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Android conquers Marketshare, Apple conquers Profits: Who’s winning?

Read 'Android conquers marketshare, Apple conquers profits: Who's winning?' on Digital Trends. As Android entrenches itself as the leading smartphone platform in terms of sales, most of the smartphone money seems to be going to Apple. What matters more: money or marketshare?

Senh: When it's all said and done, profits the most important thing. In Google's case, more market share will eventually drive more profit because that means they have more mobile ad inventory.

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Bye-Bye, BlackBerry? History Hints at Dark Days

Here today, dot-gone tomorrow? Once high-flying RIM, the maker of the very popular Blackberry line of smartphones, is today fighting for its very survival, battling to keep its core business in the face of a string of service outages and far-cooler technology from its competitors.

Adobe abandons mobile Flash

In an abrupt about-face in its mobile software strategy, Adobe will soon cease developing its Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, according to an e-mail sent to Adobe partners on Tuesday evening.

Senh: Steve Jobs was right yet again. I've been supporting Adobe Flash for smartphones and tablets, but I guess the writing's on the wall. Adobe AIR sounds interesting. Writing apps in one program and have it work on all platforms is great, as long as those programs are reasonably fast.

Opinion: GPS a privacy threat

Catherine Crump: Increasingly police are tracking our movements via our cell phones, an invasion that undermines our essential liberties

Shopping by smartphone this holiday season

More consumers are discovering their mobile devices can help them compare prices, research gift ideas, redeem electronic coupons and watch for special deals. As shoppers gear up for another mad holiday scramble, smartphones and tablet computers are emerging as Santa's electronic helpers.

Android Phone Repairs Cost Carriers Billions

Repairs to Android phones cost wireless operators billions, revealing a potential downside to the rapid expansion of Google's mobile operating system. A study by wireless services firm Wireless Dat Service, or WDS, found hardware failures are more common on Android devices than on Apple's iPhone or Research in Motion's BlackBerry.

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Announced For AT&T's 4G LTE Network

The first two phones to run on AT&T's new high-speed data network will go on sale Sunday. The phones are the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Both are big touchscreen smartphones that run Google Inc.'s Android software. They'll cost $200 and $250 respectively, with a two-year service contract requirement.

Senh: It seems like there's a new Android phone released every week. No wonder Android's taking over the smartphone market.

Samsung now No. 1 smartphone vendor, over Apple

In the third quarter of 2011, Samsung was the king of the smartphone world, with one report showing the domination of the manufacturer overtaking Apple's global reign.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Most ambitious smartphone

Google and Samsung announced the Galaxy Nexus, the first LTE-enabled smartphone to feature Android 4.0 — better known as Ice Cream Sandwich — on Tuesday night.

Senh: So it's not the hardware that's ambitious, it's the new Android operating system - Ice Cream Sandwich, a.k.a. Android 4.0. It's about time Android did a redesign. Although I find Android to be solid, people who have used both think iOS is more polished. I still have issues with their copy-and-paste from time to time. I do like the fact that it's so customizable, though.

Making up: free apps for furious Blackberry users

The BlackBerry has left a bitter taste in the mouths of its users. Trying to make amends for massive outages last week, Research In Motion on Monday promised BlackBerry users free premium apps and a month of technical support. But the apology is unlikely to placate miffed customers, many of whom are considering whether to part with the tarnished brand in favor of more popular devices such as Apple's newest iPhone.

Senh: Users complain that the CEOs for RIM didn't react quick enough, but it seems that it's rare that anyone ever reacts quick enough when things go wrong. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis addressed the public on the fourth day of the outage. That's not too bad. They have to assess the situation first. I guess in situtations like this, it's always better to over-react. Plus, you never know how bad it is until at least a couple days have passed. "The most important thing is staying connected to the ecosystem and making sure you're on what's the root cause. If you spend more time on PR it's less time finding the root cause," Balsillie said. I agree with that.

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