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> MetroPCS will start a mail in promotion in March. Article

> Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 is now available through Verizon Wireless. Release

> Verizon Wireless is offering 0 off all its LTE smartphones for one day. Page

> Huawei said it will build phones using the Tizen platform. Article

> Hewlett-Packard cut another 275 workers from its webOS staff. Article

Mobile Content News

> Nokia and Microsoft’s maps are unifying their appearance. Article

> Sprint Nextel’s Sprint TV service is launching on iOS. Post

> Samsung Electronics plans to “significantly” increase investment in its bada smartphone operating system, pitching the platform as an alternative to Google’s Android. Article

> Cloud services provider Brightcove unveiled the latest edition of its App Cloud content platform here at Mobile World Congress 2012. Article

> Images stored on devices running Apple’s iOS mobile operating system are vulnerable to downloaded applications that can copy the user’s entire photo library without any further notification or warning, The New York Times reports. Article

> A new report indicates iOS developers can gain unapproved access to iPhone and iPad users’ photos and videos. Article

> Marvel graphic novels are now on sale in the Apple iBooks bookstore. Article

Broadband Wireless News

> The first Qualcomm Gobi modem chipsets to support LTE Advanced will begin sampling in the fourth quarter of 2012 and will feature carrier-aggregation capability. Article

> Sunil Mittal, chairman and managing director of Bharti Airtel, called for the GSM Association to launch an ultra-low-cost smartphone program to help build mobile broadband in the developing world. Article

European Wireless News

> Wireless operators suffering from sluggish revenues and increasing threats from the likes of Facebook and Amazon should invest in customer-friendly cloud services to win the hearts of consumers, explained Rene Obermann, the chairman and CEO of Deutsche Telekom. Article

And finally… BlackBerry lost another customer to iPhone, this time the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Article

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Samsung Mobile is selling a lot of phones and tablets.  Samsung sold 71.4 million handsets during the third quarter, an increase of 19 percent year-on-year.  Average sales price also increased 14 percent quarter-on-quarter to 2.

The rollout of Samsung’s flagship smartphones, Galaxy S and Wave, were the primary drivers of continued sales growth.

Since its introduction in June, Galaxy S has been launched in 90 countries and has been selected by 210 carriers worldwide.  Samsung projects sales of 10 million units by the end of 2010.

The Samsung Wave, which operates on Samsung’s open smartphone platform, bada, has also shipped more than two million units in 80 countries.  Samsung shipped 7 million Galaxy S phones and 2 million from Samsung’s Wave series.

The quarter was also marked by the launch of Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy Tab, which will be available on 140 carriers globally, including all four major service providers in the United States.

In the fourth quarter, Samsung aims to increase its market share and maintain double-digit operating profit by meeting seasonal demand with an enhanced product mix of mass market smartphones, full-touch phones and the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Samsung Galaxy S smartphones in the U.S. include the Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Captivate and Samsung Vibrant.  You can see the differences in our Samsung Galaxy S comparison article.

Samsung Galaxy S owners are still waiting for an update to Android 2.2 Froyo.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is coming form US Cellular, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T.

We will be exploring the Samsung Galaxy S phone series in future articles.  Check the Samsung Glaxy S page to see when they appear.

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WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Quick news from around the Web

@FierceWireless: Verizon CEO blasts FCC’s ‘unimaginative’ Internet proposal. Article (sub. req.) | Follow @FierceWireless

> T-Mobile USA and Samsung announced a lineup of new Qwerty phones, including the Samsung Gravity 3, the Samsung Gravity T and the Samsung  (pronounced “smiley”). Article

> Apple is adding more patents to its infringement claims against HTC. Article

> Car audio and electronics firm Clarion and Nokia announced they will collaborate on Terminal Mode, a technology the companies said will allow mobile devices to work with car infotainment systems. Release

> LG is betting on the success of its latest Android phone, the Optimus Q. Article (sub. req.)

> The Nokia N8 will be the vendor’s final Nseries device to run Symbian; subsequent Nseries gadgets will sport the company’s MeeGo platform. Article

> AT&T Mobility completed the nationwide rollout of its femtocell offering. Article

> Apple sold its three millionth iPad, 80 days after introducing the device. Release

> Motorola said 9.8 million of debt was tendered in a Dutch auction. Article (sub. req.)

> Spectrum Bridge, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative & Telecommunications and Google announced that Plumas-Sierra County, Calif., launched a smart grid wireless network trial using TV white spaces spectrum. Release

Mobile Content News

> Only 19 percent of Apple’s App Store application downloads so far have been paid for; the other 81 percent of the App Store’s downloads were free. Article

> Digital entertainment services firm RealNetworks announced plans to reorganize its business and operational structure, eliminating 85 jobs. Article

> Google announced its web-based Google Voice communications management platform is now available to all U.S. consumers. Article

> Apple has revised its consumer privacy policy to authorize the collection and sharing of “precise location data” from devices like the iPhone and iPad. Article

Developer News

> More than half the 2,733 developers surveyed by Appcelerator, which provides development tools, believe Android has the best long-term potential among mobile platforms. Article

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