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Android is trouncing iOS for overall downloads, says the latest report from mobile data firm App Annie. The report says, however, that when it comes to forking over cash, iOS rules.

There are more key take aways from the data which bring to light the functional differences of the two app stores and the categories and countries that are driving the continuing growth in the sector.

Not interested in paying a fortune for the latest smartphones? Then why not get a Galaxy S II on FreedomPop and save yourself over $1,000 a year?

Thanks to Cult of Android Deals, you can get a best-selling smartphone with unlimited talk and text and 500MB of 3G/4G data every month for six months for just $199. But you’ll have to be quick, because the offer ends in ten days.

Flickr for Android is now even more beautiful thanks to a major new update that’s rolling out via Google Play today. In addition to its new design, the app has been completely rebuilt to make taking, editing, and uploading your photos even easier.

So you’ve been saving for weeks, and you finally have enough cash stashed away to pick up a OnePlus One on launch day. But it won’t be that easy.

To get your hands on the new smartphone in the beginning, you’re going to need an invite. Once you have one, “you can be 100% sure” that you’ll be able to place an order and have it shipped within a few days — but how exactly do you get one?

Twitter advertisements promoting apps and games will now offer direct download links that make it easier and faster for users to obtain the titles that catch their eye.

Twitter teased the new feature several weeks ago and officially announced it today, but it has already been testing it with select companies, including Spotify, Deezer, and HotelTonight — so you may have already seen the new ads in your timeline.