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Android Will Seize 45% of Smartphone Market by 2016

According to ABI Research 302 million smartphones shipped in 2010, chalking up a resounding 71% growth over 2009's shipment levels. ­Android's success since its launch is expected to continue: some 69 million smartphones running the Android operating system shipped last year, and ABI Research expects that in 2016 Android will have captured 45% of the market.  more

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Android to drive doubling of smartphone market by 2016

­The global smartphone market will double in size by 2016 to hit shipments of 653 million, predicts Ovum in a new forecast. Android will drive the growth and will emerge as the dominant platform, dramatically outperforming Apple with a massive 20.5 per cent lead on market share, finds the independent telecoms analyst.  more

Related Tags: apple-iphone, smartphone, europe, windows-phone, apple-ios


Android Explodes in Western Europe - Becomes the Biggest Smartphone OS in 4Q10

The Western European mobile phone market grew 3.2% year-on-year to 58.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker. ­Shipments of smartphones increased to 25.6 million units, 99.4% higher than in 4Q09, to represent 44% of total shipments. Feature phone shipments declined to 33.1 million units 24.8% down compared with the previous year.  more

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Android overtakes BlackBerry for first time for Mobile Web Usage

­Google's Android mobile operating system overtook RIM's BlackBerry globally for the first time on a monthly basis in February according to web analytics company, StatCounter. Its research arm StatCounter Global Stats finds that Android recorded 15.2% of the worldwide market compared to 14.5% for BlackBerry. Nokia's Symbian still leads the global market with 30.7% with Apple ios in second place with 24.6%.  more

Related Tags: apple-iphone, blackberry, statcounter, apple-ios


Android Overtakes iPhone in the UK Smartphone Market

­The latest market share figures for smartphone operating systems (OS), from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, show that Android has increased its share of smartphone sales in the UK to 37.4% (up from 8.3% a year ago), while Apple's ios has seen its market share reduce to 22% in the same period. The figures have been published today for the 12 weeks ending 20th February 2011.  more

Related Tags: apple-iphone, smartphone, rim, blackberry, apps, apple-ios, UK


Android and iPhone Could Get BlackBerry Messenger Service

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Android Top US Operating System but RIM is Single Largest Manufacturer

­The battle for the hearts and minds of consumer smartphone owners continues to be a heated one according to data released by The Nielsen Company. When it comes to consumer marketshare by operating system, Android (29%) appears to be pulling ahead of RIM Blackberry (27%) and Apple ios (27%).  more

Related Tags: rim, apple, apple-iphone, apple-ios, USA


Google Expands Remote Printing to Android and Apple Smartphones

­Last April, Google launched a service that enables users to print documents from any device without having to install a dedicated printer driver in the computer. The company has now expanded the Google Cloud Print to work on mobile documents and Gmail for mobile. As with most Google services, it is being launched as a Beta product.  more

Related Tags: google, cloud, printing, apple-iphone, connect, usa, gmail, USA


OS Fragmentation Wont Slow Android's Increasing Smartphone Dominance

­Android based smartphone sales will continue to grow at more than twice the rate of its major smart phone competitors in 2011, despite market concerns over platform fragmentation and the arrival of the iPhone 4 on Verizon in the USA, claims a study from Canalys. According to Canalys Q3 2010 estimates, the Google-backed platform already claims a 25% share of the worldwide smart phone market, with over 20 million shipments of Android-based worldwide.  more

Related Tags: honeycomb, dual-core, gingerbread


Google Android Shows Fastest Growth Among Smartphone Platforms in Germany

­comScore has released some data from its comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the German smartphone market during the three month average period ending November 2010.  more

Related Tags: rim, Germany


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