NPD: Google's Android is Now Top-Selling Mobile OS (GOOG)

The NPD Group is reporting Wednesday that Google's

Android mobile operating system was the top-selling OS in the second quarter. 33 percent of phones sold during the period had Android. The NPD Group, a leading market research company, is reporting that for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2007, Research in Motion's

BlackBerry fell to second position, as Android took the lead among operating systems in handsets sold to U.S. consumers. Apple's

iPhone came in at 22%. "For the second consecutive quarter, Android handsets have shown strong but slowing sell-through market share gains among U.S. consumers," said Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis for NPD. "While the Google-developed OS took market share from RIM, Apple's iOS saw a small gain this quarter on the strength of the iPhone 4 launch." Shares of Google are up 3% today, to $504.56. Research in Motion is down 3.75% Wednesday, to $53.44. Apple shares are up slightly, to $262.77. Learn how to find the best

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