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The mobile operating system is continuing to hold strong to its grasp on the biggest share of the market.

Recent technology news has shown that Android is not only successfully keeping hold of its top share of the smartphone market, but it has also managed to widen the lead that it has over all of its competition.

The latest statistics from Strategy Analytics have shown that Android has now broken its own record.

The latest figures from the market research company, which were released in technology news, have shown that the gap that Android currently has in its lead over the rest in its share of the global smartphone market has now broken its previous records. During this year’s second quarter, the firm reported that there were a total of 295.2 million shipments of smartphones. In the last year, the global growth in smartphones has slashed itself nearly in half. A year ago, the growth rate had been 49 percent, with today’s rate being closer to 27 percent.

In the second quarter of 2014, Android managed to make massive technology news with 85 percent of the global market.

The growth of the Android share in global smartphone shipments is a record breaking 85 percent and has caused the share of all of its competitors to shrink. Apple’s market share slipped slightly to reach 11.9 percent, after having shipped 35.2 million smartphones during the second quarter of the year. Samsung, alone has a 25 percent share of the smartphone market, which is a considerable drop from its previous share of 33 percent, after having shipped 74.5 million smartphones around the world.

According to the Strategy Analytics executive director, Neil Mawston, in a technology news statement, “Like the PC market, Android is on the verge of turning smartphone platforms into a one-horse race. Its low-cost services and user-friendly software remain wildly attractive to hardware makers, operators and consumers worldwide.” He also pointed out that competitors with other operating systems are going to need to do something enormous if they want to be able to cut into the tremendous lead that Android is maintaining in shipments of smartphones.

Kash aims to sidestep credit card fees and allow retailers to interact with consumers more directly

Starbucks has found a great deal of success in its mobile commerce endeavors, which has encouraged retailers to engage in the mobile space more aggressively. The company is considering offering its mobile payment technology to retailers, but this technology may not be available for some years. Kash is hoping to accelerate retailer’s entry into the mobile commerce space, offering them a way to accept payments from mobile devices and do away with credit cards and their fees.

Platform makes use of bank information rather than credit card information

Kash is a new platform available for iOS and Android devices. Users can make use of the application as soon as they download it and do not have to create an account before they are able to make a payment. Kash allows users to make use of their bank accounts rather than credit cards. They can use their bank’s login information instead of creating an account with the service. With payments being handled directly, retailers can have transactions processed in a single day rather than having to wait to receive payment for a week or more as it is processed by a third party.

Retailers express interest in Kash’s standalone scanner system

Retailers can sign up for Kash and receive assistance in setting up an online e-commerce portal. Kash does not currently offer equipment that can interface with modern point-of-sales systems, offering instead a standalone scanner that retailers can receive for free. Kash notes that retailers have expressed more interest in using their standalone system than waiting for features to be released that allow the Kash platform to interact with current point-of-sales systems.

Retailers could benefit from platforms like Kash

Retailers have been looking for ways to get into the mobile commerce field, but some have found this to be a difficult process. Engaging mobile consumers can be difficult because of their fickle nature and their unwillingness to tolerate platforms that are poorly designed. Retailers are relying on platforms like Kash to allow them to engage consumers in an effective manner.