The Rise of Android Mobile Operating System

Android has emerged as the best-selling mobile phone platform worldwide according to research firm, Canalys. There are over 300 million Android devices in use as of February 2012. According to Google, every day more than 700,000 Android devices are activated worldwide from 21 OEMs in 48 countries and on 59 carriers.
Android achieved a major milestone by reaching 500,000 applications in October 2011and it took only 3 years to achieve the milestone. Android Market is now the number two app store with over 550,000 apps surpassing BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 Marketplace and Nokia's OVI store which are way behind Apple and Android. Android Market has registered more than 10 billion application downloads as of December 2011.
The Android Market made its entry in October 2008 with just 34 apps and 9 games. It suddenly witnessed a spurt in available applications with a whopping 500% increase in just less than a year. Google is right behind Apple in mobile applications with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users having access to more than 500,000 iOS based applications via iTunes App Store. Apple's App Store was launched in July 2008 and it managed to reach the 100,000 milestone in just over 16 months, several months after it achieved 1.5 billion downloads.

Apple presently allows developers to sell apps through its App Store in 100 countries. Android Market is available in 46 countries and Blackberry is available in 65 markets with the support of 6 languages.

Android entered the smartphone OS industry a couple of years back with the release of T-Mobile G1 and it paid off with many handset makers like Motorola, Sony Ericsson and Samsung joining the bandwagon. Android acquired a big chunk of market share within the first year of its release.
Outlook
According to a latest market research report, by 2013 smart phones will grow to represent over 27% of shipments worldwide, with the proportion in some developed markets in Western Europe surpassing 60% and 48% in North America. The recent and upcoming launches of new smartphone operating systems including iOS4, Blackberry OS 6, Symbian 3 and 4 and Windows Phone 7, will help maintain the current trend of heavy growth in the smartphone industry but market share worldwide will still revolve around these four key providers.
Smartphone manufacturers, such as Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and Motorola, will use Android platform for their new budget devices that will help Android achieve number one status in North America.

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Android Apps That Help You in Staying Organized

Smartphones have made our lives easy. They entertain us, take care of our data, assist us in a number of ways and help us in organizing various work operations. They are now a device beyond communication. Smartphones have great powers and potentials. They are really a PC-in-your-pocket.
Recently Google's Android has become very popular. This free-to-use mobile operating system has attracted a lot of local and branded mobile phone manufacturers. Apart from regional companies, Sony, Samsung, HTC, LG, and Motorola have also introduced their smartphones powered by Google's Android OS.
Google Play has also played commendable role in making Android smartphone popular. Here at Google Play, Android mobile phone users can download free and paid applications. These mobile applications help the users to stay organized in various tasks related to their work and personal lives. Google Play Android app store has hundreds of thousands mobile applications which help people in their daily lives. Following are some popular apps that help you stay organized:
Evernote
Evernote does not need any introduction because millions of users are already using this app. Evernote is available for both mobile platform and desktops. It is a cloud computing app. It lets you store all important notes and other personal data on the cloud. If Evernote is installed on your Android smartphone, you can retrieve your personal data from anywhere. You can also create notes and mesh them up with some pictures snapped using phone's camera. It synchronizes all your data between your mobile phone and your PC.
ColorNote Notepad Notes

ColorNote is another popular app available for Android users. It has been downloaded over 5 million times. The app brims with a range of features, from color-coding notes to calendar integration. The app turns the desktop of your phone into a colorful bulletin board where you can pin all the important notes, events and more.
Taskos To Do List
Taskos is a bit advanced To Do List for Android. It has an easy to use interface and voice recognition system. If you have this application, you can stay organized just by speaking to it. It translates all the speech commands into text to perform operations. You can use it to add, delete, edit various tasks, and share them with friends. You can also write notes and set these with alarms.
Jorte Calendar
Jorte Calendar has so far been downloaded more than one million times. It is simple, practical smart calendar application to fulfill your everyday needs. It has customizable features to suit your requirements.
Habit Streak
Habit Streak is simple-to-use Android application. It keeps on reminding you about your everyday actions. All you need to do is to mark the things which you want to be reminded of. It is really a useful mobile application development for Android devices.
Droid Wallet
Money management is always full of headache. But an Android application provides you easy ways to manage that. Droid Wallet is a useful application to keep track of your financial activities. The app is fully customizable. It can help you easily manage all your expenses and income.
Astro File Manager
Is managing files cluttering your phone's SD card? There is no need to worry because there is an Android app to help you. Astro File Manager lets you stay organized. It has advanced searching algorithm that filters files in any format. It is a useful if you have tons of unmanaged digital data in your Android mobile device.

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Android ICS Update Coming Soon For The Sony Xperia S

Although new handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the forthcoming iPhone 5 grab the majority of media attention there are some excellent alternative premium smartphones currently available. The HTC One X has attracted some super reviews since it was launched and the Sony Xperia S is also a very impressive handset. There is one problem with this Sony model however and that is that it does not boast the latest version of the Android operating system but this looks set to change over the coming weeks.
The Sony Xperia S is the flagship model in the companies current range of mobile devices so it seems strange that they opted to launch the model with the Gingerbread version of the Android platform installed. The new Ice Cream Sandwich, or ICS, version of the software has been available since January and the majority of premium Android devices come supplied with this version. When the Xperia S was first launched Sony promised that there would be an ICS update made available for the phone but they would not give exact details of when we could expect to see it. It has now been revealed that the update for the phone will be rolled out towards the end of May and into the beginning of June. Although Sony have not officially announced this a number of Sony Support staff commented on their website forum that this is when we can expect to see the new software launched.

This news will please both owners of this handset and also consumers who are considering purchasing the model. The new ICS software will help to make the Sony Xperia S one of the very best handsets on the market. The model certainly impresses in terms of specification. The screen incorporated on this phone is regarded by many as being the best display currently available. The large 4.3 inch screen makes excellent use of LED backlit technology to deliver an impressive resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. This means that the phone can offer a pixel density of 342PPI, a figure that surpasses every other device on the market. Another area where this handset really impresses is with its camera features. The primary camera on the phone records still images at 12 mega pixel resolution while some excellent additional features accompany this facility such as an LED flash and a Panoramic recording mode. High definition video footage can also be recorded at a resolution of 1080P.
The specification of the Sony Xperia S has always impressed us but the inclusion of older Android software let the phone down slightly. The new forthcoming update should elevate the handset into the same category as leading handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X.

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