Performance Apple to regain market share, have started to give stunning results in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to data disclosed by Nielsen, the leap Apple is also thanks to the presence of the ‘new kid’ iPhone 4S in October.
44.5 percent of smartphone buyers purchased an iPhone more than Android-based phones in the last quarter of last year. Compared to before the launch of the iPhone 4S, Apple could reap only 25.1 percent market share.
While Android’s market share still holds a major position in the market the United States (U.S.), with 46.3 percent. But it seems that Apple does not want to miss too much, with the latest operating system IOS 5, proved to successfully close the gap last year.
So with the above data, you could say Android’s market share in October during the last quarter of 2011, down 61.6 percent compared to the previous. Decline in market share is, of course thanks to the presence of Apple’s latest phone, the iPhone 4S.
While the iPhone looks continues to grow, varies inversely with the BlackBerry growth of 7.7 percent in October to 4.5 percent in 2 months later.
Android and the iPhone seems to continue to compete for the top position in the smartphone market in the United States (U.S.).
In a recent survey, 71 percent of smartphone users using Android or iPhone device.
This survey also mentions about the smartphone apps, iPhone and Android smartphone even more dominant with 83 percent of downloaders applications, namely, those who download an application within 30 days, using the iPhone or Android smartphone.
44 percent of all U.S. mobile subscribers now have a smartphone. Among those who buy a new phone in the last three months.
Meanwhile, 56 percent chose smartphones. Android still the leading smartphone operating system while Apple is the leading smartphone manufacturers.
Tablets with the operating system Android (Google’s) return is expected to shift the dominance of the iPad (Apple) on the market. But it just happened in 2016.
Apple’s market share, currently at 75 percent would have fallen by 39 percent in 2015. Meanwhile, Android market share grew to 38 percent.
Starting 2013 or later, tablets Android more sophisticated and cheaper to flood the market. We expect sales is quite high, and going beyond the iPad sales in 2016.
We’ve seen a big boom in the tablet market in recent years, driven by iPad. We estimate this market will continue to strengthen and grow the sales of ‘only’ reach 20 million units in 2010 to more than 230 million units by 2015.
Currently Apple does still rule the tablet market with sales increasing 183 percent compared to last year. Last week, Apple reported that during the third quarter of 2011 they managed to sell 9.25 million units iPad.
NASA unveiled a new application for Android that has a lot of content and enables users ‘peek’ atmosphere of outer space through streaming impressions.
Following the ending era of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth after, NASA also issued another technology shift on the phones. Some time ago the President of the United States, Barack Obama said that NASA needs to make new breakthroughs in the technology world.
NASA has now released an official application on Android Market Wednesday. This application has features like live video from NASA TV streming and beberpa archives of NASA missions.
Is expected users will be integrated with social media that will be made by NASA. Within this application there are also thousands of images, video on demand and an attractive countdown clock.
Even so, this application seems more targeted to people who know a lot about space exploration rather than lovers of technology. NASA insisted that this application is an opportunity to see keiundahan a space program for users not familiar with it, as well as a source of useful information if you are a interested in this subject.
NASA applications are already available for download for free at Android Market.
McAfee Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of McAfee in Japan said that Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo will provide McAfee VirusScan Mobile, as an exclusive offer for users of Android smart phone on their network.
McAfee already protecting more than 180 million mobile devices worldwide and from 2004 McAfee has been working with NTT DoCoMo to provide Japan’s first mobile software.
The partnership aims to improve mobile business in Japan and continue to give consumers a real-time defense against virus threats that will emerge.
Software McAfee VirusScan Mobile will provide alerts to mobile devices to the danger of viruses and other malicious applications by providing scanning and cleaning of files to email, the installer package, Internet downloads, text and MMS messages.
Automatic update feature in McAfee VirusScan Mobile is also sure the device is always protected from the latest threats. This software requires only minimal resources and memory of mobile computing, allowing users to access the device functions DoCoMo them without interference and to ensure important communications features they have always worked.
Software from McAfee VirusScan Mobile for Android devices will be available on July 1. DoCoMo Android device users can download these security services from their Webstore Android Market.
United States database vendors, Oracle, ready to sue Google to billions of dollars for alleged patent infringement on their Android operating system.
Lawsuits against Google is already posted Oracle since last year, shortly after they acquired Sun Microsystems that developed the Java programming language. Oracle pointed to Google’s Android operating system violated several patents Java theirs.
Now, Oracle finally mention their nominal charges. Oracle intends to ask for compensation up to “billions of dollars” to the internet giant from Mountain View.
In response, Google claims Oracle’s request “unbelievable“ and asked the court to ignore these demands. Moreover, according to Google, Oracle does not just ask for a license on their handset in the future, but also fines from violations in the past.
Google wants the matter closed, but Oracle insisted on sharing the details with the public. This demand was based on a methodology that has been generally accepted as well as many concrete evidence.
The case plan would be put on trial in November in Northern California.
It is estimated that by 2011 there will be growth of smart phones reached 55 percent. Then the operating system which is experiencing rapid growth?
This underlying growth is a landscape smartphone operating system is rapidly shifting.
Lately users become more sophisticated about what kind of experience offered by different operating systems. Developer system tries to provide more intuitive and seamless experience, but also will look to differentiate themselves with the main features and characteristics.
Especially for Android, a significant and growing list of vendors who have made the Android platform each strategy that encourages the growth of Android smartphone itself.
While Symbian continues to lose market share over the forecast period as the biggest supporter because Nokia will make the transition to Windows Phone Strategy smartphone.
The software giant Google announced that they would bury the video chat feature that will come to the Android smartphone platform.
Google Talk instant messenger, will soon be built-ins for OS Android, which means that eventually will get the user will get a video and voice chat functionality. This feature first appeared in the 2.3.4 update for the handset‘s Android Nexus S.
This system will be operated between smartphone Android and Google Talk in Gmail web mail application on your desktop computer. Google said the video call feature can be made through 3G or 4G data network or through Wi-Fi.
New chat client that also will superimpose text chat on the phone screen and will allow users to exit the application to check something in another place on the phone.
Google says Nexus S will get updates during the coming weeks, following the then new devices other Gingerbread.
Sony Ericsson plans to revive the Walkman music device with a touch of the Android operating system. Smart phone itself is a series of Sony Ericsson Walkman W8.
According to Sony Ericsson, Walkman W8 is a smart phone that is designed for consumer entertainment. Problem OS, Sony Ericsson is relying on the old version of Android 2.1 or Eclair.
W8 has a user interface that can be adjusted for one-touch access to a user’s favorite applications. In addition the phone also allows for quick access and easy to see the playlist and play the Walkman. It is also equipped with a stereo headset 410 MH.
Android Walkman phone comes with 3-inch screen is great for games, see the latest videos on YouTube or browse the web. Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera, video recording function and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Android operating system again attacked by viruses that are considered dangerous. After the previous virus targeting the handset. Currently, the target is a direct application store, the Android Market.
According to reports security company Sophos, the Android Market on-jacked and then infiltrated with malware and then users are directed to the Android Market application store in China.
A virus that attacks the Android Market is kind of Trojan, which take advantage of the gaping hole in Android, which is an open-based operating system.
Burglary includes functions to send MMS messages, for example, when the device boots up its own.
The pattern of attacks that create false security appliance detects a threat that does not exist is very common in the PC world and has brought a lot of revenue for cybercriminals.