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IDC: Android and iOS to stay on top by 2016, WP to progress slowly

The marketing intelligence and analysis company IDC has revisited its smartphone market predictions for the following four years. It's become quite a tradition for IDC to post different numbers in each    

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Nokia sells its HQ in Finland, to stay there on a lease

Nokia's financials aren't what you'd call great lately, and as a result the company is selling its headquarters building in Espoo, Finland for €170 million.The deal is expected to be    

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China market: Samsung leads in 3Q12 smartphone market share, says report

There were 49.8 million smartphones sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, hiking 31.1% on quarter and 154.9% on year, tech.163.com cited China-based iiMedia Research as indicating. Samsung    

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Apple iPhone 5 hits 55 more countries this month

Apple is expanding the iPhone 5 availability to 55 new countries this month. On December 7 the Apple's thinnest and lightest is coming to the Samsung's homeland - South Korea.A week later, on    

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9 out of 10 smartphones sold in China are powered by Android

China is a very important market for smartphone makers and mobile software developers with its vast cellphone user base. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reported that there are    

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PCB makers look to strong sales of rigid-flex PCBs in 2013

PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Compeq Manufacturing all expect demand for rigid-flex PCBs, particularly from the smartphone sector, will gain further momentum in 2013.    

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