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Smartphone sales 'top one billion'

2014-01-28 03:38:55| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

More than one billion smartphones were shipped last year, with Samsung extending its lead as the world's biggest vendor, a new survey shows.

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Report: U.S., U.K. Tapped 'Leaky' Smartphone Apps Like Angry Birds

2014-01-28 03:37:04| PC Magazine Security Product Guide

The NSA and British intelligence teamed up to collect and store user data generated by "dozens of smartphone apps," including popular games like Angry Birds, according to The New York Times.

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Smartphone shipments close to 1bn in 2013

2014-01-28 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Samsung and Apple will need to work hard to keep 'hungry' Huawei, Lenovo and LG at bay this year, analyst firm says.

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a Senate bill would require smartphone 'kill switch' in case of theft

2014-01-25 22:56:38| Wireless - Topix.net

Senator Amy Klobuchar will soon introduce a bill to combat smartphone theft - a rapidly growing crime as the technology proliferates - that would require phone makers to install a "kill switch" to prohibit a stolen device's further use.

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Samsung Q4 operating profit lower as smartphone sales slow

2014-01-24 08:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics reported a drop in fourth-quarter operating profit, as the company increased marketing in an attempt to fight off growing competition in the smartphone and tablet market. While revenues increased to KRW 59.28 trillion from KRW 56.06 trillion a year earlier, operating profit dropped to KRW 8.31 trillion from KRW 8.84 trillion. Net profit still improved slightly, to KRW 7.30 trillion from KRW 7.04 trillion a year ago. At the IT & Mobile division, revenues rose to KRW 33.89 trillion from KRW 30.71 trillion in the year-earlier period, while operating profit was flat year-on-year and down 18 percent from Q3, to KRW 5.47 trillion. Samsung said smartphone demand increased worldwide due to the holiday season, and tablet demand was much stronger due to a wide range of promotions. However, the company's own smartphone shipments were "slightly" lower on a sequential basis, which Samsung attributed to year-end inventory adjustments and a strong Q3. Samsung tablet shipments were up sharply from the previous quarter, driven by strong sales of the new Galaxy Tab 3 and Note 10, the company said. For 2014, Samsung expects competition to intensify in the feature phone market, as the migration to smartphones accelerates. The smartphone market will be driven by the transition to LTE in Europe and China and demand from emerging markets, and the company plans new mid-range and high-end products to target these areas. Rapid growth is also expected to continue in the tablet market, although Samsung expects both phones and tablets to be weaker in Q1 due to the usual seasonal slowdown.

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