Samsung starting to catch up to Apple on the mobile web as iPhone traffic share drops

In October of 2012, iPhone 5 roared past the Samsung Galaxy S III in web usage share after just three weeks on the market. Now Samsung's starting to chip away at that lead.

Android smartphones now have majority mobile web traffic share

In a major turn-around, Android smartphones now account for a majority of mobile web traffic in the U.S and Canada. That's a massive change from May of this very year, when Apple owned 72 percent of smartphone traffic, compared to only 26% for all Android phones.

Maps disaster hasn’t stopped a majority of iPhone owners from updating to iOS 6

In less than two weeks, a majority of iPhone owners have updated to the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, warts and all.

Apple sees 15% of devices upgrade to iOS 6, gives App Store traffic a huge boost

While Apple's iOS 6 software was only release yesterday, about 15 percent of eligible devices have already upgraded, according to data from research firm Chitika.

‘I’ll never let go, BlackBerry!’ RIM usage sinks 25% in a year

Hey, you. Enterprise middle-manager guy with the PDA-looking BlackBerry cluttering up your pocket. It's time to let go.

For the first time, Apple’s iOS generates more web traffic than Mac OS X

iPhones and iPads now account for more web traffic than Macs, according to a study by ad network Chitika.

Chitika measured the percentage of its ad impressions that were delivered to iOS devices and the percentage going to OS X …

VGA premiere: Irrational Games peels a new layer of BioShock Infinite

Irrational Games, which has established its reputation as one of the most creative game studios in the industry, showed off a new scene from its next major game, BioShock Infinite, at the Spike TV Video Game Awards today.

The company …

Verizon’s Android share suffers after iPhone 4 launch

The release of Apple’s iPhone 4 on Verizon in February helped to seriously erode the carrier’s Android market share, market research firm Chitika revealed in a report yesterday.

In March, Chitika reported that Verizon held 51.4 percent of the US …