2degrees innovate with shared data plans

A few months back, NZ's newest and most innovative mobile carrier, 2degrees, asked for suggestions for plans and products on their Facebook page. I tend to avoid service providers' major social media avenues simply because the average user comment in such places tends to be loud, uninformed, unaware of basic business practices, and thus annoying to read. I braved these murky waters and gave them a lengthy tongue-in-cheek comment about how great shared data bundles would be. They told me to wait and see. I have, and from today's reports, that was well worth doing.

Android's Growth Continues Unabated

Gartner's figures are in and the news is all good for Android - not so good for most everybody else. The little green robot's share of the smartphone market has rocketed to 52.2% and I use the word "rocketed" without hint of exaggeration. Just one paltry year ago, its market share stood at 25.3%. That, for the mathematically-challenged among us, is a more than doubling of market share, something that even the most critical of pundits can but regard with something approaching awe.