BlackBerry, Apple, Kobo top brands in Canada's mobile device market: Ipsos Reid

TORONTO – BlackBerry still dominates the battle of the smart phone brands in Canada, while Apple is tops for tablets and Kobo for eReaders, according to new research from Ipsos Reid. The most recent version of the company’s Mobil-ology Study of Smartphone, Tablet & eReader users in Canada examined each category and compared market share over the eight month period between January and August of 2011. BlackBerry maintains close to 40% of the smart phone market (41% in January and 38% in August), while Apple captures one-quarter (23% in January to 25% in August), and a variety of other handset...