iOS 6 Adoption Levels Out, Surpasses 60% One Month After Launch

After its release on September 19th, 2012, iOS 6 notably achieved a 15% share of all iOS traffic in its first 24 hours, and saw an adoption rate of over 50% after only 2 weeks. Chitika Insights decided to see how the new OS’ adoption has evolved a full month out from its debut.

iPhone 5 Users Generate 2.5% of all iPhone Traffic after First Weekend

The launch of the iPhone 5 was one of the most highly anticipated events in recent memory when it comes to the technology space. On Friday, September 21st, the iPhone made its debut in stores, and preorders began to ship to online customers. By Monday, September 24th, Apple stated that worldwide sales had surpassed 5 million units.

Chitika Insights’ newest tracker looks to quantify how this newest device is impacting the marketplace

iPhone Users Browse Web 150% More than iPod Touch Users

The iPod Touch is built with near-identical hardware and shares the same operating system (iOS) with the iPhone but without an antenna that can connect with cellular networks. This makes the iPod Touch slightly thinner than the iPhone, while still being a very capable device for browsing the Web. Due to the similarities of these two devices, Chitika Insights conducted a study to compare the Web usage rates between them.

Apple vs. Samsung: iPhone Generates Nearly 8X the Traffic of All Contested Samsung Phones

On Friday, August 25th, the jury for the largest patent trial in U.S history released its verdict that Samsung owed Apple over one billion dollars for patent violations. Apple is now looking to get eight of Samsung’s phones barred from sale in the United States for their similarities to the iPhone. Chitika Insights decided to examine the impact such a ban would have on Samsung and Apple.

Mountain Lion Adoption Eclipses 10% Mark after First Month

A month ago, Chitika Insights reported that Apple desktops running Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) generated 3.2% of all Mac-based Web traffic. Since Mountain Lion officially turned one month old last Saturday, Chitika Insights revisited this study to see how quickly Mac users were adopting the latest operating system now that the novelty has begun to wear.