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According to a new released research from the Indernational Data Cooperation (IDC) Worldwide  Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker this month, Apple’s iPad still kept the domiated position in tablet market in the passed third quarter, but rivals from Amazon and Barnes & Noble are expected to light up the fourth quarter.

The data from IDC’s reseach indicates that Apple shipped 11.1 million units in the Q3, up from 9.3m in the second quarter; but the market share is down from Q2’s 63.3%  to 61.5%. And this number shows that the company’s iPad continued to drive worldwide media tablet market in the third quarter.

But the third quarter is not strong for anyindividual Android market. SamSung’s tablet is next, but far less than iPad, 5.6% market share; HP’s TouchPad, which entered and left the market in Q3, listed in the third position; the company shipped 903,354 units and grabbed a 5% share of the worldwide market; After IDC updated its taxonomy to move LCD-based devices such as Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color into the media tablet category, Barnes & Noble shipped 805,458 units to achieve the number four spot with a 4.5% market share. ASUS rounded out the top five with a 4% share.

Though the Android is not strong in the third quarter and market share is down to 32.4% from Q2’s 33.2%, IDC expects Android to make dramatic share gains in the fourth quarter growing to 40.3%. Why IDC’s experts are so optimistic in Android market? They think that Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which was released in the early Q3, will contribute to the increase of Android market share.

“Amazon and Barnes & Noble are shaking up the media tablet market, and their success helps prove that there is an appetite for media tablets beyond Apple’s iPad.” Said Tom Mainelli, research director “That said, I fully expect Apple to have its best-ever quarter in 4Q11, and in 2012 I think we’ll see Apple’s product begin to gain more traction outside of the consumer market, specifically with enterprise and education markets.”

Mainelli suggested that there will be wider changes in 2012 as the iPad begins to enter newer mar: “I think we’ll see Apple’s product begin to gain more traction outside of the consumer market, specifically with enterprise and education markets.”

Jennifer Song, research analyst at IDC, explained: “Apple’s larger portfolio of tablet-specific apps, upcoming iPad versions, and growing physical store presence in key emerging markets like Asia/Pacific will help maintain its global leadership. However, an improving Android OS experience and lower competitor pricing in an environment with worldwide economic concerns should help Android to increase its market share.”

Let’s put aside this research, which tablet are you using? And if you are planning to get one, which will be your choice? iPad or Kindle Fire? Please leave comment to share your opinions.

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Smartphones have become such an important part of our lives that they’ve become more than accessories. In fact, many people sleep with their smartphones, and nobody likes to hear about someone insulting their bedmate.

iPhone is absolutely the most popular smartphone in the world, though Android is undeniably winning the market share battle. So which is better?

Here are some quotes from Business Insider to show what some tech gurus, entrepreneurs and CEOs think of iPhone and Android.

“I think both platforms are great — I use both every single day — but for my primary phone I use a Galaxy Nexus. Why? Because while iOS might be more elegant, easy-to-use, and have a better overall selection of apps, Android does a better job at the things I care about most, like Gmail and Google Voice, plus I can install aftermarket keyboards like SwiftKey which have greatly improved my typing speed. Ultimately each person has their own mix of what’s important to them, and what’s great about the gadget space now is that we have so much choice and we can all find what’s right for us (this is why we started gdgt, actually).”

Alex Godin, tech entrepreneur and founder of Dispatch.io

“Two years ago I switched from the iPhone to Android. After a little while I’m back on a Sprint iPhone 4S. The simplicity and ease of use was just hard to beat. Android tries to do too many things and doesn’t do any of them well. We need both — art galleries and workshops.  Both are creative, but each serves different roles.  And you must support and understand both to succeed in a technology world.”

What do you think? Which is better and which are you using now? Will you change the one you are using to the other? Welcome to share your opinions.

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A report from IBM Smarter Commerce Survey issued on Saturday that  indicated, double digit increases in online sales Thanksgiving Day (up 39.3% from 2010) and Black Friday (up 24.3%) and a 200% increase in purchases made on mobile devices (from 3.2% in 2010 to 9.8% this year).

Below are some figures quoted from the survey:

• The Apple Shopper: Mobile shopping was led by Apple, with the iPhone and iPad ranking one and two for consumers shopping on mobile devices (5.4 percent and 4.8 percent respectively). Android came in third at 4.1 percent. Collectively iPhone and iPad accounted for 10.2 percent of all online retail traffic on Black Friday.
• The iPad Factor: Shoppers using the iPad led to more retail purchases more often per visit than other mobile devices with conversion rates reaching 4.6 percent compared to 2.8 percent for overall mobile devices.
• Surgical Shopping Goes Mobile: Mobile shoppers demonstrated a laser focus that surpassed that of other online shoppers with a 41.3 percent bounce rate on mobile devices versus online shopping rates of 33.1 percent.
• The Social Influence: Shoppers referred from Social Networks generated 0.53 percent of all online sales on Black Friday. Facebook led the pack, accounting for 75 percent of all traffic from social networks.

The relatively weak showing by devices running Google’s Android, despite a market share that dwarf’s Apple’s iOS, is consistent with earlier studies that found Android users spending less time online and far less money on apps.

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