When Verizon (NYSE: VRZ) released its earning report earlier it was revealed that 51% of iPhone activations in the third quarter were for iPhones. iPhones were 43% of activiations in the last quarter and 46% for the third quarter last year. The 51% comes out to 3.9 million iPhone activations for the quarter. Apple (NYSE: APPL) is the top smartphone provider for the nations largest cell phone network. The iPhone 5S has been reporting great numbers while the iPhone 5C is looking more like a dud in the market but still it looks like Apple is making strides in its efforts to gain more market share from it android competitors Google (NYSE: GOOG).