Market research firm IDC, has released market share figures for Q3 2012 and boy does it look good for Android. Continuing to dominate smartphone market share, Android accounted for 75% of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped in Q3 2012. Those numbers are absolutely insane, and to put things into perspective, if you round up all smartphones ever shipped in the year 2007, it still wouldn’t be as many as Android has shipped in Q3 2012 alone!
The Nexus 4 isn’t even available for purchase and already devs are hard at work getting us all the goodies. We’ve seen the 4.2 camera leak, as well as the updated Gmail, and now, we have a full system dump for you to get your hands dirty with. Most of you won’t really be interested in the full dump, but we know many of you would love to grab the wallpapers from the LG Nexus 4. So without further ado, here’s some new wallpapers to add some Android 4.2 flare to your device.
Many Google Now users are being treated to an unexpected surprise: a card that shows you how many miles you’ve walked or biked in any particular month. This is most likely the first month this features has begun tracking but it’s a handy dandy tool to keep track of just how much exercise you’ve been getting. As of right now, reports of accuracy are mixed, but we’re guessing this is due to no one knowing exactly when Google activated the feature.
The teeny tiny link to Apple’s statement.
A court of appeal has reprimanded the “non-compliant” statement Apple published on its website regarding the case against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in the United Kingdom. Apple now has 48 hours to correct the statement, which must then be displayed on the homepage of its website until December 14.
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Today is Halloween, and to celebrate this holiday full of ghosts, goblins and things that go bump in the night, we’re going to be giving away an Android Mini Special Edition – Werewolf. This Special Edition Mini-Collectible went on sale today over at DYZPlastic and will be available for a limited time only. Lucky for you, we’ve already secured one to give away and all you have to do is say Trick-or-Treat for a chance to win it.
