Nielsen’s latest consumer survey, conducted between October and December 2011, found that 44.5 percent of new smartphone buyers purchased an iPhone in December, as the iPhone 4S’s release helped drive sales.
Skype announced a new update beta for Mac users on Thursday that unifies the user experience between Windows and Mac versions of the VOIP program.
This past May, widely respected market research firm IDC began counting iPads and other portable devices as PCs. CNET included a note from IDC that stated, “For the first time, IDC is forecasting PC microprocessor units by architecture, including …

