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The new Apple iOS update has disabled a common GPU based method of achieving precise model granularity.

The battle between iOS and Android is usually played out in the battlefield of the high street, where the two key mobile operating systems compete for sales. The relative performance of each operating system can therefore fluctuate greatly: the month after a new iPhone launch iOS devices tend to do very well and the same is true when a new Android phone is launched or a price drop takes place.

The question we asked ourselves at 51Degrees.com was what does the battle look like out in the real world.

Elements of this article were featured in The Register. You can see the article here.

iOS 7, Apples latest operating system was released to Apple devices on the 18th September.

Here at 51Degrees.mobi we have been detecting i0S 7 user agents since June and have been monitoring its progress. Here we take a brief look at the newest features.

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According to Mashable, Samsung have shipped more Smartphones than it's four biggest rivals over the last quarter. This week 51Degrees take a look at the how web traffic from Samsung, Apple, LG, ZTE and Lenovo Smartphone devices compare across the global market over the last 12 months.

Apple announced this week that iPad sales have dropped, whilst the iPhone has started to rise again. This week 51Degrees.mobi pit the iPad v.s. the iPhone to see who has more share of Apple's mobile web traffic.

Last week the International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that Android and iOS made up 92% of Smartphone operating system shipments in the first quarter of 2013. This week 51Degrees take a look at the global mobile traffic of smartphone operating systems.