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Smartphone Shipments Could Top 1.5 Billion in 2012

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Between Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Samsung, and other manufacturers, a mind-boggling number of smartphones were shipped in 2012.

According to Bloomberg, 398.4 million smartphones were shipped in the first quarter alone.

At that rate, full-year smartphone shipments could top 1.5 billion.

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