Samsung & Apple The Leader of Smartphone Market

Samsung and Apple continues to lead the world smartphone market. While other vendors is still quite difficult to pursue both.

Samsung led with 29.7% market share and sales of 45.6 million smartphone units. While Apple in second place with 18.8% and 28.9 million units of iPhone sales. While other smartphone vendors do not have to reach 10% market share.

At least, that the results of a recent study presented a leading research firm, Gartner. They reported that sales of smartphones in the second quarter of 2012 was 153.7 million, up 43% over the same period last year.

We quoted from Computerworld, Wednesday (15/08/2012), Gartner says that the rapid sale of Samsung smartphones such notoriety fueled Galaxy S III. The handset is reportedly already sold 10 million units penetrated.

"Samsung and Apple continues to dominate the smartphone market, together they have about half the market share and expand its range from other manufacturers," said Anshul Gupta, Gartner Principal Research analyst.

Increasingly reaping the popularity of the smartphone itself. This smart phone sales sales rose 42.7% to 36.7% of all handsets sold. While the rest are featured phone.

Meanwhile, Asus, Lenovo and Samsung Prepare Windows Tablet 8 RT ..

According to Microsoft, a vendor who has made sure of making tablets and PCs that use Windows 8 RT ARM processor is Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung.

Windows 8 Microsoft has been completed and will be marketed late September 2012. The world's largest software vendor announced that several major computer manufacturers ready to launch a Windows-based device 8 RT.

While the possibility of release shortly after Windows 8 marketed. Angiulo inform some tablet and laptop Windows 8 RT will be made in a variety of form factors. Either in the form of additional keyboard or can be separated.

In a blog posting on Windows Building 8, Mike Angiulo as Vice President of Microsoft's Ecosystem and Planning team still has not mentioned what kind of products that have been prepared by the vendor. The price is also not revealed.

Angiulo added that some of the Windows RT will be thinner and lighter than Apple iPad. Windows 8 tablet was intended to shake the dominance of Apple devices.

"Some of the Windows PC RT will come up with a full keyboard and touchpad solution, whether it be split, a dock or a traditional clamshell," said Angiulo which we quote from Computerworld, Tuesday (08/14/2012).

Windows 8 is designed to run equally well on PC or tablet. While Windows 8 RT is a special version for ARM processors, processors commonly used in tablet PCs.