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Android Marks 4th Anniversary with 75% Market Share in Q3

The Android smartphone operating system was found on three out of every four smartphones shipped during the third quarter of 2012. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), t­otal Android smartphone shipments worldwide reached 136 million units, accounting for 75% of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped in 3Q12. The 91.5% year-over-year growth was nearly double the … Read more

Google Android Catches Up with Apple in Mobile Apps Volumes

Last month, Apple announced that the App Store had 700,000 apps. Since 2007, when the iPhone launched, Apple has always had more apps than Android. But five years later, Google has managed to catch up. Google says that its Android apps store, Google Play has now matched the number of  downloadable software apps offered by … Read more