The Rise of the Android!
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The new Android based mobiles are fast becoming the must-have gadget of the year. The battle for control of the global mobile phone market is a tug of war between Apple’s much loved iPhone and the new Google Nexus One.
Android-based mobile phones overtook the iPhone to become the second highest selling US mobile phone type after Blackberry in Q1 2010, according to market research firm NPD Group. NPD reports that, based on unit sales to consumers last quarter, Android phones had a market share of 28%, ahead of the iPhone at 21%.
When the iPhone was launched in 2007 by Apple, it was a huge selling success world wide. Within months there was a high demand for iPhone Developers, and specialized iPhone software companies. This ripple affect created new opportunities for both developers and software firms. The Android based mobiles can provide a similar story line, and already there is a high demand for Android developers, particularly evident in America. Key skills such as core Java, J2ME and JQuery are top of the list across many jobs sites in America,
The Android based mobile phones could provide the Irish market with a new innovate area to develop, and could provide a niche profitable market for both developers and specialized software companies.
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