Tag: NPD

We knew that Android had been growing and gaining on reigning smartphone champs RIM and Apple, but we didn't realize just how quickly it was ascending the ranks. According to market research firm NPD, the Google-built mobile OS has blown past the iPhone in terms of market share, shipping on 28-percent of all smartphones sold. That growth puts Android in second place, only behind smartphone ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_3G_overtakes_the_RAZR_as_bestselling_domestic_handset'; According to a report from NPD, sales of cellphones have shifted in a manner which should shock and stun even a casual observer. Apparently for the first time in years, Motorola's ubiquitous RAZR has been overtaken in consumer sales... by the iPhone 3G. This is a watershed moment for handset sales ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_Passes_Xbox360_as_Best_Selling_US_Game_Console_Ever'; It's neck-and-neck but Nintendo looks to have just slipped past Microsoft in terms of total US sales for current generation game consoles. What's more, it's pulling away with a 3:1 sales lead for the month of June. NPD Group reports more than 666,000 Wii consoles were sold in June compared to ...

For the first time since it started monitoring mobile phone sales, analyst firm NPD notes a decrease in the number of handsets sold in the United States for the first quarter this year by a significant 22 percent. The cause has less to do with a mature market than with a squeeze on the economy and consumers' buying power, the firm says. NPD estimates sales of about $2.7 billion during the first ...