Smartphone sales finish 2009 with a bang

Dan Worth
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Analysts report 30 per cent increase on the fourth quarter of 2008

Nokia remains the biggest seller of smartphones, but RIM and Apple are closing in Global smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 reached 53 million to push sales for the year to 173.8 million,...

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