Apple’s iPad leads surge in tablet shipments, research firm says
Jan 27, 2012
Tablet-computer shipments more than doubled in the fourth quarter, reflecting demand for Apple Inc.’s iPad and Amazon (AMZN).com Inc.’s new Kindle Fire, according to market-research firm Strategy Analytics. Global tablet shipments rose to a record 26.8 million units in the last three months of 2011, up from 10.7 million a year earlier, Boston-based Strategy Analytics said in a report. Consumers ...