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Nokia Sales Numbers Look Grim, but There`s Hope With Windows Phone: IDC
eWeek
According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Samsung shipments shot up by 173 percent in the second quarter to 50.2 million units, from 18.4 million units in the second quarter of 2011, while Samsung's market share nearly doubled to 32.6 ...
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How your phone gets location-confused
USA TODAY
This works quickly and on ordinary "feature phones" — thanks in part to a Federal Communications Commission requirement that wireless carriers provide the location of people calling 911 — but it may not pin your location down to within more than a ...
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Rubio phones into campaign event after plane makes emergency landing
CNN (blog)
Celeb cash flows in 2012 · Obama's new tone · Romney plans overseas tour · Bloomberg demands gun action · GOPer tells prez 'be American'. Next. Rubio phones into campaign event after plane makes emergency landing. July 28th, 2012. 06:49 PM ET ...
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Samsung Phones Twice as Hot as Apple iPhones? Twice as Many Units Shipped
Mobile & Apps
Samsung, meanwhile, started shipping its Galaxy S3 flagship phone worldwide last quarter. Earlier this month, the company said it had already shipped 10 million units of the new smartphone. Moreover, Business Insider reports that several analyst groups ...
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Mobile & Apps
Hackers build private 'Ninja Tel' phone network at Defcon
CNET
The Ninja hacker group is giving the phones away to people who have contributed to the community, and to their lucky friends. The phones and accompanying lanyards serve as "badges" that provide entrance to the annual Ninja party tonight. (Defcon ...
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Samsung shipped nearly twice as many phones as Apple last quarter
Los Angeles Times
Samsung shipped nearly twice as many phones as Apple sold in the last quarter and is also now the top phone seller in the world, surpassing Nokia, according to various reports. In its latest earnings report, Apple revealed it sold 26 million iPhones, which ...
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AT&T's Best Android Phone Is Now Just $100
Gizmodo
AT&T's Best Android Phone Is Now Just $100 Good news for anyone who's been sneaking sidelong glances at the HTC One X, one of the best Android phones in general and by far the best available on AT&T. As rumors had foretold, the handset's price has ...
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