One-in-Two #Smartphones are #Android

Google's Android operating system captured nearly 50 percent of the smartphone market worldwide, according to research firm Canalys, dominating the Asia-Pacific region and intensifying its battle with rival Apple
The Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which acquired Android in 2005 and released it in 2008, saw the platform surge to 48 percent of the market, and shipped nearly 52 million devices in the April-June period, a 379-percent boost from a year ago.
Chief rival Apple, meanwhile, captured 19 percent of the market, and shipped over 20 million iPhones in the second quarter, overtaking struggling Nokia as the world's largest individual vendor. Unlike Android, which is used by a consortium of handset makers, including HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung, Apple works alone.
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