Android smartphone hits 75% marketshareNovember 5, 2012 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three out of four new smartphones sold run Google's Android operating system, new figures suggest, according to Digital Spy. Statistics from market analysts IDC appear to show that 136 million Android handsets were sold during Q3, increasing the platform's global marketshare to 75%. The figures represent a significant rise for the OS, which accounted for 57.5% of the market this time last year. Apple's gains were comparatively small, with the Cupertino firm's iPhone business growing from 13.8% this time last year to 14.9%. BlackBerry and Symbian both saw sharp declines. The former dropped from 9.5% this time last year to 7.7%, while the latter plummeted from 14.6% to 4.1% following Nokia's adoption of Windows Phone. IDC analyst Kevin Restivo attributed Google's dominance to the strength of its "multi-faceted product portfolio". He told Reuters: "Google has a thriving, multi-faceted product portfolio. Many of its competitors, with weaker tie-ins to the mobile OS, do not." Microsoft, which currently accounts for 3.6% of the smartphone market, is expected to make gains over the next quarter following the launch of Windows Phone 8. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |