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		<title>Samsung dominates 95% of Android phone sales say analysts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung took a whopping 95-percent of global Android smartphone profits in the first quarter of this year, one analyst firm claims, with no other manufacturer using Google&#8217;s OS coming close to the South Korean behemoth. The global Android phone business saw profits of $5.3bn, according to Strategy Analytics&#8216; sums, of which $5.1bn was sunk straight  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-dominates-95-of-android-phone-sales-say-analysts-15282170/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Touch-notebooks to suck some tablet sting from Post-PC says NPD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rise in convertible and slider touchscreen form-factors will offset the &#8220;post-PC era&#8221; slide of notebooks, but will be unable to fend off the full might of tablets, new research suggests. Tablet shipments will rise to 579.4m units by 2017, NPD DisplaySearch projections indicate, while traditional notebooks will drop to 183.3m units by the same  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/touch-notebooks-to-such-some-tablet-sting-from-post-pc-says-npd-06280706/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple said to sell 75 million low-cost iPhones in 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been rumored for a while now that Apple will be releasing a lower-cost iPhone at some point this year &#8212; most likely sometime in the fall, which now begs the question of how many of these low-cost iPhones will sell. Since they&#8217;ll be cheaper than a regular iPhone, it makes sense that Apple will  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-said-to-sell-75-million-low-cost-iphones-in-2014-16278057/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HTC One turnaround tipped as supply bottleneck loosens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sluggish start to HTC One shipments hasn&#8217;t robbed the new flagship of all its stream, new analyst figures claim, with a &#8220;mini turnaround&#8221; predicted as the One picks up the pace. 1.2m One units are expected to ship in April, J.P. Morgan Securities&#8217; supply chain checks indicate, up from just 300,000 in March after  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/htc-one-turnaround-tipped-as-supply-bottleneck-loosens-15277830/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Galaxy S 4 won&#8217;t stop iPhone research warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy S 4 won&#8217;t be enough to stem the flow of iPhone buyers, new US research suggests, with the freshly-revealed fourth-gen flagship facing waning brand loyalty. Just 15-percent of US consumers intend to buy a Samsung phone within the next six months, Yankee Group&#8216;s March research indicates, versus 40-percent aiming to buy an iPhone.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-s-4-wont-stop-iphone-research-warns-18274449/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung shores up suppliers as 10m Galaxy S4 sales predicted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung has learned from its supply chain hiccups and has steeled its manufacturing partners to meet expected Galaxy S4 demand, it&#8217;s said, amid analyst predictions of potentially 10m sales in month one. The Korean company would not be drawn on what preparations had been made, but &#8220;ased on checks we had with suppliers,&#8221; IBK Securities  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-shores-up-suppliers-as-10m-galaxy-s4-sales-predicted-13273700/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry Z10 sales estimates cut significantly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the BlackBerry Z10 released among a crowd of curious and eager onlookers, most of which were excited to see BlackBerry&#8217;s newest offerings, the general public doesn&#8217;t seem to be too crazy about the new Z10 according to Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley, who cut the sales forecast of BlackBerry&#8217;s new smartphone from 1.75  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/blackberry-z10-sales-estimates-cut-significantly-20270282/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 5S preliminary production tipped for March, launch in June/July</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were hoping after the launch of the iPhone 5 that we&#8217;d get at least a short break from the seemingly endless stream of rumor and speculation, but we quickly realized that wasn&#8217;t going to happen. Here&#8217;s some more speculation to toss on the ever-growing pile: Jefferies analyst Peter Misek thinks Apple has two new  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5s-preliminary-production-tipped-for-march-launch-in-junejuly-15265420/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst: Wii U underperformed at GameStop during holiday season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the holiday shopping rush comes the expectation that console and game sales will enjoy a boost. According to Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia, however, that wasn&#8217;t quite the case for the Wii U. Bhatia said in a note today that sales of the Wii U and its games at GameStop have come in under  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/analyst-wii-u-underperformed-at-gamestop-during-holiday-season-03263032/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPad mini tipped to make a massive splash in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re used to hearing about Apple devices selling out here in the US, and it appears that in China things aren&#8217;t much different. Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White is saying today that iPad minis are flying off shelves there, after its launch in Hong Kong on back in November and China earlier this month.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-tipped-to-make-a-massive-splash-in-china-28262472/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps for iOS may not last long, according to analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you happened to jump on the Google Maps for iOS bandwagon a couple days ago, only because you thought Apple might take the app down, you&#8217;re not alone. According to Technology Business Research analyst Ezra Gottheil, the new Google Maps app may not stay in the iTunes App Store forever, mentioning that a rejection  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-maps-for-ios-may-not-last-long-according-to-analyst-14261032/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple HDTV product tipped as &#8220;imminent&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-hdtv-product-tipped-as-imminent-16257374/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may very well be time that Apple introduces another new product, this time taking what they&#8217;ve already got on the market with the ThunderBolt display and the Apple TV set-top box and combining them into one next-level product. This product &#8211; or something like it &#8211; was tipped this week by Jefferies analyst James  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-hdtv-product-tipped-as-imminent-16257374/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remember bada? Well, it&#8217;s giving Windows Phone a kicking</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/remember-bada-well-its-giving-windows-phone-a-kicking-14256985/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung&#8217;s bada platform may be less well known than Windows Phone, but it&#8217;s still outselling Microsoft platform in worldwide smartphone sales. While the big movement may be up at the iOS and Android end, bada&#8217;s 3-percent of the worldwide market share in Q3 2012 is, according to the latest clutch of stats from analysts Gartner, enough to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/remember-bada-well-its-giving-windows-phone-a-kicking-14256985/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung Galaxy S III world&#8217;s most popular smartphone in Q3 (but iPhone 5 will change that)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy S III ousted the iPhone 4S from the top-spot of world&#8217;s best-selling smartphone in Q3 2012, new research indicates, with vast distribution and hefty operator subsidies credited for its success. 18m of the Samsung smartphones were shipped in the July-September period, according to Strategy Analytics&#8216; count, versus 16.2m iPhone 4S models. However, when you factor in  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-worlds-most-popular-smartphone-in-q3-but-iphone-5-will-change-that-08256107/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>$2bn Apple life raft for Sharp rumored</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/2bn-apple-life-raft-for-sharp-rumored-08256096/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple may have quietly shored up Sharp with a $2bn display order fudge, one market analyst has suggested, in an attempt to stabilize the struggling Japanese firm and reduce reliance on arch foe Samsung. An unforeseen $2.3bn extra in Apple&#8217;s capital expenditure in 2012 &#8211; the bulk of which wasn&#8217;t reported as cash flow &#8211; caught  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/2bn-apple-life-raft-for-sharp-rumored-08256096/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brand cachet not bargain pricing will propel iPad mini say analysts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPad mini may not have matched the sub-$200 pricing of the Nexus 7, disappointing bargain hunters, but Apple can count on brand appeal to make up the difference according to industry watchers. The new 7.9-inch tablet surprised some with its $329 starting price, $80 more expensive than the closest comparable Nexus 7, but analysts expect the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/brand-cachet-not-bargain-pricing-will-propel-ipad-mini-say-analysts-24253773/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPad mini part problems tip tight stock</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-part-problems-tip-tight-stock-05250576/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s iPad mini hasn&#8217;t even been officially confirmed yet, but predictions of stock shortages amid &#8220;frustrating&#8221; yields at component suppliers have already begun to spread. In fact, the first month is likely to see demand far outstripping supply, Topeka Capital Markets&#8217; Brian White suggests, with his checks among the Apple supply chain discovering that &#8211; even though some  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-part-problems-tip-tight-stock-05250576/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 5 demand strong despite Apple Maps concerns, analyst claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be thinking that Apple&#8217;s iOS 6 Maps fiasco is leading to decreased demand for the iPhone 5. According to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, you would be wrong. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that in a note to investors, Wu assured that demand for the iPhone 5 is still riding high, despite user concern about  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5-demand-strong-despite-apple-maps-concerns-analyst-claims-02250135/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone sales could top 50 million in Q4</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-sales-could-top-50-million-in-q4-24249006/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory Gunther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We aren&#8217;t sure if analysts love or hate predicting sales of Apple&#8217;s extremely popular devices, but the iPhone always gets its fair share of predictions. While some suggested 8-10 million iPhone 5 smartphones would be sold in September, opening weekend only saw about 5 million total. Now we&#8217;re seeing predictions for all iPhone models topping  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-sales-could-top-50-million-in-q4-24249006/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry growth stagnant warn experts (and BlackBerry 10 might not fix it)</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/blackberry-growth-stagnant-warn-experts-and-blackberry-10-might-not-fix-it-24248981/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RIM is facing its first ever quarter with zero subscriber growth, industry experts predict, as it feels the pain of the delays around BlackBerry 10 and the increasing appeal of iOS and Android. Having managed to eke out more users despite aging software until now, RIM&#8217;s customer base is expected to plateau, The Globe and Mail reports, with enterprise  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/blackberry-growth-stagnant-warn-experts-and-blackberry-10-might-not-fix-it-24248981/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst: Our 8m iPhone 5 prediction would&#8217;ve been right if Apple had sold more</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s 5m iPhone 5 sales in the first three days of availability are impressive, but analysts are still scrabbling to explain why their own predictions had been so much more enthusiastic. Notorious Apple-obsessive and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster went further than most, suggesting as many as 6-10m iPhone 5 handsets would be snapped up;  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/analyst-our-8m-iphone-5-prediction-wouldve-been-right-if-apple-had-sold-more-24248979/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry sales dwindle to nil in &#8220;meaningful number&#8221; of US stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackBerry sales in the US have ditched and some stores have failed to sell a single handset from RIM&#8217;s range in the past month, according to analyst checks, painting a dreary picture of the Canadian company&#8217;s future. &#8220;We believe that current run rates are roughly one-fifth of those we saw in the US just eight  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/blackberry-sales-dwindle-to-nil-in-meaningful-number-of-us-stores-11246820/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>10m new iPhone 5 sales in September alone predicts analyst</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/10m-new-iphone-5-sales-in-september-alone-predicts-analyst-11246792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple is expected to sell a whopping 10m new iPhone 5 smartphones by the end of September, analysts predict, arguing that nothing short of a disastrously unconvincing launch tomorrow could scupper the handset. Notoriously Apple-enthused Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster pegged the 10m figure, SFGate reports, though he&#8217;s not the only industry-watcher to be positive about what&#8217;s already tipped to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/10m-new-iphone-5-sales-in-september-alone-predicts-analyst-11246792/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Galaxy S III knocks iPhone 4S from US top spot (but iPhone 5 looms)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s iPhone 4S has been knocked from the US smartphone sales top spot by Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy S III, retailer checks suggest, though the fast-approaching iPhone 5 may well flip things back in Cupertino&#8217;s favor. August was the first month that the iPhone 4S wasn&#8217;t the best-selling smartphone in the US, Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley told CNET,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-s-iii-knocks-iphone-4s-from-us-top-spot-but-iphone-5-looms-04245889/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina panels in 2m production tips analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Screens for Apple&#8217;s 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, the much-rumored high resolution upgrade to the company&#8217;s entry-level mainstream notebook, are already in production according to analyst whispers. &#8220;The supply chain indications are that it&#8217;s for a MacBook Pro 13.3&#8243; NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shin told CNET, rather than for the similarly-sized MacBook Air ultraportable. According  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/13-inch-macbook-pro-with-retina-panels-in-2m-production-26243944/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung trounced iPhone twice over in Q2 smartphones claim analysts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung had an iPhone-squashing Q2 2012, analysts predict, shipping twice as many smartphones in the three month period, though the specter of the iPhone 5 is expected to put a dampener on Korean celebrations. The Galaxy S III helped lead Samsung to a total of 52m smartphones in Q2, Juniper Research estimates, more than double Apple&#8217;s market-disappointing 26m iPhone sales. Of  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-trounced-iphone-twice-over-in-q2-smartphone-sales-claim-analysts-26240351/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Analysts predict 6.5m Galaxy S IIIs sold in Q2 &#8217;12</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung recently launched the Galaxy S III in Europe and the United States, with the device poised to be one of the most popular smartphones this year. Analysts at JPMorgan believe that Samsung has managed to sell around 6.5 million Galaxy S IIIs over the second quarter, and they’re predicting that the South Korean company  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/analysts-predict-6-5m-galaxy-s-iiis-sold-in-q2-12-12238264/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPad Mini to borrow iPod touch style tip prototype insiders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s iPad Mini takes styling cues from the 4th-gen iPod touch rather than the new iPad, sources supposedly familiar with the latest tablet prototypes have claimed, with production expected to kick off in September. Sales of the slate will begin in time to monopolize the holiday shopping season, Macotakara&#8216;s insiders say, complete with WiFi-only and 3G/4G  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-to-borrow-ipod-touch-style-tip-prototype-insiders-09237643/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Surface price puzzle polarizes pundits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s pricing mystery around the new Surface has become the slates&#8217; biggest point of contention, with analysts and rumor-mongers weighing in on how many dollars stand in the way of success. Having announced the pair of tablets on Monday with relatively sparse hardware details, Microsoft played it coy with both price and availability for the Windows  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-price-puzzle-polarizes-pundits-20234865/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple to axe 17&#8243; MacBook Pro then &#8220;Pro&#8221; brand altogether tips analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple could not only retire the 17-inch MacBook Pro in 2012 but axe the entire &#8220;Pro&#8221; range, analysts have suggested, replacing it with a &#8220;new MacBook&#8221; brand in 2013. The cull, predicted by KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, follows long-standing speculation that the largest MacBook Pro &#8211; which accounted for just 1.7-percent of Apple notebook sales in Q1  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-to-axe-17-macbook-pro-then-pro-brand-altogether-tips-analyst-08232938/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 5 launch safe despite Qualcomm 28nm delays claims analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8216;s next-gen iPhone launch plans won&#8217;t be waylaid by Qualcomm&#8217;s 28nm chip shortages, analysts believe, with the iPhone 5 still on track for a predicted October debut. &#8221;The bottom line is that we remain comfortable with an October iPhone 5 launch despite the reported 28nm chip shortage at Qualcomm&#8221; Apple-obsessed Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote in  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5-launch-safe-despite-qualcomm-28nm-delays-claims-analyst-21229172/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook facing advertiser exodus warns analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GM abandoning Facebook&#8217;s paid advertising is likely only the start of high profile brands ditching the social network, analysts predict, with one global firm claiming the site was getting worse, not better, for marketing. &#8221;Facebook often stands directly in the way of marketers’ efforts to measure the performance of their programs&#8221; Forrester analyst Nate Elliott claims, pointing to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-facing-advertiser-exodus-warns-analyst-16228609/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>7.9mm thick iPhone 5 in Q3 tips analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple could shave 0.44mm from the thickness of the iPhone if it switches to in-cell touch panel technology, analysts suggest, part of the company&#8217;s relentless quest to trim down and simply its products. Rumored last week, with talk of several display manufacturers convincing Apple to switch to panels that integrate the touch sensor along with  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/7-9mm-thick-iphone-5-in-q3-tips-analyst-23224182/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>17-inch MacBook Pro faces death this year claims analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple will ditch its 17-inch MacBook Pro in 2012, analysts have predicted, trimming the company&#8217;s Mac line-up as it chases an Air-style ultraportable refresh. Shipments of the largest notebook, currently priced from $2,499, have slumped, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo cites in support of his claims, &#8220;in order to maintain a lean product line strategy.&#8221; The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/17-inch-macbook-pro-faces-death-this-year-claims-analyst-23224164/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia has just six months to claw its way from collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia has six months to redeem itself with Windows Phone, analysts warn, before it needs to find a &#8220;Plan B&#8221; other than Microsoft&#8217;s platform. After dire financial warnings earlier this week, in which Nokia not only confirmed that Symbian device sales were ditching, but that Lumia Windows Phone sales were only a fifth of those  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-has-just-six-months-to-claw-its-way-from-collapse-12222645/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPad will continue to lead in 2016, says Gartner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rue Liu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market research firm Gartner has released its latest forecasts for worldwide media tablet sales to end-users, revealing that the iPad will continue to take the lead through at least 2016. Its forecast estimates tablet sales for 2012 to be 118.9 million units, which is up 98 percent from the 60 million units sold in 2011.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-will-continue-to-lead-in-2016-says-gartner-10222291/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst Rob Enderle&#8217;s HP Apple CEO article deconstructed</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/analyst-rob-enderles-hp-apple-ceo-article-deconstructed-26220114/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it&#8217;s not our job to fight stupid on the internet, in this case, SlashGear felt the need to step in. Rob Enderle is presently a columnist for TechNewsWorld and owns Enderle Group, a tech consultancy for personal gadgets and trends. This week he wrote an article entitled &#8220;Meg Whitman vs. Tim Cook by the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/analyst-rob-enderles-hp-apple-ceo-article-deconstructed-26220114/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple on track for 12m new iPad sales in March alone says analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple could be on course to sell 12 million new iPads by the end of the quarter, analysts have predicted, with the strong early sales in the opening weekend leading to ambitious estimates for the coming weeks. &#8220;Apple has sold ~750,000 new iPads per day since launch on Friday&#8221; UBS analyst Maynard Um wrote in  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-on-track-for-12m-new-ipad-sales-in-march-alone-says-analyst-20219217/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia grabs Windows Phone top sales spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia is the number one Windows Phone manufacturer in terms of sales, according to analysts, overtaking HTC after having its Lumia phones on the market for just one quarter. Microsoft saw 2.7m Windows Phone device sales in Q4 2011, according to Strategy Analytics&#8216; figures, of which sales of Nokia devices like the Lumia 800 contributed 33-percent. The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-grabs-windows-phone-top-sales-spot-24215127/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple top for smartphones in 2011 but Android extends OS lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple took top place in the worldwide smartphone charts in Q4 2011, new stats have suggested today, clinching the overall number one position for the year with 19-percent of the market. iPhone sales made up almost a quarter of smartphone purchases worldwide in the three months leading up to the end of 2011, Gartner claims, with Samsung  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-top-for-smartphones-in-2011-but-android-extends-os-lead-15213572/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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