Report: iOS and Android closer than ever to 'total domination'

When it comes to the smartphone market, Microsoft and BlackBerry have more catching up to do than ever before.

Android and iOS now account for a record amount of the worldwide smartphone market share, according to a new report.

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Together, Android and iOS made up 96.3% of all smartphone shipments in 2014, according to new numbers from research firm IDC

Globally, Android is still on top with 81.5% of the world's smartphone market, followed by iOS with 14.8%. Windows Phone and BlackBerry trail at a very distant third and fourth claiming 2.7% and 0.4% of the global market share, respectively Read more...

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