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  • Android Smartphone Market Share Grows: NPD Report

    Google’s Android operating system continued to dominate U.S. smartphone market share, accounting for 52 percent of units sold in the second quarter of 2011, according to market research company The NPD Group. Like Android, Apple’s iPhone iOS experienced slight quarterly gain rising to 29 percent in Q2; however, BlackBerry OS share fell to 11 percent,…

  • Malware Threat to Mobile Platforms Growing: McAfee Report

    Security specialist McAfee released the McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2011, showing that the amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, to become the most attacked mobile operating system. This year has also resulted in the busiest ever first half-year in malware history, including a first-ever appearance of Mac…

  • Skype Acquires Group Texting Specialist GroupMe

    Internet phone service provider Skype announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GroupMe, a provider of mobile group messaging services that helps users stay in touch and make decisions. GroupMe was founded in 2010 at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon and is headquartered in New York, New York. Terms of the acquisition will…

  • Facebook, Twitter Costing Businesses Time, Money: Report

    A calculator that measures the cost to companies of time spent by employees using social media has revealed that the average company with 52 employees pays out $65,000 per year for non-work-related social media activity. WebTitan’s social media cost calculator shows that workers using non-work-related social networking for a mere 20 minutes is the equivalent…

  • ViewSonic Offers Dual OS Intel Atom Processor-Based Tablet

    ViewSonic announced its latest 10.1-inch Windows and Google Android dual OS tablet—the ViewPad 10pro, which is powered by the 1.5GHz Z670 Intel Atom processor. Designed specifically for tablets, this new CPU minimizes power consumption, while enabling smaller and thinner product designs. Users of the ViewPad 10pro, which  boasts a 1,024-by-600 capacitive multitouch panel, can employ…

  • Nokia Bets It All on Windows Phone in U.S.

    Live in the United States? Have your eyes on a Nokia smartphone running Symbian? Tough luck. According to reports, the Finnish phone maker is planning to end sales of its Symbian-based smartphones and feature phones in North America, effectively doubling down on its bet that Microsoft s Windows Phone will reverse its recent market-share declines.…

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