The battle for the mobile market is heating up, and it looks like Android has been making some serious strides lately. New figures indicate that about 500,000 new Android devices are activated each day. While this is a staggering number, what’s even more remarkable is the fact that this number is growing by about 4.4% each week. Back in May, this number was closer to about 400,000 devices activated each day. So in just a few weeks, the sales for Google’s smartphone platform (Android) have surged by about 100,000 additional activations per day. It would seem that Google's Android platform is really starting to take off...

It’s amazing to think that just a few years ago texting was considered a high tech endeavor. But now, as smartphones continue to evolve and the applications they run continue to improve, mobile technology is advancing at an amazing rate. Smartphones are quickly emerging as a crucial tool, central to the way we operate in this fast-paced modern world. With the help of cutting-edge applications, smartphones are evolving into something far greater than mere tools of communication. In an effort to stay ahead of the social shopping tsunami, Market America’s mobile team is developing some amazing, game-changing features for our MA Mobile application. A few weeks ago, I discussed the incredible new barcode scanning feature and the deal-finder we developed – and now the word is getting out.