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The Android Market is rapidly closing in on the 6 billion downloads mark. The Android Market is the Google store for selling Android applications and will seek to give tougher competition to the Apple iTunes App Store.
A research report by market analysis firm Ovum has already predicted the Android Market to overtake the Apple store for the first time with an estimated 500,000 new Android devices getting activated every day. The Research2Guidance report states that the Android Market will be crossing the 6 billion download mark in mid-September itself. The research has also found out that the weather apps generated more revenue compared to games.
The Android Market is still dominated by the free and ad-supported apps and the level of competition among games developers is so much that the individual revenue is less. The weather apps have enjoyed the maximum revenue because of less competition and all smartphone users download at least one weather app. Even the business tools segment generates large revenue since users were more ready to spend on apps that help them with business.

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The Android wave will continue with a new update ready to be launched by the end of this year. The new Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be launched in competition with the Windows 8 which is also slated to be late year release.
Android has captured the smartphone market and Windows will try to pose stiff competition to the Google product. Windows 8 will be aimed at a wider audience with PCs and tablets being its main focus. Android is already facing the consequences of a Windows release with Samsung announcing the launch of a Windows 8 tablet as soon as it is launched. While Android will only focus on tablets and smartphones, Windows will be aiming for tablets and PCs.
Both the software's will try to capture the market by offering more comfortable home screens and navigation features. While Windows has announced a Metro UI which will give a tile based home screen that gives updates on each application, Android will be launching a home screen with special holographic UI with richer widgets and an advanced application framework.

© Undertow851

The Android wave will continue with a new update ready to be launched by the end of this year. The new Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be launched in competition with the Windows 8 which is also slated to be late year release.
Android has captured the smartphone market and Windows will try to pose stiff competition to the Google product. Windows 8 will be aimed at a wider audience with PCs and tablets being its main focus. Android is already facing the consequences of a Windows release with Samsung announcing the launch of a Windows 8 tablet as soon as it is launched. While Android will only focus on tablets and smartphones, Windows will be aiming for tablets and PCs.
Both the software's will try to capture the market by offering more comfortable home screens and navigation features. While Windows has announced a Metro UI which will give a tile based home screen that gives updates on each application, Android will be launching a home screen with special holographic UI with richer widgets and an advanced application framework.