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Google Android Operating System Maintains Dominance

The Google (GOOGL) Android operating system continues to dominate the smartphone market, with a commanding 83.6% share in the third quarter. Android took market share from Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and BlackBerry (BBRY), said research firm Strategy Analytics. Apple fell to 12.5% from 13.4% due to its limited presence at the lower end of the market. In its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 27, Apple sold 39.3 million iPhones, up 16% vs. the

BlackBerry could be part of Lenovo’s ‘second-stage rocket’

As it nears completion of its purchase of Google ‘s (GOOGL) Motorola Mobility unit, China’s Lenovo reportedly is showing interest in another unloved business: faded smartphone maker BlackBerry. BlackBerry (BBRY) stock jumped 8.5% to 10.30 on a report Monday that Lenovo could make a play for the Canadian handset maker. Benzinga.com, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, said an offer worth $15 a share could come as early as this week, Reuters said. Similar rumors about a Lenovo acquisition of Blackberry have circulated many times over the last two years, Reuters said. Lenovo has been the world’s No. 1 PC maker since Q2 2013, building on its strong brand in China and its 2005 acquisition of IBM’s (IBM) personal computer business. In the third quarter this year, Lenovo extended its global lead to 20% market share, followed by Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) with 18.8%, research firm IDC said….

Video: BlackBerry Q2 EPS Beats, Revenue Misses

Just days after launching its first major phone in two years, BlackBerry (BBRY) early Friday reported a smaller-than-expected fiscal Q2 loss, but revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations. Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry said it lost 2 cents per share excluding items in the quarter ended Aug. 30, a nearly 82% improvement compared with a loss of 11 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected a