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Nokia slips to third in Israeli cellphone market
Globes
Samsung and Apple have passed Nokia in Israel's cellphone market. According to IDC Israel, Nokia has lost its top ranking in the market. After years of domination, with a 46% market share in its heyday, Nokia's market share slipped to 20% in 2011.

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Cellphone apps hold potential for agriculture
Grand Forks Herald
Though still in its infancy, the combination of cellphones and cellphone applications is providing agriculturalists with new tools that can help them be more productive away from home. Like a growing number of agriculturalists, Rick Swenson uses his ...

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ComScore: Samsung, Android Maintain Top Share
Twice
Samsung maintained its lead in cellphone handset share among the installed base of cellphone subscribers in the fourth quarter compared with the third quarter, and both the Apple and Google Android smartphone platforms made share gains at the expense ...
Android Games from Capcom and Square-Enix on Their Way ... In JapanYahoo! Contributors Network

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CBC.ca

Android users more likely to have sex on first date: Survey
Vancouver Sun
Canadian singles who use Android phones are more likely to have sex on a first date and partake in one-night stands, in comparison to those with other types of smartphones, according to a results of a survey. The survey, conducted by polling firm ...
Android users can be a racy lot: SurveyMetroNews Canada
Android users mostly likely to have sex on first date: surveyCanada.com
Texting on the Toilet Is Getting Out of ControlThe Stir

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IBNLive.com

Nokia profits dive as new phones slow to take off
Reuters
The world's largest cellphone maker by volume unveiled a year ago a major strategy shift to Microsoft Corp software for its smartphones in an attempt to challenge Apple and Google Inc's Android. But Apple's phones in particular have proved far more ...
Nokia's Windows Phones Rising Slowly, CEO Hints at TabletMashable
Nokia loss tempered by Windows phone launchSan Francisco Chronicle
Windows phones temper Nokia loss in fourth quarterTaipei Times
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KitGuru

Samsung, Apple set to consume 90% of 2012 mobile profits
KitGuru
If you mistakenly think that feature phones will somehow surge back into dominance, I feel sorry for you. Smartphones are the way of the future. People these days have a very strong desire to check their email or something on the web while on the go ...

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Apple's share of mobile web falls, Android at the top
Mobile bloom News
The analysis of this report suggests that this decline in Apple's share of the mobile web market is an indication that the fight to take control of the mobile phone and tablet market is far from over. The analysis was carried out by 51Degrees.mobi, ...

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Focus Taiwan News Channel

Cellphone market slows amid soft demand for feature phones
Focus Taiwan News Channel
IDC noted that Samsung Electronics Co., HTC Corp. of Taiwan and LG Electronics Inc. have dominated the Android smartphone market in Asia-Pacific, excluding China, while Windows Phones also gained some momentum in the region thanks to sales of the HTC ...

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Basic smartphone terms
Grand Forks Herald
Android: A smartphone operating system and software platform created by Google. There are a number of competing mobile operating systems including BlackBerry and Apple's iOS. - Apps: Short for applications or, more accurately, applications software.

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Jailbreaking Phones Could Become Illegal Again
Tom's Guide
Essentially users wouldn't be able to get rid of the bloatware-ridden version of Android and replace it with a clean, untainted version. It would mean that iPhone and iPod Touch users wouldn't be able to download and install apps released outside ...

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