Vision Mobile has published an awesome infographic outlining the various mobile platforms and how they stack up from a development point of view.

Dubbed “The Mobile Platform Race,” the infographic (embedded below) contains data sourced from Vision Mobile’s recent “Developers Economics 2011” report.  Some of the data is what you’d expect, such as the fact that iOS, Android and the mobile Web are leading the charge in terms of mobile development these days.  Other data includes platform fragmentation, distribution channels and revenue models.

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GetJar, an independent cross-platform app store, has announced that its surpassed 2B total app downloads, with more than 100 million of which being Facebook installs.

In total, GetJar now offers roughly 150,000 apps that work across Android, BlackBerry, Java and Symbian platforms, with support for over 2,500 total devices spanning both smartphones and feature phones – the latter of which supporting most of its growth.  In addition, GetJar has gained close to 350,000 developer registrations.  The service places heavy emphasis on social integration and sharing, and announced that it has more than one million Facebook Connect users.  User interest and downloads continue to be highest among games, social & messaging, entertainment, and productivity applications, according to the company.

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Inneractive has published a pretty interesting infographic today that outlines the status of Nokia devices in terms of mobile advertising impressions, distribution and CTR compared to other platforms.

While Nokia doesn’t get nearly the press that Android, iOS and other mobile OSs get these days, the infographic below includes some surprising data points that indicate that Nokia devices are showing impressive growth in terms of mobile ad requests — growing 24.3% in March, 15.3% in April and 12.8% in May.

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Microsoft looks to be getting even more serious in its mobile ambitions following its acquisition of Skype last week with rumors now circulating that it’s begun negotiations to acquire Nokia’s phone business.

Business Insider is citing a Russian blogger with sources close to Nokia who said both companies want the deal to close before the end of the year and are in a “big hurry” to get it done quickly.  Details are limited to say the least, but as the Business Insider notes, they’ve given credence to the Russian blogger after he accurately called the Nokia-Microsoft partnership back in December.

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According to new research published by Nielsen today, Android has officially taken the number one spot in terms of mobile OS usage in the United States.

Android now holds a 29 percent share of the market, while both iOS and RIM’s Blackberry stand at 27 percent each.  Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 devices account for 10 percent of the U.S. smartphone market; Palm is at 4 percent; Symbian holds onto a 2% share; and finally, there’s a 1 percent “other” category, which would include OSes like the Linux-based MeeGo.

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A mobile application provider called “Numo” (formerly Mobile Nordic) has completed a lengthy in-app advertising trial using its suite of mobile apps that the company says resulted in some ads getting as high as 35% CTR overall.

The ad in question was for Opera Mini, the highly successful cross-platform mobile browser, that were promoted from within Numo’s three main app offerings.  Numo says it currently reaches over 3.5 million registered users.  The campaign for Opera Mini ran for 20 days in total and used different messages and placements for testing purposes.

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While 2011 has unofficially been branded many things, such as the “year of the tablet,” there’s also reason to believe that 2011 will also become the “year of the smartphone.”

When Verizon Wireless announced its Q4 earnings earlier this week it said that only 26% of its 94 million subscribers are smartphone users.  Interestingly though, 75% of contract subscribers are buying smartphones, meaning overall smartphone penetration is set to grow dramatically at Verizon this year — especially with the introduction of the iPhone 4 with attractive unlimited data plans.

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