It looks like Google’s path of mobile domination continues with Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) revealing that Android’s popularity has grown since June and that the green robot is now being activated upon 200,000 phones a day!

While this is still a far cry from Apple’s unofficial numbers (as Cupertino is still extremely secretive about iPhone 4 activations), this trend may signify the end to the iEra of smartphones in a realm where Google is (once again) the center of attention.

Android’s new found fame is starting to attract a higher grade of apps, as Facebook has recently upgraded their Android app in order to make it more functional for Android lovers (although the app currently lacks chat).

Android’s popularity may spell trouble for other smartphones (like the Blackberry Torch and Windows Phone 7) as they may have trouble attracting third party developers who (more often than not) have few resources to spare when it comes to mobile platforms.

(via TechCrunch)

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