Tablet shipments this year expected to rise 38%

Figures from ABI Research predict tablet sales this year will increase 38% year-on-year to approximately 150 million tablets worldwide, with the total retail value of shipments up 28% to an estimated $64 billion (£42 billion).

Around 60% of tablet shipments in 2012 were Apple iPads using the iOS operating system software while 37% ran Android or derivative platforms.

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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Operating systems, News

Tags: tablet, research, ios, android, ipad

Mar

2013

BlackBerry results show subscriber numbers down but profit up

Author: The Fonecast

BlackBerry has reported results for the final quarter of its financial year, which ended on 2nd March 2013.

Revenue for Q4 was down 36% year-on-year to $2.7 billion (£1.8 billion), although quarterly income reached $98 million; a dramatic change from the $125 million loss announced for Q4 2012.

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Mar

2013

Over a third of this year's worldwide app revenue is expected to come from tablets

Author: The Fonecast

Tablet apps are expected to generate $8.8 billion (£5.9 billion) in revenue this year, with $16.4 billion (£11 billion) expected to come from smartphone applications.

That gives tablet apps a 35% share of the revenue, according to the latest forecast from ABI Research.

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Categories: Applications, News

Tags: research, applications, smartphone, tablet, ios, android

Mar

2013

4 mobile security tips for every smartphone owner

Author: The Fonecast

Satish Shetty of Codeproof Technologies writes:

Don’t underestimate the security of your smartphone. Here are 4 important but easy security tips to secure your iPhone, iPad, Android phone and Tablet devices.

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Tags: opinion, security, smartphone, ios, android, tablet