BlackBerry, Apple and Kobo vie for their share of Canada's hot mobile device market

TORONTO – BlackBerry held on to top spot in the battle of the smart phone brands in Canada, while Apple dominates the tablet market, as does Kobo for eReaders, according to new research from Ipsos Reid. The most recent version of the company’s Mobil-ology study of the mobile market in Canada examined each category and compared market share over the six month period between August 2011 and January 2012. During that time, smart phone ownership grew by 13%, tablets by 66%, and eReaders by 43%. In absolute terms, market penetration of smart phones grew from 24% of Canadians stating they...