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The Next Web: For the first time in 14 years, Samsung passes Nokia as top cellphone brand in 2012; Apple in third

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

For the first time in 14 years, Samsung will pass Nokia in the global cellphone business (on an annual basis). At the end of 2012, Samsung will seize the mobile handset market’s top rank, while Nokia will drop down to second place. More specifically, Samsung is expected to move from 24 percent of worldwide cellphone [...]

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Samsung Garners Green Packaging mark for the first time as Korean consumer electronics manufacturer

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Samsung Electronics won the Green Packaging Mark—sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and organized by Korea Environment Packaging Promotion Institute—with its eco-friendly refrigerator packaging for the first time as a domestic home appliance manufacturer. GP Mark is a green guarantee system, based on a comprehensive evaluation of material, manufacturing methods, designs, and basic functions of [...]

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For the first time since it launched, the iPhone 4S is not the best selling phone in the U.S.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Samsung’s Galaxy S III outsold the iPhone 4S in the U.S. in August, according to channel checks from Michael Walkley at Canaccord Genuity. This is the first time since the iPhone 4S launched that it’s not the top selling phone in the U.S. Most people are holding off buying an iPhone right now because Apple [...]

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