Android Leads The Field In Smartphone Market (Updated)

Android is now officially the biggest-selling smartphone operating system.

Figures from Canalys show it shipped 33.3m units in the last quarter of last year - up a whacking 615%.

It left Nokia's Symbian in second place and Apple's iOS in third. 

All platforms saw a rise in sales, except Microsoft which dropped 20%.

The figures are much as predicted, with Symbian dying on its feet, Blackberry dying a slower death, Microsoft digging its own grave and Google and Apple shooting ahead.

Update: Samsung admits its Galaxy Tab figures are a load of cobblers.