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Computer nerds! We love them here at L.O.A, largely because we too like to embrace our inner-geek, but now even more so since a recent poll held by that pinnacle of personal computer publishing, PC Advisor magazine, revealed that the OS system being used to unite the nerds of the world more than any other was – you guessed it – Android… read more

A study by Kantar WorldPanel ComTech, a major tech market research company that polls 15,000 Brits over 12 months on their tariffs, puts smartphone ownership in Great Britain as 50.3 per cent, and over half of these are shipping with Android. read more

Android software was running on over half of all smartphones sold in the third quarter, according to research firm Gartner Inc. In total, Google’s smartphone OS accounted for 52.5 percent of global smartphone sales, that’s more than double last year’s figure.

Smartphone sales were up as a whole by 42 per cent too, a dramatic rise considering some consumers had delayed purchasing a new handset in anticipation of Apple’s iPhone 4S. read more

Google’s Android OS has surpassed Apple iOS to reach the status of Europe’s second top smartphone platform across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Symbian OS remains at number one, according to Internet marketing research company comScore, but Nokia are set to ditch it later this year in favour of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform.

Android’s explosion in popularity was a driving force behind “significant growth” in smartphone adoption from 2010. During July 2011, almost one in every four smartphone users in EU5 reported using an Android smartphone. read more

Android has jumped above Apple’s iOS and Nokia’s Symbian to become the world’s most widely installed smartphone OS, new figures from research firm Gartner have declared.

Appearing on 43.4 per cent of all new smartphones sold in the three months to 30 June, Android ‘s market share has jumped dramatically from just 17.2 per cent last year. In total, Google’s OS was installed on 46.8 million of the 107.7 million smartphones shipped over the period. read more