Google [GOOG] Android smartphones are outselling the Apple [AAPL] iPhone in the US according to a recent report by analyst group Nielsen.
In terms of percentages, the number of smartphones sold this year using Google Android accounted for 27% of all smartphone sales. The Apple iPhone accounted for 23 percent of sales.
“While the iPhone has been the headline grabber over the last few years in the smartphone market, Google’s Android OS has shown the most significant expansion in market share among current subscribers,” writes Nielsen on its blog.
It’s a common thing to check on how much one country pays for an expensive gadget when compared to another such as the different between a US and UK price of the iPad from Apple [AAPL]. What we haven’t seen before is an iPad data cost comparison that shows how much each country pays in terms of per gigabyte of data.
Samsung could be unveiling the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android OS tablet device in just a couple of weeks time. We hear from 
When jailbreaking an iPhone there’s quite a lot to take in to consideration such as which iPhone you have, what baseband it runs, what OS it currently runs, what boot loader it has etc… When you figure out exactly what model of phone you have along with the other information you then need to match it up to the right jailbreak and unlock to make sure it works as needed.
The first iPhone 4 jailbreak has been launched. The new tool is called JailBreakMe and rather than being a usual app that you install on your computer whilst an iPhone is tethered, you simply load up a website in the Safari browser on the iPhone 4 and use a slide to jailbreak button to perform the jailbreak.
Amazon has released an update for iOS based devices running the Kindle software. The new update brings a full dictionary, Google search and Wikipedia search to eBooks.
The new 27 inch iMac was announced a few days ago by Apple [AAPL]. OWC decided to quickly tear it down to see if adding an SSD drive was an easy option in the second drive bay.
iFixit has down a teardown of the Magic Trackpad which launched just a few days ago.
If you plan on making a case for an Apple [AAPL] product such as an iPhone 4 or iPad for example, Apple has a page on it’s site that allows you to grab all the technical details you need to create the case. The CAD style drawings are available, but to be honest look a little bland as they are just line drawings with measurements and a few hints and tips added on such as “do not block the camera”.
Currently there are four generations of the Apple iPhone starting at the original on to the 3G, 3GS and finally the iPhone 4. If you have wondered which model is the quickest then check out the video below that shows each model side by side.
For those of you who ordered a free case/bumper for your iPhone 4 though the iPhone Case app last week, the first batch is starting to ship. Most people received a 4 – 5 week time scale for receiving a case although it appears that some (perhaps those who first downloaded the app), have now received an email saying their case is shipping.
Apple [AAPL] is launching the iPhone 4 in Canada this Friday. As well as Canada getting the iPhone 4 this Friday, another 16 countries will also be able to pick up the new phone.
