Category Archives: research report

’tis A Season For Boasting

After Google claimed that it was activating 200,000 Android handsets every day, riding on the coat tails of this report which says that Android smartphones are outselling iPhones in the US, the Symbian Foundation has come out with a piece … Continue reading

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Acer Takes Number 2 Spot In Worldwide PC Market

In its latest market research figures released a couple of days ago, Gartner reports that Acer has overtaken the previous number 2 player in the PC market, Dell, to be the new number 2, behind HP.  Growth in the second … Continue reading

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iPad Has 91% Customer Satisfaction, Demand Now Greater Than Pre-Launch

A survey by a company called ChangeWave notes that the satisfaction amongst owners of the iPad is 91%, close to the levels achieved by a fruit phone.  No prizes for guessing which fruit phone we’re referring to here.  Also, demand … Continue reading

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Maxis Is Malaysia’s Speed King

A report which has gotten some attention lately is Mobile World Malaysia’s speedtest results, comparing the performance of Malaysia’s 3 largest celcos in terms of their wireless broadband offerings.  Maxis, Celcom and DiGi were all compared for performance, in different … Continue reading

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Smartphone Market Grows, Shipments Up Considerably

IDC released a report recently which confirms what another market research firm, Canalys said in its report – that the smartphone market has recovered from its lows of a year ago.  IDC uses the term “converged devices” to refer to … Continue reading

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