Android retains smartphone market leadershipSeptember 26, 2011 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Android won the smartphone OS war this year in definitive fashion, capturing 39% of the market, according to IDC. The research firm predicted that Android-based smartphones will dominate the market in 2015 with a nearly 44% share, while Apple and Research In Motion will battle for second place, ComputerWorld reported.Android easily passed last year's leader, Nokia's Symbian OS, whose market share fell from 36% in 2010 to a projected 21%. Android's share jumped more than 15 percentage points, from 23% in 2010, IDC said. RIM's BlackBerry operating system will see its market share slip from 16% last year to 14% in 2011, while the share of Apple's iOS will increase from 16% last year to 18% in 2011, IDC predicted. Meanwhile, Windows Phone will wind up with less than a 4% share, since it will soon replace Symbian for Nokia. Regardless of winners and losers, there's been substantial growth in smartphone use worldwide. IDC said almost 305 million devices shipped in 2010 and projected that this year's shipments will hit 472 million a growth rate of 55%. Future smartphone growth will be driven largely by the number of applications available, said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas. 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 | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |