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Articles tagged with: android
LG Develops New User Interface Options for Android 4.0 Smartphones
LG Electronics says that it is introducing a new User Interface (UI) for its newest android Ice Cream Sandwich devices, aptly named Optimus UI 3.0. more
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No Contest: Apple iOS to Maintain Tablet Dominance in 2012
After suffering a temporary dip in market share in the fourth quarter of 2011, Apple's iOS is expected to reassert its commanding leadership of the worldwide tablet space in 2012, according to IHS iSuppli. more
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Android Took Half of all Smartphone Sales in the UK Over Past 12 Weeks
The latest smartphone sales data for the UK from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows android retained its number one position in the latest 12 weeks, with 50.1% share, up from 44.6% a year ago. HTC and Samsung are dominating android handset market sales, holding 86% share between them. more
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Two Sony Mobile Smartphones for Japan
Sony Mobile Communications today announced two new LTE enabled Xperia android smartphones designed specifically for the Japanese market. Xperia GX and Xperia SX join the popular Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD, currently among the best selling smartphones in Japan. more
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Kyocera Shows Off Waterproof Android Smartphone for USA Market
Kyocera Communications has shown off two new android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) smartphones: the waterproof Kyocera Hydro and QWERTY-plus-touchscreen Kyocera Rise. more
Smartphone shipments to reach 1.7 billion in 2017 and Android to dominate as OS
Smartphones will outperform the overall market for mobile phones, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.9% for the period 2011-17 to reach 1.7 billion units, according to Ovum. Predictions show android as the dominant operating system over the next five years as handset vendors rush to make it their primary smartphone platform. more
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Apple Shines, But Slumping Android Shipments Lead to Disappointing First Quarter for Tablets
A steep drop in shipments of android-based tablets offset a strong quarter from Apple and caused the media tablet market to miss projections for the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12), according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker. more
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Android Market Share Continues to Rise in USA Smartphone Market
Samsung has retained its top spot in USA handset sales overall with 26.0 percent market share, according to comScore analysis. Google android continued to grow its share in the U.S. smartphone market, accounting for 51 percent of smartphone subscribers, while Apple captured more than 30 percent. more
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Mobile Use of Social Networks Becoming Preferred Way to Infect Mobile Devices
Anti-virus software vendor, AVG Technologies says that it is seeing increased use of social networking websites to infect smartphones with malware. more
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Amazon's Kindle Fire Captures more than Half of Android Tablet Market
The Kindle Fire, introduced to the market in November 2011, has seen rapid adoption among buyers of tablets. Within the android tablet market, Kindle Fire has almost doubled its share in the past two months from 29.4 percent share in December 2011 to 54.4 percent share in February 2012, according to comScore analysis. more
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