Google's domination of the smartphone industry with Android is slowly pushing Apple and its iPhone to the curb. We understand that in Q2 2012, Android smartphones outsold the Apple iPhone by a margin of 4 to 1, which is a pretty huge margin, if you ask us. The company that accounts for much of the Android smartphone sales is Samsung, probably the main reason the company is locked tight in a deadly battle with Apple.

Samsung sits atop the smartphone market while Apple trails behind at second place. Almost every other manufacturer in the top are making Android phones, a clear sign that Android is the go-to operating system for most OEMs.

Android accounts for 68 percent of the global markethare; last year, it had controlled 47 percent. From 47 percent to 68 percent jump is proof enough that people love Android and it's not just because they can't afford an iPhone device.

The rise in Android's popularity is all good and dandy, but it also means there is an increased risk in malware being downloaded onto a device. Moreover, from what we have heard, Android has become a playground for malware as of late, with not a single change in sight. F-Secure, the company behind F-Secure Mobile Threat Report for Android devices, got its hands on over 5,000 malwares in Android applications. The more something becomes popular, the more it is targeted by hackers.

The iPhone was on top of the world for a long time, yet it didn't have these malware problems. This is turning out to be a case of bad security implementation in Android than anything else; Google might want to get up to speed in preventing future malware attacks on Android.

With its 68 percent iron grip hold on the global smartphone market, it will be a long time before anyone or anything challenges Android for the crown. We once thought Microsoft and Nokia were the ones to shake the Android camp up a bit, but things didn't turn out as expected.