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The reports are in from Google, and it appears as though the market share for Android 4.1 and 4.2, otherwise known as "Jelly Bean", has risen to over 10% of the total active devices. This can be broken down into 9% running Android 4.1 and 1.2% running the latest version (4.2); the former populated by updates to devices such as the One X and Galaxy S III, while the latter restricted to the Nexus line. The interesting thing here is that if you take some readily available information about the overall market share of mobile devices, it looks like the share for just  Jelly Bean has surpassed the entire market share of Windows Phone. There are around 125 million Android devices worldwide, meaning that Jelly Bean is loaded on roughly 12.5 million devices; in total, Windows Phone only has around 5-6 million devices in users' hands. Even though the data we're using here is a few months old, it still paints an interesting picture. Google and their Android OEMS ...

We've almost reached 2013, and with it comes a whole new year of exciting and yet-to-be-revealed tech products to look forward to. For a significant portion of us, 2013 will be the year that we upgrade our smartphones, whether we do so every two years on a contract or buy whatever phone takes our fancy at the time. With a whole bunch of cool emerging technologies to keep track of, there's some interesting mobile tech that you should look out for in your next phone purchase. Some of these things we just started to see peaking into the tail end of 2012, and others are expected to be widely available at some point during next year. 1. Wireless charging It all started with the Nokia Lumia 920 and LG Nexus 4: two devices released in the same month that both included wireless charging. It's a novel ability to be able to have your phone charge by just placing it down on a charging mat, removing the hassle of having to find and plug in the charging cord as we...

New Delhi: In an attempt to get a foothold in the smartphone market which is already dominated by Google's Android, Canonical Ltd is soon going to release its Ubuntu OS for smartphones. According to a Wall Street Journal report, smartphones running Ubuntu OS are on their way and will be available to customers in October this year. Mark Shuttleworth, the founder and CEO of Canonical, said that app developers will get access to the OS later this month. Though the comapny has not made it clear that which all smartphones will be seen running the Ubuntu OS, but it has been made clear that application developers will get to play with the operating system on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus. Ubuntu is a Linux-based operating system for computing. CNET reports, the Ubuntu OS, which is being ready for small screens, will use the same drivers as Android smartphones; it will also be able to run on entry-level smartphones. Video Photo Gallery Mark Shuttleworth, the fo...