Google Inc (GOOG)
Imagine a world without Google. Betcha can't. Google, which made itself famous through their search engine and ability to tailor ads to your searches, has become an internet destination unto itself. The company now has its traditional search business as well as a financial site, email, blogs, maps, and image searches. Plus, the company's G1 phone is kinda cool.
ComScore: Apple gains US smart phone share
RESTON, Va. (AP) - Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained a percentage point of U.S. smart phone market share while BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. lost a point in the last three months of 2009, according to research group comScore Inc.
ComScore reported Monday that the BlackBerry is still the most widely used smart phone system in the U.S., with 41.6 percent of the market - one point less than in the previous quarter.
At the same time, Apple gained 1.2 percentage points to reach 25.3 percent of the U.S. smart phone market.
Microsoft Corp., the No. 3 smart phone software provider, held 18 percent of the market, followed by Palm Inc. with 6.1 percent and Google Inc. with 5.2 percent.
Motorola Inc. remained the top overall handset hardware maker in the quarter, with 23.5 percent market share. Its closest competitors, LG Electronics and Samsung, made 21.9 percent and 21.2 percent of all phones used in the U.S., followed by Nokia Corp. and RIM.
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February162012Google Inc. Presents at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2012, Feb-16-2012 12:30 PM
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February272012Google Inc. Presents at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012, Feb-27-2012
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March 72012Google Inc. Presents at 15th The International Hotel Investment Forum, Mar-07-2012 10:15 AM
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April122012Google Inc. expected to report Q1 2012 results on April 12, 2012. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on January 21, 2012).
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January172013Google Inc. expected to report Fiscal Year 2012 results on January 17, 2013. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on January 21, 2012).
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