iPhone in Canada

Apple’s iPhone accounted for 40% of all smartphones in use in the US, according to the latest 360 View, Mobility & the App Economy research released by Parks Associates.

Following up on comScore’s fourth-quarter market report, the Parks report also highlights that while iPhone is still the main choice of smartphone owners in the US, Samsung is catching up and now controls 31% of the smartphone market. The third major player, LG, accounted for only 10% of the market.

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Despite being available for only a year, Google’s Chromecast has pushed the Apple TV down to third place in the US, according to data released by Parks Associates (via GigaOm).

Google has sold about 3.8 million Chromecast devices, closing the gap with Roku. What’s interesting is that Apple is behind with only 2 million units sold in the US, according to Parks’ data.

From the article "Apple TV Ranks Third in 2013 U.S. Streaming Device Sales: Report" by István Fekete.