Silicon Republic reports that according to IDC, Apple is now the second largest smartphone vendor by shipments and marketshare.
Vendors shipped a total of 81.1 million units, up 89.5pc from the 42.8 million units shipped during Q3. For the first three quarters of 2010, vendors have shipped a total of 200.6 million units, up 67.6pc from the 119.6 million units shipped during the first three quarters of 2009.Apple No 2 smartphone vendor worldwide after Nokia