Mobility News Weekly – Week of December 5, 2011

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Google said its Android Market has accrued over 10 billion
application downloads since its launch in October 2008. Apple has notched close
to 20 billion downloads to its App Store. 
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Verizon has decided to block its customers from installing
Google’s new, high-profile Wallet application on the carrier’s
smartphones.  Read Original Content

Originally Windows Phones were expected to launch in China sometime
in 2011.  But as the final month of 2011
slides by, Microsoft has officially punted that launch until 2012.  Read Original Content

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Sales of Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp dropped 30
percent in November from a month before as the world’s No.4 smartphone brand
struggled to compete against bigger rivals Apple and Samsung Electronics.  Read Original Content

Only one of the top manufacturers saw growth in October
according to ComScore. Apple grew from 9.5 percent in July to 10.8 percent,
aided by the launch of the iPhone 4S. RIM showed the biggest decline among
hardware makers, dropping from 7.6 percent to 6.6 percent.  Read Original Content

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Dell said it would halt sales of its Android tablet computer
in the U.S. market, as rival Amazon’s new Kindle Fire has heated up in a market
dominated by Apple’s iPad.  Read Original Content

2012 will be the year when Google Apps will chip away at the
Microsoft Office market, as the rise of mobile devices and social media could
make managing a work life balance impossible, Gartner has claimed.  Read Original Content

Apple may have seen a steep growth in its iPhone sales
numbers over the last few years but it may still be dwarfed by what is to
follow, as the company expands its presence in more countries and brings in
more carriers to sell its iconic products. 
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According to Fitch Ratings’ latest telecom special report,
postpaid smartphone penetration increased to 46.8 percent in third quarter
2011, a change of 310 basis points sequentially.  Read Original Content

Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier,
struck an alliance with cable companies that will change how customers buy
Internet, mobile and pay-TV services and will present new challenges for rivals
such as AT&T Inc. Read Original Content

Odds are good that you’ll be carrying a stereo-3D camera in
your pocket within the next four years, according to a just-released study from
graphics and multimedia consultancy Jon Peddie Research. The firm says 80
percent of smartphones will soon boast not just 3D screens, but 3D
cameras.  Read Original Content

Google’s share of the Canadian smartphone market doubled
between June to September while Research in Motion and Apple slipped, according
to a report by measurement firm comScore. 
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In third quarter 2011, in the U.S., 71 percent of those with
smartphones owned either an Apple iPhone or an Android-based phone.  Read Original Content

Android holds 33 percent of the market share after just four
years in the business.  With that much
success, it’s no surprise that the popular operating system has become the
number one target of malware, according to a report from McAfee senior
architect Igor Muttik.  Read Original Content

Microsoft has created a new HTML5 site that allows
smartphone owners to interactively demo the Windows Phone operating system.
People with devices running Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android platforms can point
their mobile browser to this link, which simulates an actual Windows Phone
handset.  Read Original Content


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