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The inability to view websites that use Adobe's Flash technology for videos and animations is a source of irritation for new iPad owners, according to Changewave
A survey of 153 new iPad owners by Changewave, a market research company, found that a lack of support for Flash technology was one of the things they most disliked about Apple's flagship device.

Around 11 per cent of new iPad owners said this was an irritation, while other annoyances included problems with the Wi-Fi connection dropping out (9 per cent), trying to keep the screen clean (9 per cent), a lack of apps for the gadget (7 per cent), and the weight of the iPad (7 per cent). Apple has been embroiled in a bitter war of words with Adobe over Flash, which is not supported on any of Apple's multimedia devices. Apple claims Flash is "buggy" and prone to crashing, and favour the rival HTML5 format, while Adobe says that Apple's stance threatens the future development of the web and constitutes a 'walled garden' approach.

The Changewave survey found that around 80 per cent of iPad owners use it to browse the web, while 48 per cent used it to watch video, which could explain why some users were annoyed by the lack of Flash. Other popular uses included checking emails (71 per cent), downloading apps from the App Store (56 per cent) and reading ebooks (33 per cent). Continue reading here...

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WASHINGTON — US sales of smartphones running Google's Android mobile operating system surged past those of Apple for the first time in the first quarter of the year, industry research firm NPD said Monday.

Android-powered smartphones accounted for 28 percent of US consumer sales in the first three months of the year compared with 21 percent for the iPhone, NPD said.

Canada's Research in Motion, maker of the popular Blackberry, retained the top spot with 36 percent of US smartphone sales in the quarter, NPD said.

Strong sales of Motorola's Android-powered Droid and HTC's Android-based Droid Eris were cited as among the reasons for Android's surge past Apple.

Google makes its open-source Android software available to handset manufacturers and also sells its own smartphone, the Nexus One.

"As in the past, carrier distribution and promotion have played a crucial role in determining smartphone market share," said Ross Rubin, NPD's executive director of industry analysis.

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The burgeoning legal challenges to Apple over its rapid advances in mobile computing mounted yesterday when Finland's Nokia launched a patent infringement suit over the iPad.

Nokia accused Apple in a US federal court in Wisconsin of infringing five patents in the iPad, which has sold 1m units since its US debut in March.

Nokia's suit cites technology used to enhance speech and data transmission and antenna innovations that allow for more compact devices.

"These patented innovations are important to Nokia's success as they allow improved product performance and design," the Finnish company said in a statement. Apple had no immediate response.

The Finnish company, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, is already in dispute with Apple over alleged patent infringement in the iPhone.

IDC said yesterday that Nokia's smartphone market share in the first quarter was flat at 39 per cent, while Apple saw its share of the shipments jump to 16 per cent from 11 per cent a year ago, closing in on Canada's Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, which occupies second spot. Overall, smartphone sales rose 57 per cent in the quarter.

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