Jobs' death: Android bites Apple?

Steve Jobs' death comes at a crucial time in the smartphone world, with Android making rapid progress on overtaking Apple's marketshare, Ricardo Goncalves reports.

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Published 7 October 2011 5:39pm

Updated 24 February 2015 5:07pm

By Ricardo Gonçalves

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Steve Jobs' death comes at a crucial time in the smartphone world, with Android making rapid progress on Apple's iPhone when it comes to marketshare.

In the US, Blackberry's lead over Apple and Android in the smartphone markets is about to end, Ricardo Goncalves reports.

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