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Android is growing exponentially according the the latest Millennial Nedia report. Although Apple’s iPhone is the top mobile phone at 24.32% it’s follwed by the BackBerry Curve and Motorola Droid. Shopping app usage increased, most likely for Back-to-School shopping and smartphones usage increased.

The Android OS continued its huge growth on the Millennial network, and grew another 47% month-over-month. Since January, Android has grown 690%. Android also officially became the number two OS on the Millennial network (surpassing RIM.)

The Motorola Droid moved into the top three in July’s Top 20 Mobile Phones with 5% impression share. The Motorola Cliq Android device also entered into the Top 20 for the first time this month.

Apple ad requests increased 24% month-over-month, but are actually down 15% since January.
iPad ad requests grew 327% month-over-month.

BlackBerry apps represented 11% of the US Developer Platform Usage
Mix. This was a increase of 9%, and represents the increased importance
app developers are placing on the RIM platform.

Shopping and retail apps entered into the top 10 Mobile App Channels, perhaps reflecting a potential back-to-school trend.

Smartphones and connected devices increased their impression share
7%, and now represent 68% of the total impression share. This is an
example of the continued demand consumers have for a rich media
experience they cannot get on a feature phone.

WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Quick news from around the Web:

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> AT&T Mobility received top marks from PCMag.com for having the fastest mobile broadband network; however, it was also the least consistent, according to the tests. Article

> Hewlett-Packard felt the need to take back some comments CEO Mark Hurd made, and said that the company is excited to produce webOS smartphones. Article

> Samsung is reportedly working on its own tablet device, tentatively called the sPad, according to the Korea Herald. Article

> By 2015, 75 percent of WCDMA base stations will have been upgraded to HSPA+, according to ABI Research. Release

Mobile Content News

> MasterCard introduced its new MoneySend offering for the iPhone and iPad. Article

> Velti acquired mobile advertising firm Media Cannon. Article

> Foursquare was blocked in China on the Tiananmen Square anniversary. Article

And finally… AT&T has apologized to a customer who was threatened with a potential cease and desist letter after he sent an email to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson. Article

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