Apple's iPhone still no.1 in U.S. customer satisfaction

The iPhone 5 has been faced with increasing competition since it was launched in September last year. Apple's flagship smartphone has been around for roughly six months and still leads the pack in sales while maintaining a solid feature set and unbeatable app ecosystem. Customer satisfaction is another area where the iPhone rules as per a U.S. smartphone satisfaction survey by J.D. Power and Associates. Hit jump for the full results of the study.

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Lenovo passes HP to become the world's No.1 PC maker

Lenovo has surpassed HP as the number one maker of PCs. HP lost the top spot after maintaining the position for six years. Lenovo grabbed the lead by consistenly growing shipments 10 percent year over year. HP's PC shipments, on the other hand,  declined by 16 percent.

Worldwide, PC shipments totaled 87.5 million units in Q3, a decline of 8.3 percent year over year. Lenovo jumped into the limelight in 2005 when it bought IBM's PC business. It has held the no.2 slot behind HP for a number of years even if it doesn't share as wide a presence in the consumer space. Lenovo is famed for its focus on enterprise as well as its build-to-order business.

Source: Forbes

Samsung overtakes Nokia as top phone maker with record $5.2 Billion Profits

Samsung's on a roll. They've just overtaken longtime phone leader Nokia by shipping 92 million cellfones worldwide in Q1 2012 while Nokia sold 83 million units. Samsung also posted profits of US $5.2 billion dollars for the period.

Samsung makes various feature phones but is popular for its Galaxy range of Android smartphones which is composed of various models in a range of screen sizes and features. Samsung's feature phone and smartphone sales now make up 40% of their total profits, which is remarkable for a company that makes so many products.

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IDC: Apple is World's No. 1 Smartphone Vendor

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Against incredible odds and with only one model in the market, Apple Inc. has become the world's leading smartphone vendor according to a report from IDC (International Data Corporation). Apple overtook long-time leader Nokia. Apple jumped to the top spot with a 19.1% share of the 106.5 million smartphones shipped in the second quarter, according to IDC.

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