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Android Phone Repairs Cost Carriers Billions

Repairs to Android phones cost wireless operators billions, revealing a potential downside to the rapid expansion of Google's mobile operating system. A study by wireless services firm Wireless Dat Service, or WDS, found hardware failures are more common on Android devices than on Apple's iPhone or Research in Motion's BlackBerry.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Most ambitious smartphone

Google and Samsung announced the Galaxy Nexus, the first LTE-enabled smartphone to feature Android 4.0 — better known as Ice Cream Sandwich — on Tuesday night.

Senh: So it's not the hardware that's ambitious, it's the new Android operating system - Ice Cream Sandwich, a.k.a. Android 4.0. It's about time Android did a redesign. Although I find Android to be solid, people who have used both think iOS is more polished. I still have issues with their copy-and-paste from time to time. I do like the fact that it's so customizable, though.

Android app downloads could surpass Apple by June 2012

In a recent study conducted by Xyologic, results show that in 2012 Apple will no longer have the advantage when it comes to app downloads, the Cupertino-based company will be surpassed by Android.

Senh: That's the way it's heading. Android has already surpassed iPhone as the most-used operating system for smartphones. It's just a matter of time before the number of apps catch up.