850,000 Android devices activated daily – GoogleFebruary 27, 2012 - 19:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google said Monday, February 27 that 850,000 Android devices - mobile phones and tablet computers - were being activated every day as the software continued to dominate the smartphone market, M&C reported citing DPA. The U.S. search giant, which created the Android operating system, issued the figures at the Mobile World Congress phone trade fair in Barcelona. It said daily activations, in which new devices connect online to Google's servers, were up 250 per cent from a year ago. There were now more than 300 million Android devices in use worldwide, the company added. Its download platform, which offers application programs for the Android smartphones and tablets at prices starting from zero, had increased its product range from 150,000 to 450,000 apps in the last year. Google allows a range of mobile phone manufacturers to commercialize the Android operating system, but critics complain that there are too many versions of Android on the market. Some brand new products unveiled at Mobile World in Barcelona even run on Android 2.3, also known as Gingerbread, rather than the newest version, Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. 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. |