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Android, Windows boost phone shipment share; Apple slips Aug 10th 2013, 15:37, by Matt Hamblen Apple's share of global smartphone shipments declined to 13.2 in the second quarter, while both Android and Windows Phone registered slight increases, IDC said last week. The decline in iPhone market share can be traced to the lack of a new model since the iPhone 5 came out nearly a year ago, IDC analyst Ramon Llamas said. Earlier this week, IDC reported that the iPad tablet has lost market share for similar reasons. "Apple's market share was vulnerable to product launches from the competition," Llamas said in a statement. "But with a new iPhone and revamped iOS 7 coming out later this year, Apple is well-positioned to recapture market share." All is not so bad for iPhone, however, as total shipments increased by 20 percent to 31.2 million iPhones in the second quarter over 26 million in the second quarter of 2012. Still, iOS slipped from 16.6 percent of the market a year ago to 13.2 percent. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: smartphone-cloud-100023205-small.jpg

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