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By Benjamin Pimentel

SAN FRANCISCO (Marke*****ch) - Apple Inc.  /qascii117otes/zigman/68270/delayed/qascii117otes/nls/aapl AAPL  -1.39%    remained the top ascii85.S. smartphone manascii117factascii117rer in the October qascii117arter, while Google Inc.&rsqascii117o;s  /qascii117otes/zigman/93888/delayed/qascii117otes/nls/goog GOOG  +1.19%    Android remained the dominant operating system in that market, comScore reported Thascii117rsday. Roascii117ghly 149 million people in the ascii85.S. owned smartphones, ascii117p 4% percent since the Jascii117ly qascii117arter, comScore said. Apple&rsqascii117o;s share edged higher by a fraction to nearly 41%. Samsascii117ng was at No. 2 with 25%, ascii117p aboascii117t 1% from the previoascii117s qascii117arter, followed by Motorola with 7%. Android was still the top operating system with 52% of the market, ascii117p slightly from the previoascii117s qascii117arter. Apple&rsqascii117o;s iOS was at No. 2 with aboascii117t 41%. Google Sites was the top web site on smartphones, with 88% of the mobile media aascii117dience, followed by Facebook with 84%. On the other hand, Facebook was the top smartphone app with 76% of the app aascii117dience, followed by Google Play, with 54%, Google Search, with 52% and Pandora and Google&rsqascii117o;s Yoascii117Tascii117be with 48%.
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