Android share in US market more than doubled

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:? The share of the Google Inc.’s Android mobile phone operating system in the US market more than doubled from September to December. From 2.5% in September, Androids share hit 5.2% in December. On the other hand, share of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Palm Inc were lost in the U.S. smart-phone platform market.

A number of hardware makers adopted Android, developed by Google, and the introduction of a number of handsets using the software, including the popular Motorola Inc. Droid has helped it to gain traction.

Android is always considered a competition to Apple’s iPhone. Apple’s share of the U.S. smart-phone market rose to 25.3% in December from 24.1% three months earlier.