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Samsung it seems is poised to replicate the kind of success it has met with in the smartphone segment in the tablet segment as well. The latest report from Strategy Analytics that has come up with figures indicating a surge in demand for tablet devices from Samsung is proof enough of this. Global sales figure for the South Korean conglomerate stands at a commendable 10.5 million units in the third quarter, which converts into a market share of 20.2 percent. Both the figures are a first for Samsung in that it has never sold more than 10 million units of its Galaxy range of tablets in a quarter while it market share in the tablet segment has never surpassed 20 percent. The number of units sold in the third quarter surpassed their earlier figures by 2.1 million units. So far as its market share is concerned, the added sales figures have seen a boost by 3.3 percent points.

Cumulative tablet sales figures for Samsung up to the third quarter have been reported to be 28 million units. In 2012, the total sales of tablet PC by Samsung had been 16.6 million units. Analysts believe the company can end up selling twice the number of tablet devices it has sold last year if it is able to maintain the sales rate it has achieved till the third quarter.

The good show no doubt draws comparison from the market leader Apple that has sold 14.1 million iPads in the third quarter. This figure however is a dip for them compared to their second quarter sales figure which was 14.6 million units.

They have also marked a dip in their market share for the third quarter from 29.2 percent in the second quarter to 27.1 percent in the third quarter. In the race, Samsung yet trails Apple but by a mere 6.9 percent now.

With the new iPad Air and iPad Mini with retina display launched and the coming holiday season being just round the corner, it remains to be seen what the final tally is for both Samsung and Apple.

The popularity of the BlackBerry Messenger application can be measured from the fact that it has seen over 10 million downloads in a 24 hour time span after release for both the Android and iOS platform, both of which form two of the largest user base in the mobile connected devices segment right now. The messenger will remain out of reach for users of Windows Phone as of now. No other application has had such a large number of downloads in such a short span of time. It is but natural to have it so for the users base is that much larger being usable for two different OS.

The messenger application from BlackBerry has been quite popular amongst BlackBerry users and when unleashed over Android and iOS platform, the grab for it was instantaneous. The application is known for its smooth and fast operations. That new users of the application are also experiencing this feast of speed is evident from the 60,000 five star ratings that the application has received and the 87,000 positive reviews that users have posted on Google Play.

Early users though are ruing the lack of certain features. These include the apps inability to communicate with FaceBook that would have allowed contacts from the phone to be synched. The drawback however has not affected the rating or popularity of the app to any degree. Countries like UK, US, Canada, Indonesia have rated this to be the top app for download at opening. The app has also received similar feedback from users in the Middle East as well.

The application cannot be used just by downloading. The process requires registration of the user with a valid email id. This process had been placed by BBM due some technical reasons with one of them being to be able to control their own server traffic and loads. Too many downloads from their server would result in a crash. These initial teething issues are however now past and users would be able to easily start using the application.

Samsung Tablet Sales Goes Past 10 Million For The First Time in Q3, 2013

BlackBerry Messenger Goes For 10 Million + Downloads Within 24 hrs

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