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To: Kurthend who wrote (16904)	2/27/2012 7:51:31 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32692

BREAKING...Android sales accelerate to 850K/day, 300m total devices, 12m tablets Andy Rubin: 850k Android activations a day, 300m total devices, 12m tablets By Nilay Patel on February 27, 2012 06:05 am 52COMMENTS theverge.com Google is now activating 850 thousand Android devices a day, bringing the platform to some 300 million total devices — including 12 million tablets. That's according to Andy Rubin, who clarified the numbers in a meeting with reporters earlier today: he said that Google only counts activations once per device ID and doesn't "chop things up" when users reset or sell their phones. Devices like the Kindle Fire that don't include Google services aren't included in the numbers — Rubin said that Samsung's larger Galaxy Tabs are the most popular tablets counted. As far as apps, Rubin noted that there are now some 450 thousand apps in Android Market, up from 160 thousand a year ago. Rubin also said that Nexus devices aren't huge sellers, but rather Google's attempt to "set the bar for what's possible" as he sees different technology trends intersect. Android wasn't built to "change the dynamics of the industry," he said, adding that his goal is for Android to be an ecosystem that enables phone manufacturers to build complete solutions. "I wasn't trying to go and commoditize a bunch of people and make all their products look the same."

To: Kurthend who wrote (16904)	2/27/2012 7:55:28 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32692

BREAKING...450K Android Apps now on Android Market, up from 150K a year ago slashgear.com Shane McGlaun, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [0] Google has its Android booth set up at Mobile World Congress and has offered up a few new interesting details on Android to coincide with the show. Google says that last year during MWC the Android Markethad 150,000 apps. As of today, approximately a year later, the Android Market has 450,000 apps with over 1 billion app downloads happening each month. Google also reports the year over year growth rate for Android has been 250% with 850,000 new devices activated each day. Google reports there are now more than 300 million Android devices around the world. Google is also talking about the “App Pods” that it has set up at its booth on the MWC show floor. These pods are allowing people to try out the new features and Android innovations such as Android Beam. That is an interesting feature that lets people share all kinds of content, including web pages, videos, directions, and apps by touching together two Android devices back-to-back. Google reports 800 devices have launched running Android to date. Google also has something it calls Bling Bot running the Android ADK that will bedazzle the Galaxy Nexus backplate in its booth.