In the smartphone market there are three major players with Android currently leading the race with 38% of US smartphone sales, while Apple had 27% and Blackberry reported 21% of sales during the period from March to May 2011. According to a Nielsen survey, iPhone sales increased more than 10% during the same period, while Android was flat, likely due to Verizon now offering the iPhone where AT&T previously had the monopoly of Apple devices.

While Nielsen concluded that this indicates that iPhone sales tend to lead the market, other industry analysts say that cannot be concluded due to the increase in the total number of smartphone devices sold by Android and the fact that Google maintained its position at the top even though Apple’s market share had increased. The biggest impact in the race to dominate the smartphone market appears to come from the iPhone recruiting new Blackberry users, not Android.

The heat is turning up in this mobile technology race with Google pushing its Google Voice platform while Apple is reportedly looking to start a wireless communications company of its own. Additionally, Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Skype indicates a strong interest in VOIP or data transfer technology towards which voice communications are moving.

According to a spokesperson for an innovative social media communications company, the competition and interest in mobile VOIP is great news, saying, “It’s all good for us, we’ve developed the only cross-platform mobile VOIP apps that offer unlimited international calls on any device”. and will soon offer the service from any landline phone for just $19.95 a year.” He further stated that while the company focused first on the smartphone market, the current updates that are about to be released will allow virtually any device that can dial a phone number use their service and stated, “Our goal is to provide unlimited communication around the world at an affordable price. to anyone”.

It seems that aggressive young tech companies are in an enviable position not only in the US but also around the world, plus Apple is moving to China on a massive scale with a partnership with China Mobile, the provider China’s largest wireless network, in addition to its plans to include its services also on Symbian-powered devices and landlines. After being briefed on the features and updates scheduled for release, this writer has to conclude that VOIP communications startups are poised to dominate the communications and social media market in a way that no company has ever done, literally putting the world in the palm of your hand. hand. These are exciting times we live in. The world of mobile communications is changing faster than anyone thought possible. well almost anyone.