Smartphone market | Android

Google Inc. seemed threatened 'walking backwards' from the success of entering the smartphone market. Because Google's Android operating system used by various manufacturers, Samsung and HTC for example, was caught in a patent infringement case. Pelapornya? Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp..

International Trade Commission (ITC), United States, yesterday, decided that the phone's Android HTC Corp. has violated Apple's patents. In addition, the judge at the commission also plans to release the findings whether the device is Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Microsoft technology violated. These include nightmares. The reason, Google agreed to acquire Motorola's Mobility worth U.S. $ 12.5 billion in August.

"Losses on Motorola Mobility and HTC cases will increase Google's operating system-related criticism that began to give licenses to handset manufacturers three years ago. This shows that the system was vulnerable to lawsuits, "said Will Stofega, an analyst with IDC in Framingham, Massachusetts, told Bloomberg.

Patent attacks come with the rise of the smartphone market. Based on the analysis of Strategy Analytics Inc., an increase of 44% in the last quarter compared to the beginning of 2011 to 117 million smartphones worldwide.

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The license granted Google's Android for free so that the company is able to go deeper into the mobile-advertising business, becoming the most popular operating systems today. Android scooped up 70% U.S. market share of the latest quarter, according to Canalys research institutes, 31 October.

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt had said that the existence of the U.S. International Trade Commission has been exploited by some companies to try to reduce product choice for consumers. "It's very bad. In a consumer standpoint, you certainly want a choice. ITC is a consequence of the mechanism, if the blocking presence of Android, it will limit consumer choice. "

Burdensome decision making positions manufacturers HTC iPhone, Apple strengthened. "With cash of U.S. $ 80 billion, we believe Apple is not interested in the financial settlement with the HTC Android or any other vendor. Apple wants to stop the shipment / sale of products that violate patents porfofolio them, "said Brian Marshall, an analyst at ISI Group.
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Android populer applications

Instagram photo-sharing app is one of the more popular applications. Unfortunately, this new application can be used by iPhone users.

But Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kevin Systrom Instagram revealed, Instagram are preparing applications for the Android operating system. It is pronounced Systrom as a speaker at LeWeb conference in Paris.

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"We currently have two people who prepare to be used in Android," said Systrom. "We are excited to see the numbers (users) we are almost jumped twice today," he continued.

But it does not explain when Instagram Systrom can be used on Android-based smartphones.

Naturally, if Instagram now glance at Android. In the United States alone, Android recorded dominate the smartphone market, with 43 ​​percent control. A number of applications in the Android Market also recorded has been downloaded more than 10 billion times.

As a photo-sharing application, Instagram also has a number of special effects to edit photos. With the use of more than 50 million users, Instagram hopes to increase its revenue from online advertising business.
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