• TechCrunch, Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:24 PM

Word from the Google I/O conference is that the search giant is now activating upwards of 60,000 Android powered phones a day. That number was actually determined back in February, but still represents double the number of Android phones Google was activating a year ago, reports TechCrunch. Vic Gundotra, VP of engineering at Google, also said from I/O that Android was the second best-selling smartphone this past quarter -- selling only behind RIM, "and yes, ahead of that other rival," notes TechCrunch. (We're going to say Apple.)

According to Gundotra, AdMob found that Android was also first in terms of web and app usage among smartphones. What's more, Gundotra said there are now over 50,000 apps available for the Android platform, while there are some 180,000 developers working on the platform. Furthermore, there are now over 60 compatible Android devices from 21 OEMs in 48 countries, Gundotra said, and the devices are spread across 59 carriers.

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