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* More rumors with details on the agreements between Google and OEMs with regards to the suite of Google proprietary apps for Android have surfaced. The [http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/10/rumor-google-to-begin-forcing-oems-to-certify-android-devices-with-a-recent-os-version-if-they-want-google-apps/ article] states "Google will be forcing manufacturers to run a specified API level (and the corresponding OS version) or above if they want their hardware to ship with Google Mobile Services, aka Google Apps. The window to certify any device running Android 4.1 or below with Google Mobile Services expired at the beginning of this month. That means manufacturers will no longer be able to submit devices for GMS approval to Google unless they run Android 4.2 or above." | * More rumors with details on the agreements between Google and OEMs with regards to the suite of Google proprietary apps for Android have surfaced. The [http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/10/rumor-google-to-begin-forcing-oems-to-certify-android-devices-with-a-recent-os-version-if-they-want-google-apps/ article] states "Google will be forcing manufacturers to run a specified API level (and the corresponding OS version) or above if they want their hardware to ship with Google Mobile Services, aka Google Apps. The window to certify any device running Android 4.1 or below with Google Mobile Services expired at the beginning of this month. That means manufacturers will no longer be able to submit devices for GMS approval to Google unless they run Android 4.2 or above." | ||
* [ | * [http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2014/02/final-2013-smartphone-market-share-numbers-full-year-and-quarterly-q4-data-by-top-10-brands-plus-os-.html Here] is a collection of mobile stats for 2013. They include: | ||
** Install base of smartphone operating systems end of 2013: Android with 1089 million units (66%), iOS with 336 million (21%), Symbian with 81 million (5%) out of an estimated total of 1644 million smartphones. | ** Install base of smartphone operating systems end of 2013: Android with 1089 million units (66%), iOS with 336 million (21%), Symbian with 81 million (5%) out of an estimated total of 1644 million smartphones. | ||
** Sales of smartphones by operating system in 2013: Android with 767 million (78%), iOS with 153 million (16%), Windows Phone with 33 million (3%) out of a total of 990 million. | ** Sales of smartphones by operating system in 2013: Android with 767 million (78%), iOS with 153 million (16%), Windows Phone with 33 million (3%) out of a total of 990 million. | ||
* | * Microsoft is investing in providing a unified experience between Bing apps on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone, [http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/new-bing-apps-for-windows-phone-point-to-increasing-platform-unity-from-microsoft/ hinting] at potential convergence between the 2 platforms. | ||
* Opera [http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/opera-opens-pre-registration-for-its-data-savings-android-app/ opened] pre - registrations to Max, an app which compresses all of the data sent by an Android phone. The company has taken the data compression feature from its browser and has extended it to the entire device. | |||
* Everybody is preparing for Mobile World Congress, which takes place next week in Barcelona and its the largest mobile event of the year. | |||
== Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | == Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | ||