Samsung pegged as top mobile, smartphone vendor in March quarter
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 - After Samsung confirmed record earnings for the March quarter on Friday, a set of new analyses estimate that the company overtook Apple to become the world's largest smartphone vendor while simultaneously passing long-time leader Nokia for the top spot among global mobile phone vendors. ( 0 comments )
Apple reclaims title of world's largest smartphone maker after blowout quarter
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - Apple overtook Samsung in the fourth quarter of 2011 to grab the top spot among global smartphone makers, earning 23.9 percent of the market with sales of 37 million iPhones, according to one set of estimates. ( 41 comments )
Surging smartphones drive record profits for Samsung
Fri, Jan 6, 2012 - Samsung posted record preliminary quarterly profits on Friday, largely due to continued growth in smartphone sales, though it also saw a boost from several one-time gains. ( 18 comments )
Samsung handset sales surge, profits shrink in the third quarter
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 - South Korean electronics maker Samsung on Friday posted record mobile phone sales and profits for the third quarter of 2011, but the growth wasn't enough to overcome a drop in profit from other segments of the company. ( 31 comments )
Apple slips to No. 5 handset maker, No. 2 in smartphones after iPhone transition quarter
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 - After buyers holding out for the iPhone 4S resulted in slowed iPhone 4 sales for Apple last quarter, Chinese handset maker ZTE slipped past it to become the fourth-largest global handset maker, while Samsung took the top spot among smartphone vendors worldwide, according to a new analysis. ( 106 comments )
Digital cameras predicted to be the next casualty of smartphones and iPads
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 - Sales of smartphones in the model of Apple's iPhone have deeply encroached upon single purpose electronics sales ranging from handheld games to music players to GPS units. Digital cameras are expected to fall next. ( 90 comments )
