In our last post, we discussed all the possible phones scheduled for release in April, and today we will talk about the upcoming devices scheduled to arrive in May.

According to insiders, Verizon will release the LG Revolution on May 5, and it will become the carrier’s third LTE handset, after the HTC Thunderbolt, and the Samsung Droid Charge.

 Motorola Droid Bionic and the unannounced Moto Droid X2 should be out in May, too.

 Surprisingly, it looks like Verizon will also launch the Samsung Galaxy S II with 4G capabilities.

Stay tuned!

Google’s in-app payment system for Android apps went live today, enabling users to purchase upgrades and other content without going back to the Android Market.

•  Similar to Apple’s system, but a step further by allowing developers to make “try and buy apps.” This means that you can download a free “lite” version of an app and then purchase the full version if you like it. Few apps that you can try this service include:
• Tap Tap Revenge
• Gun Bros
• Deer Hunter Challenge HD

According to the analysts at IDC, Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (WP7), may still have lower market share, but few years down the line, it’ll be chasing Android’s tail.

In the struggle to enter and create its brand in the Samrtphone market, Microsoft ran in a crisis. But last, the company reset its mobile efforts with all-new WP7 OS, and received a significant boost when the world’s largest OEM – Nokia – signed up to the platform.

“Up until the launch of Windows Phone 7 last year, Microsoft has steadily lost market share while other operating systems have brought forth new and appealing experiences. The new alliance brings together Nokia’s hardware capabilities and Windows Phone’s differentiated platform.”

 Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst, IDC

Even though the launch of Nokia WP7 device is not expected until next year, but 2015 will put Nokia-Microsoft partnership at the second spot, following the lead of Android.

IDC suggests Android will obtain 39.5% market share in 2011, rising to 45.4% by 2015 (compound annual growth rate of 23.8%). Meanwhile, WP7 will bloat from just 5.5% this year to just over 20.9%, by 2015 (CAGR of 67.1%).

The analyst believes the next five years will witness RIM’s BlackBerry OS and Apple’s iOS largely treading water, with iOS staying in third place (15.7% market share in 2011, dipping to 15.3% by 2015). Meanwhile, RIM’s fourth-place OS drops from 14.9% in 2011 to 13.7% by 2015.

The analyst predicts the worldwide smartphone market will grow by 49.2% 8in 2011, as more business and consumer users trade in feature-ready

Amazon Appstore might have gotten enough publicity being the first store to get Angry Birds Rio for Android, but the app is finally available in the Android Market. All the actions are happening in the street of Rio de Janeiro. The original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio de Janeiro, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to to save their friends, Blu and Jewel.

Angry Birds Rio features two fantastic episodes with 60 exciting levels, completely new achievements and all other achievement and entertainment that you are used to from Rovio.

Get the Angry Bird Rio from the Android Market and prepare your mind for the Rio movie by watching the trailer below.

It’s a good time to be an Android owner. Weeks after launching its Appstore, Amazon released it’s new Cloud Drive service for the web and Android.

Cloud Drive works the same way like Dropbox, but Amazon is a much better value. You get 5 GB of storage for free. As a bonus, if you buy an album from Amazon’s MP3 store, your storage is quadrupled to 20 GB at no extra cost. Moreover, Amazon MP3s don’t count against your storage quota.

Android users can download the updated Amazon MP3 app, which features a new Cloud Player function for streaming music to your phone or tablet.

For now, anyone can enjoy Cloud Drive on their desktop.

Last month the beta version of Tower Raiders 2 was released, sequel to the super-popular tower defense strategy game, Tower Raiders. The beta introduced 6 new levels and improved graphics. Gianormous Games have been hard at work since then, because they just opened the full “GOLD” version, which brings even more improvements and added gameplay (24 levels total).

The premise remains the same, but the gameplay is fast-paced and logic-based, leaving you craving for more. Even if you’ve never played Tower Raiders, the gameplay and logistics are very easy to figure out.

On a personal note, this is one game, that I’m not hiding in my closet for a long while. How about You? You can buy Tower Raiders 2 Gold for $4.99.