Tech Mania: Google’s Android surpasses Microsoft in US smartphone market share plus 1 more articles

Google’s Android surpasses Microsoft in US smartphone market share

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:09 AM PDT

ComScore reports that Android has surpassed Windows Mobile and Friends in the latest US smart phone report. If you’ll recall, we saw back in July that Google was tailing Microsoft by the slimmest of margins, and now that the latest data is live, it’s clearer than ever that Android is rising while the competition is slipping. The research firm’s MobiLens report found that Google’s market share in the US smart phone sector surged five percent in the three month average ending April 2010, while RIM sank 1.8 percent, Apple 1.3 percent, Microsoft 2.2 percent and Palm… Well, Palm remained flat with just 4.9 percent of the pie. Of course, one has to assume that Microsoft loyalists are holding off on upgrades until Windows Phone 7 hits the market, but there’s little doubt that the flurry of higher-end Android phones has done nothing but help Google’s cause. And if Gingerbread actually brings support for serious 3D gaming? Wait for more breaking news.

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By Blogsdna

Napster app arrives on iOS, supports offline listening

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:09 AM PDT

Before the iPhone, the iPod, and iTunes were launched, Napster was the king. The original gangsta of digital music distribution has undergone many changes since its heyday as a pirate’s Shangri-La, though this latest change seems to be the most fitting and appealing. A new app for the aforementioned iOS devices as well as the iPad has been launched, giving you the full Napster experience in a more portable form factor. That means that for $10 a month you can stream and cache music from a library of 10 million songs — yes, offline listening is available too — essentially turning your iDevice into the Apple equivalent of a Zune Pass-equipped music station.Times changing eh ?

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