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Apple’s newest mobile operating system, iOS 6, has shown unprecedented adoption rates by Apple users, according to a Chitika Insights (www.chitika.com) study on the early adoption rates of iOS 6.

To quantify this study, Chitika Insights took a sample of millions of mobile ad impressions coming out of the Chitika Ad network ranging from Sept. 18 to Oct. 1. The growth rate of iOS 6 was then split by device and compared to total iOS Web usage to illustrate the differences in adoption by the devices.

ComScore (www.comscore.com), a company that “measures the digital world,” has released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending in August.

The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.7% market share. Google Android led among smartphone platforms, accounting for 52.6% of smartphone subscribers, while Apple accounted for 34.3%.

The iOS 6 Maps app has been trashed by most folks, but Onavo (www.onavo.com) — a privately held company backed by Magma Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Horizons Ventures and Motorola Mobility Ventures — thinks it’s “Maptastic.”

Insider Software (www.insidersoftware.com) has put the finishing touches on a an upgrade to FontAgent Pro. Version 5 “is an essential upgrade for users of Mac OS X 10.6 and later or Adobe Creative Suite 6,” the company says.

FontAgent Pro 5 is available in a Standard Edition, Workgroup Edition and a variety of Server Editions ranging from a TeamServer Edition for 5 users and extending all the way up to Enterprise Server options providing replication with fail-over, live backup and one-click directory services integration.