Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

Mac OS X, Safari and iPhone market share for Internet usage rose from April to May, according to the latest market share survey NetMarketShare (http://www.netmarketshare.com).

According to the report, among operating systems, Mac OS X had 5.06% of the global market share in May, compared to 5.16% in June (that’s global market share; in the US it’s almost 10 %). Windows remains dominant with 91.32% as of July. That’s down from 91.46% in June. Apple’s highest percentage previously was 5.27% in October 2009.

iPad users spend three times longer playing games than on the iPhone, and developers also earn more per user from in-app advertising on Apple’s touchscreen tablet, according to a new study from Mobclix (http://www.mobclix.com), a mobile ad exchange network.

If you count the iPad as a notebook (and why shouldn’t you since many consider it a netbook replacement?), Apple is now the number three computer vendor for portables, passing Asus, Lenova, Toshiba and, yes, Dell.

Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday that e-book deals between Apple and Amazon and major book publishers may be anti-competitive, reports “MarketWatch” (http://macosg.me/2/mm).

Blumenthal’s office said he is investigating whether these agreements lead to less competition when it comes to book prices. “These agreements among publishers, Amazon and Apple appear to have already resulted in uniform prices for many of the most popular e-books — potentially depriving consumers of competitive prices,” he said.