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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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.…