Sunday 7 August 2011

Android Wins Half of Smartphone Market

FRANKFURT Google’s Android platform has taken almost 50% of the global smartphone market, dominating in the Asia-Pacific region, research firm Canalys said on Monday. Android, which Google acquired in 2005 and launched on phones in 2008, is used by almost all the major phone manufacturers including HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung. Apple — which shipped 20.3 million iPhones — is a distant second with a market share of 19%.

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