Handset market share for 2nd quarter

Nokia 103.2 40.47 % 40.43 % 0.039999999999999 % 41.08 % -0.61 % Samsung 52.3 20.51 % 19.91 % 0.6 % 15.39 % 5.12 % LG 29.8 11.69 % 9.83 % 1.86 % 9.33 % 2.36 % Motorola 14.9 5.84 % 6.39 % -0.55 % 9.46 % -3.62 % Sony Ericsson 13.8 5.41 % 6.3 % -0.89 % 8.22 % -2.81 % Others 41 16.08 % 17.14 % -1.06 % 16.53 % -0.45 % More Statistics ** - This figures represent sell-in figures that the manufacturers sold to their distributors, operators(service providers) and individual customers. Also, the total number of units sold is estimated number based on the results from the manufacturers. HTC Merge rolls into FCC with mentions of Verizon It's not much of a secret that the Merge is destined for Verizon -- but for some reason we can't put our finger on, HTC has been very careful not to mention the carrier by name since the phone's reveal last week. Maybe Verizon's not yet 100 percent certain it wants to launch this one yet? At any rate, just in case there was any lingering doubt, the FCC filing for the Merge includes a user manual plastered from start to finish with Verizon logos and mentions of Verizon services. That's kind of funny considering that they went to all the trouble of carefully taping over the logo in the handset's external photos... but don't worry, FCC lab engineer -- we've had those kinds of days before, too. Keep your chin up!HTC Merge rolls into FCC with mentions of Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:01:00 EST Confirmed: Tegra 2-equipped Samsung Galaxy S II is coming We've confirmed with our own sources what was almost an established fact already: there will be a version of Samsung's 4.3-inch Galaxy S II Android smartphone relying on a dual-core Tegra 2 chip for its processing. The second-gen Galaxy S launched at MWC this year with Samsung's own Exynos dual-core solution at its heart, but it seems that yields of that chip haven't been good enough to sate the expected high demand for the handset. So, in steps NVIDIA with its soon-to-be-ubiquitous Tegra 2 -- which runs at the same 1GHz as Exynos and offers comparable performance -- to fill in the supply gap. The decision as to which part you'll get in your next Samsung smartphone will depend on which territory you're in, with Americans and Brits likely to get first bite at the Exynos cherry. [Thanks, Anshul]Confirmed: Tegra 2-equipped Samsung Galaxy S II is coming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:07:00 EST Microsoft resumes WP7 update for 'bricked' Samsung handsets After much brouhaha and rigmarole, Microsoft appears to be back on track with its inaugural Windows Phone 7 software update. An update that wasn't actually supposed to do anything but prepare that first wave of WP7 devices for their first real update but, ironically, left about 10 percent of WP7 owners with issues including some precision-built Samsung paperweights. Last night Microsoft issued an update on the matter saying that the February update for Samsung handsets has been fixed, resuming its rolling release schedule. Great, with this hopefully behind us, maybe we can now focus on the first real update scheduled for "early March" that will finally check off the platform's infamous lack of copy 'n paste on the road to multitasking, Twitter integration, and a vastly improved IE9 browser later in the year.Microsoft resumes WP7 update for 'bricked' Samsung handsets originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:34:00 EST TruPrint brings proper printer support to iOS if you brought the jailbreak (video) AirPrint is great in theory, but in practice your chances of finding a supported printer in the copier room are roughly equivalent to spotting a yellow-eared parrot in the wild. TruPrint boosts those chances dramatically, adding iOS support for "most" printers that are shared on the network. Unfortunately no actual listing of supported models has been provided, but there's a three day free trial if installed over Cydia so you can try it for yourself -- yes, you'll need to jailbreak first. After that it's $9.99, which is a bit steep, but if it saves you having to wait in just one line at the airport terminal to print a boarding pass it's well, well worth it.Continue reading TruPrint brings proper printer support to iOS if you brought the jailbreak (video) TruPrint brings proper printer support to iOS if you brought the jailbreak (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:06:00 EST Apple iOS 4.3 coming March 11 with iPad 2, includes new AirPlay features and FaceTime Along with the iPad 2, Apple's releasing the final version of iOS 4.3, which features the Nitro Javscript engine from Safari on OS X, new iTunes Home Sharing features that let you play content from desktop iTunes over WiFi, and the updated suite of AirPlay features from the betas -- including the ability for App Store apps to share audio and video. Apple's also finalizing the new option that lets you assign the side switch to either rotation lock or mute, and it's adding Personal Hotspot support. There's also those rumored iOS versions of Photo Booth and FaceTime for the new cameras. It'll be a free download for all iPads, the GSM iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS and the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch when it's released on March 11. When will it hit the Verizon iPhone 4? We don't know yet. Apple iOS 4.3 coming March 11 with iPad 2, includes new AirPlay features and FaceTime originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:14:00 EST Visualized: if the iPhone had happened in an alternate reality This collection of devices -- from Germany's SKS Hinkel, and winner of an iF Product Design Award this year -- is really a video intercom system. But if you use your imagination, from left to right, it looks like an iPod shuffle, an iPod classic, an iPhone shuffle, and an iPhone classic all developed in some awesome alternate dimension where coiled phone cords are still cool. Admit it: you miss the click wheel.Visualized: if the iPhone had happened in an alternate reality originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:02:00 EST inPulse Bluetooth smartwatch gets Facebook Places check-in app for Android (video) Ever since Allerta released an SDK for its well-hyped inPulse smartwatch, it was only a matter of time before we start seeing more practical applications that take this Bluetooth peripheral beyond the BlackBerry ecosystem. For instance, the latest example comes from the inPulse's very own Lead Designer Eric Migicovsky, who happens to be a fan of Facebook Places and possibly an Android convert. Rather than having to pull out his Nexus One for every check-in, Migicovsky can now use his simple app on his inPulse to grab a list of nearby locations off the phone, and then check in with just a click of a button. Pretty neat, eh? For those interested, you can grab the project code off inPulse's website and get programming.inPulse Bluetooth smartwatch gets Facebook Places check-in app for Android (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:04:00 EST The Engadget Interview: Ryan Bidan, BlackBerry PlayBook senior product manager RIM held a little PlayBook party here in New York yesterday, giving us a chance to hang out with Ryan Bidan, the company's senior product manager for the seven-inch tablet. In addition to chatting with us about battery life, connectivity, and pricing, Ryan clarified the PlayBook's app development model -- although devs can choose to work with native code, Java, Adobe Air, and HTML5 / WebWorks, the idea is for the ultimate user experience to be seamless, and RIM is considering offering standard UI widgets for each environment. We also had to ask about those swirling rumors of Android support, and while we commend Ryan for his practiced non-answer, we can't help but feel we detected a hint of a smile on his face. Or was that just another tray of snacks going past? Check the video and decide for yourself.The Engadget Interview: Ryan Bidan, BlackBerry PlayBook senior product manager originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:03:00 EST Google adding web-based in-app payments, probably some time in May It's not enough that you'll soon be able to make in-app purchases on Android, Google wants to give you an outlet for your app spending online as well. The search giant is hard at work turning last year's acquisition of Jambool and its Social Gold software into a web-based in-app payments platform it can call its own. Jambool's proprietors have word that Google's system is now in beta, which has led it to close new signups for the Social Gold offering, ahead of halting payment processing entirely on May 31st. That should serve as a pretty reliable guide for when to expect Google to flip the switch on its in-app purchasing service, which we're hearing will include some level of integration with Google Checkout and Google accounts. As TechCrunch points out, the next Google I/O gathering is scheduled for May 10th -- sounds about the right time for us to be introduced to this new, app-based way for separating us from our hard-earned cash.Google adding web-based in-app payments, probably some time in May originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:13:00 EST HTC ChaCha to be known as ChaChaCha in Spain, somebody didn't do enough market research As it turns out, the word "chacha" is used as a term of disparagement in the Spanish language. Coincidentally, perhaps after somebody hit HTC's marketing genii with a Spanish phrasebook, the HTC ChaCha will hereafter be known as the ChaChaCha in the land of sun, sand and siestas. This follows mobile search engine ChaCha suing for trademark infringement a couple of days ago and serves as an instructive example of why one should do one's market research before deciding to use one's internal codenames as retail product nomenclature.HTC ChaCha to be known as ChaChaCha in Spain, somebody didn't do enough market research originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. 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