Android’s back, baby: Google’s mobile operating system regains U.S. smartphone lead

February 25, 2013 5:03 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

After three months of iPhone supremacy, Android is back as the top-selling mobile operating system in the U.S. And those who want Apple to produce a cheaper iPhone will know exactly why.

Old phones and new users are key reasons Apple topped 53% U.S. smartphone market share

January 4, 2013 1:58 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Sure, the iPhone 5 is a big part of Apple's jump from 35.8 percent market share in the previous quarter, but it's not the only part.

iPhone 5 pushes Apple to its highest U.S. smartphone market share ever

December 21, 2012 1:22 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Apple has reached the highest smartphone market share ever thanks to strong sales of the iPhone 5, according to the latest sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

With the iPhone 5 joining the 4 and 4S models still in the …

Google spent $70M on U.S. TV ads in 2011

March 26, 2012 5:28 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

A company that makes 96 percent of its revenue from advertising is becoming a massive media buyer itself — and in a far more traditional sense than one might at first anticipate.

In 2011, Google spent nearly $70 million on …