Advertisements Android increases market share to 35pc Keeping the other operating systems fighting for second spot, Android increased the leadership with 35% of total smartphone OS market share in Q1, 2011. On the other hand, Asia Pacific became the largest smartphone market region thanks to the triple digit growth in India, China and South Korea.
Advertisements According to the latest Android platform figures from Google, Android 2.2 ‘FroYo’ is now on over 65% of the total Android devices, while Android 2.1 aka Éclair is still present on 25% of the phones.
Advertisements Google yesterday at its first quarter earnings call announced that Android phones have installed 3 billion apps from Android Market. Jeff Huber, Senior VP Commerce and Local, Google stated that app downloads are up 50% from the last quarter.
Advertisements Android’s rise isn’t going to be stopped even a little bit in 2011. According the latest Mobile Phone Tracker from IDC, Android is expected to capture 39.5 percent of total worldwide smartphone share this year and will be the front runner in the smartphone OS segment.
Advertisements The Asia Pacific smartphone market is expected to reach 200 mn by doubling the current market. Android will be the leading smartphone OS, said an industry analyst. According to telecoms consultancy Ovum, smartphones are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 12.5 percent between 2010 and 2016 and account for about 32 […]
Advertisements Year-on-year growth of 1,580 pc between Q4 2009-Q4 2010 After United States, we now have Western Europe where Android showcased its supremacy in the smartphone market. According to the latest data from IDC, Android devices from HTC, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung were the most advertised devices in the quarter and that had direct impact […]
Advertisements Android has become the number one smartphone OS in US, according to the latest report released by research firm comScore. Android has pushed RIM to the second place, while Apple remains at the third spot.
Advertisements Android is for the Generation NOW. At least, the research firm Nielson Company says so. Android has been the dominating OS amongst the age groups 18-24 and 25-34 for the time period stretching from November 2010 to January 2011, concluded Nielson Company. In addition, Android holds the largest share in consumer market, leaving behind its […]