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• Android will lead smartphone market in 5 years, says Ovum
• Machinarium on PSN and 3 new games from developer
• MySpace loses 10 million users in one month

Android will lead smartphone market in 5 years, says Ovum Posted: 27 Mar 2011 06:55 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sun 27 Mar 2011 Android Army or Apply fanboy... 2016 will see the deciding votes cast? An independent telecoms analyst has forecasted that the global smartphone market will grow twice in size by 2016, with Android leading the pack. Related links Best free Android apps 2010 Android 2.3 Gingerbread: best features BlackBerry Superstore app review Apple iPad2 review Best Windows Phone 7 phones Best Windows 7 apps Ovum has released a report showing that Android will have more than a 20 percent market share lead over Apple's iOS. According to Ovum's forecast, smartphones will represent 40 percent of the mobile phone market between 2010 and 2016, with Asia-Pacific will be the largest region, shipping over 200 million handsets by 2016. Western Europe will have 175 million and North America will have 165 million shipments each. By 2016, Android will have a 38 percent share in the market, Apple's iOS will have 17.5 percent, Windows Phone 7 will be close at 17.2 percent and BlackBerry trails with 16.5 percent. With the large number of manufacturers turning to Android, and with this forecast, you'll probably have an Android handset in the near future. What smartphone do you own now or want to get for yourself? Pop over to our Twitter and Facebook pages and tell us. Remember to follow us for more updates in the tech world. Via: ElectricPig     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Machinarium on PSN and 3 new games from developer Posted: 27 Mar 2011 04:54 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sun 27 Mar 2011 Amanita has a lot to be busy with this year The team behind indie hit game Machinarium is coming out with three games currently in the works, with Machinarium coming out on PlayStation Network this year as well. The games that are coming out by Amanita Design, a Czech-based company, are called Osada, Botanicula and Samorost 3. Related links Best video games Best games consoles Best PlayStation games launched at E3 2010 50 best games series ever 20 games to ruin your relationship Best games apps Osada is an interactive music video, which according to boss Jakub Dvorsky, has "Czech psychedelic country music" and will be a free download on Amanita's website. Botanicula is a point-and-click adventure that follows five tree dwellers on a mission to save their world from evil parasites, and the plans are to release it at the end of the year. Samorost 3 is Amanita's big project on a larger scale than the previous titles in the series, and will be out for PC, consoles and tablets. No release date has been confirmed, and it's in its early development phases. Dvorsky announced at GameCityNights in Nottingham that Machinarium (which came out in 2009) and will land on PSN, after being refused by Microsoft to be released on Xbox 360, who wanted exclusive rights. What platform do you prefer to play games on? Let us know at T3's Twitter and Facebook pages and stay tuned in for more updates in the gaming world. Via: PC Gamer     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

MySpace loses 10 million users in one month Posted: 27 Mar 2011 02:35 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sun 27 Mar 2011 10 million lost in a span of 4 weeks MySpace has lost 10 million unique users in the space of one month - between January and February 2011 - dropping down to 63 million members. Related links Myspace mobile for Android app review News Corp open sales process for MySpace.com Myspace slash 500 jobs for restructuring Best apps for social networking Myspace for Windows Mobile app review London to get wi-fi on the Tube for the London Olympics Tech analyst ComScore reported that MySpace had 63 million users in February 2011, as compared to 73 million in January 2011. The social network slashed 500 jobs earlier this year and is seemingly unable to keep up with Facebook, which has been going strength ot strength with its network having half of UK's population as members. It's a sharp departure from when MySpace was the social network to keep in touch with friends and launch musical careers. Last year at the same time, MySpace was attracting 95 million unique users.  Mike Jones, MySpace's chief executive said to The Telegraph at the end of 2010 that MySpace was no longer a social network and Facebook rival. He said, "MySpace is a not a social network anymore. It is now a social entertainment destination." Are you a MySpace user? Let us know via our Twitter and Facebook pages and remember to follow/like us to get more news from the world of tech regularly. Via: The Telegraph     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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