WASHINGTON: The Google Android platform grabbed the majority of mobile phones in the US market in early 2014, as consumers all but abandoned non-smartphone handsets, a survey showed Friday.
The poll by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners found 53% of new mobile phones activated by US customers were Android devices in the January-March period.
Apple's iOS, the platform used by the iPhone, accounted for 42%, the survey found.
Windows and BlackBerry devices each accounted for one per cent, while non-smartphones were just three per cent, the research firm said. Late last year 20% bought a "basic" mobile phone.
Research firm co-founder Mike Levin said Apple's iPhone user base "grew a little faster than Android, from a smaller base, even though in absolute terms Android — used in Samsung phones — had a larger share.
He added: "The long-term issue is where Android and iOS growth will come from when there are no more basic phones being retired. First-time smartphone buyers are key to that equation."
The report was based on a survey of 500 US adults, from April 1 to 6, who activated a new or used phone in the first three months of the year.
Recent surveys of global phone users show Android has a nearly 80% share of smartphone sales.
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Facebook and Instagram to crackdown on illegal sale of guns
Unregulated sales of this sort have become widespread, with a black market of sorts springing up to advantage of the sites’ social functionality and online visibility.
A search for the hashtag gunsforsale on Hashbag still reveals plenty of weapons available.Although the sale of guns in the US by private citizens is largely legal, gun control advocates say that sellers on social media sites rarely conduct the background checks necessary in some states to make sure the buyer is not prohibited from owning firearms.
While sites such as Craigslist that explicitly deal in online commerce have policies in place forbidding the sale of guns, the use of Facebook and Instagram for selling various goods (illegal and legal) has taken authorities by surprise.
On Instagram users can simply upload a picture of the weapon, adding hashtags to indicate that the item is for sale. Buyers can search for specific tags (eg “gun for sale”) with third-party site such as Hashbag and then contact the buyer by leaving a comment. Negotiations can then take place off-site after further contact details have been exchanged.
A search for the hashtag gunsforsale on Hashbag still reveals plenty of weapons available.Although the sale of guns in the US by private citizens is largely legal, gun control advocates say that sellers on social media sites rarely conduct the background checks necessary in some states to make sure the buyer is not prohibited from owning firearms.
In a blog post announcing the new policies Facebook said that they will “remove reported posts that explicitly indicate a specific attempt to evade or help others evade the law.
“For example, we will remove reported posts where the potential buyer or seller indicates they will not conduct a background check or are willing to sell across state lines without a licensed firearms dealer.”
This means that the sale of weapons through the service will still be allowed, but sellers will not be allowed to advertise the fact that they will not perform a background check, and that unlicensed dealesr will now be allowed to sell across state lines.
New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman has been one of those asking Facebook to implement such restrictions, with his office collecting evidence that users were explicating advertising weapons that violated gun control laws.
News Source: www.independent.co.uk
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