This article from Gartner is dense with statistics on mobile phone sales, smartphones in particular, during Q3 2010 vs. Q3 2009 — there are definitely some comparable numbers in here. But what we found to be particularly interesting is the following excerpt about the competitive smartphone market Apple continues to provide with iOS.
Apple’s dramatic expansion of iOS with the iPad and the continuing success of the iPod Touch are important sales achievements in their own right. But more importantly they contribute to the strength of Apple’s ecosystem and the iPhone in a way that smartphone-only manufacturers cannot compete with,” Ms. Milanesi said. “To a developer, the iPod Touch and iPhone (and to a lesser extent the iPad) are effectively the same device and a single market opportunity… Apple claims it is activating around 275,000 iOS devices per day on average — that’s a compelling market for any developer. And developers’ applications in turn attract users.”
Advertising Age recognized NPR’s news and music apps for iPhone and iPad, developed by Bottle Rocket Apps, with a 2010 Media Vanguard Award for Best Broadcaster iPhone/iPad/Android Apps. The MVAs, awarded this year for the first time, honor transformative, next-generation media products.