Android Sales Top Apple IPhone In First-Half 2010, Says Nielsen

Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android has overtaken Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone in the high-profile smartphone sweepstakes, according to one market research firm.
New smartphone subscribers choosing Android handsets accounted for 27% of U.S. smartphone sales in the first half of the year, surpassing the 23% share held by Apple's wildly popular phones, the Nielsen Company said Monday.