobi found that a whopping 41% of North American mobile users are already planning to buy the thing, MSNBC...

Android Activations Trounce Apple's

Matt Cantor — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:57:24 CDT

In its battle with Google, Apple’s hearing echoes of the 1990s: Android activations are blowing iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch activations out of the water. Some 500,000 Android phones and tables get activated daily across the world, says Google’s boss for the platform—and that figure is climbing 4%...

Samsung Ripped Off iPhone, iPad: Apple Suit

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:03:12 CDT

Samsung's Galaxy smartphone bears more than a passing resemblance to the iPhone, says Apple, and Steve Jobs and Co are slapping its rival with a lawsuit that claims "slavish" and "blatant copying" on Samsung's part. In addition, the Apple lawsuit alleges the Galaxy tablet is a little too similar to...

NPR, Economist Thrive in 'Netherworld' of Analysis

Harry Kimball — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:39:47 CDT

In an environment where newspapers, newsweeklies, and TV news are losing market share like sinking ships, NPR and the Economist are thriving. Why? Well, posits Ezra Klein, the explosion of Internet news threw small-pond big fish into the ocean. Those who couldn’t keep up turned to opinion, creating a veritable...

Facebook's Traffic Tops Google's for Week

Will McCahill — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:24 CDT

Facebook’s traffic from US visitors hit a new milestone for the week ending Saturday: It took the top spot from Google. The social-networking site had beaten the search giant on single days before, notably Christmas. Facebook’s traffic is up 185% over the same week in 2009, Hitwise reports, and accounted...

Common Misperceptions About the China-Google Spat

Will McCahill — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:53:07 CST

With misinformation flying about the Google-China spat, Sky Canaves clears up some of the larger points for the Wall Street Journal : Google has failed in China: Only if you consider boosting its market share from 13% to 36%, and while “Google doesn’t say if it’s profitable in China … there’s...

Google's Harsh Words for China Just Marketing

Harry Kimball — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:56:08 CST

The stand Google took against Chinese censorship and web-based malevolence yesterday is as much about the search giant’s self interest as any deep moral ideals, Sarah Lacy writes. “I’m not saying human rights didn’t play into the decision,” but it was surely an afterthought. First of all, Google isn’t doing...

Companies Use Recession to Stomp Hurting Competition

Kevin Spak — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:37:10 CDT

When the recession hit, Bed Bath & Beyond saw an opportunity. Chief competitor Linens ‘n Things was laden with debt, so Bed Bath & Beyond “decided to destroy them,” says one analyst. It matched every Linens’ discount, issued a barrage of coupons in Linens’ key markets, and, sure enough, Linens...