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Colin Gibbs
Friday, September 3, 2010

Android’s presence on the mobile web is surging while iOS is on the wane, according to data released today from the analytics firm Quantcast. Android’s share of mobile web consumption has gained steadily to reach 25 percent, the company said, while Apple’s mobile operating system saw its share fall11 percent to 56 percent. That’s not a big surprise, of course, given the ever-increasing number of Android handsets on the market. And it’s a trend that’s sure to continue in the coming months as Android’s momentum picks up thanks to gadgets like the Droid 2 and Droid X, among others.

WiLAN sues Apple, HP, Dell

And this one was filed in the Texas patent court, which has a long history of being very plaintiff-friendly. Get comfortable.

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Apple continues to dominate mobile browsing

And as my colleague Darrell Etherington notes, the huge success of the iPad seems to be playing a very big role here.

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Intel reportedly plans to back off MeeGo OS

And if Intel isn't driving the development of MeeGo, the platform is going nowhere.

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How Sprint wins big if AT&T/T-Mobile deal is blocked

This Forbes piece argues that Clearwire could end up providing 4G services to T-Mobile customers. But is that WiMAX network really any better than T-Mo's HSPA+?

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AT&T prepares two-track plan to save T-Mobile deal

Track one: fight the DoJ in court. Track two: begin offering up hefty concessions. So this deal is far from dead.

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