Apple now the largest buyer of semiconductors in the world
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - Apple spent some $17 billion on semiconductors in 2011, making it the largest chip customer in the world, research firm Gartner revealed on Tuesday. ( 23 comments )
Gartner: Apple's iOS lost smartphone share to Android in Q3 2011
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 - With a limited number of iPhone models taking on a plethora of Android-powered handsets from multiple manufacturers, Apple's iOS actually lost market share in the worldwide smartphone market last quarter despite growing sales, according to the latest sales data from Gartner. ( 85 comments )
Apple continues growth while PC makers see sharp decline in Europe
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 - New PC shipment data for Western Europe reveals that Apple was the only one of the top five vendors to grow in the second quarter as the region's PC shipments declined 19 percent. ( 16 comments )
Apple's iOS and Google Android swell to 62 percent of smartphone market
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 - Apple's iOS and Google Android have more than doubled their collective smartphone market share in the last year, and now represent nearly two-thirds of all devices sold, according to Gartner. ( 30 comments )
Apple's Mac lineup seen taking 4.5% of PC sales in 2011, 5.2% in 2015
Tue, Aug 9, 2011 - Apple's line of Mac computers are seen making further market share gains in the coming years, growing to 4.5 percent of sales in 2011, and 5.2 percent of new PCs sold in 2015. ( 19 comments )
Mac sales up 25% in Americas, 76% in Asia
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 - While the bulk of attention in Apple's earnings was focused on iPhone sales, Apple also experienced dramatic growth in Macs, despite slow PC sales globally and a shrinking market for PCs in the US. ( 33 comments )
Gartner rivals IDC to report Apple fifth largest, with 9.3% share of US PC market
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 - A report by Gartner agrees with IDC that PC shipments have contracted both globally and in the US, but the firm issued sales numbers that are significantly different than its market research rival. ( 15 comments )
Gartner sees Apple's iPad dominating tablet market through 2015
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 - Research firm Gartner sees Apple's iPad controlling the lion's share of the tablet market for the next three years, and remaining the top mobile platform in terms of sales through at least 2015. ( 77 comments )
Gartner's iPhone, Android predictions radically revised in a year and a half
Sat, Apr 9, 2011 - Gartner recently issued a new prediction of the direction of the smartphone industry, but its last one from 2009 doesn't suggest the company has very accurate foresight. ( 209 comments )
Android to be on 49% of smartphones by 2012, leaving Apple's iOS with 19%, Gartner predicts
Thu, Apr 7, 2011 - Gartner's latest forecast for worldwide smartphone operating system market share predicts that Google Android will be present on nearly half of all handsets sold next year, while the iPhone and its iOS operating system will account for 19 percent of units sold. ( 87 comments )
Gartner lowers PC sales forecast, says Apple's iPad 'redefining' computing
Thu, Mar 3, 2011 - Demand for tablet-style devices -- particularly Apple's iPad -- is expected to weaken demand for traditional PCs in 2011 and 2012, research firm Gartner has predicted. ( 115 comments )
Gartner: Apple takes 9.7% share in Q4, grows Mac sales by 23%
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 - Gartner has released its own estimates on US and global PC markets for Q4 and 2010, which paint a slightly better picture for Apple and a slightly worse outlook for other PC makers, compared to its market research rival IDC. Both continue to ignore the iPad. ( 69 comments )
Tablets like Apple's iPad expected to 'displace' 10% of PCs in 2014
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 - Tablets and smartphones will significantly affect PC sales in the years to come, with touchscreen devices like Apple's iPad representing 10 percent of PC sales by 2014, according to a new forecast. ( 51 comments )
Apple iPad widely expected to lead tablet disruption of PCs in 2011
Sat, Nov 27, 2010 - Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by far. ( 121 comments )
Gartner mobile figures supporting Android differ from IDC by 77 million
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 - In their latest quarterly reports on the mobile industry, Gartner and IDC have reported numbers that are wildly different, with Garner counting 77 million additional units sold. Gartner also assumes the use of Android by a large number of unspecified "Other" phone manufacturers, greatly reducing the market share of Apple, RIM, and even the major Android makers. ( 56 comments )
Gartner: Apple's 'stellar' 13.5M iPhone sales held back by supply issues
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 - Though Apple's iPhone sales were "stellar" in the third quarter of 2010, Apple could have exceeded the record 13.5 million units it sold if more supply were available, research firm Gartner said Wednesday. ( 34 comments )
Gartner: CEOs should ensure Apple's iPad finds a place in their company
Fri, Nov 5, 2010 - Noting that chief executives are usually not directly involved in deploying electronics in their company, Gartner this week recommended that CEOs should treat Apple's iPad as an "exception," or risk being left behind. ( 28 comments )
AMD holding off on tablets, admits iPad cannibalizing notebooks
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 - AMD Chief Executive Dirk Meyer weighed in on the iPad's impact on sales of netbooks and notebooks, surmising that Apple's tablet has cannibalized both. Meanwhile, the company is waiting for the market to develop before committing R&D resources to developing tablet processors. ( 66 comments )
iPad launches Apple to 3rd place in mobile PC market share
Mon, Aug 2, 2010 - Apple's market share as a mobile PC vendor has surged along with the launch of iPad, breaking 200% year over year growth while vaulting the company from seventh to third place in global portable computing. ( 30 comments )
Apple's US Mac shipments grow 15.4% to 1.6M in June quarter
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 - Quarterly estimated PC sales were released Wednesday afternoon, revealing that Apple was the fourth-largest computer maker in the U.S., shipping 1.6 million units during the second quarter of calendar 2010. ( 13 comments )
Gartner: Apple's record quarter made it world's No. 7 cell phone maker
Wed, May 19, 2010 - New data released Wednesday by research firm Gartner shows Apple as the No. 7 overall worldwide cell phone maker, with a total 2.7 percent market share. ( 26 comments )
Apple sells estimated 1.4M Macs in US to capture 8% market share
Wed, Apr 14, 2010 - Quarterly PC shipment estimates were released Wednesday, and Apple's share of the U.S. PC market grew 34 percent year over year to capture 8 percent of the total domestic market. ( 47 comments )
Apple's iPad expected to be part of 10.5M tablets shipped in 2010
Thu, Mar 4, 2010 - The buzz kickstarted by Apple with its long-awaited iPad is expected to produce a total of 10.5 million shipped tablet devices in 2010, representing a new and significant change for the PC market. ( 33 comments )
Apple's iPhone captures 17% of worldwide smartphone market
Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - In less than two and a half years on the market, Apple's iPhone has managed nearly a fifth of the total global smartphone market, thanks to nearly 50 percent year-over-year growth in sales in the third quarter of 2009. ( 66 comments )
Mac marketshare grows in Europe as Apple's competitors struggle
Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - PC sales in the U.K. and Western Europe diminished over the past year while Apple's market share has grown, as higher-priced Macs have found success in the midst of down economy. ( 70 comments )
Multi-phone Android platform seen overtaking iPhone by 2012
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 - Due to its presence on multiple manufacturers' devices, Android will overtake Apple's iPhone in terms of market share by 2012, an analyst has predicted. ( 145 comments )
Apple leads international smartphone market growth
Wed, Aug 12, 2009 - Sales of iPhones increased more than sixfold during the second quarter of 2009, helping Apple maintain its ranking as the third largest smartphone maker worldwide, according to a new report. ( 40 comments )
Apple's smartphone share closer to 13%, still ahead of Microsoft
Thu, Dec 4, 2008 - Apple's share of the worldwide smartphone market is closer to 13% than the 16% reported earlier this week, but that's still good enough to push the iPhone maker past Microsoft to become the third largest smartphone OS vendor, according to Gartner. ( 51 comments )
Hon Hai rumored for 3G iPhone contract as Gartner backtracks
Fri, Mar 28, 2008 - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a long time Apple manufacturing partner and the largest builder of electronics components worldwide, is rumored to have landed the 3G iPhone contract. Meanwhile, Gartner is backtracking on claims that Apple has placed orders for 10 million of the next-generation handsets. ( 14 comments )
Gartner analyst stokes 3G iPhone rumors
Wed, Mar 26, 2008 - An analyst for market research firm Gartner said Tuesday he believes Apple to have placed orders for 10 million 3G iPhones which would employ a more modern form of display screen that could pave the way for a slimmer handset with improved battery life. ( 78 comments )
