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  Nokia launches new Windows Phones

  Nokia has revealed its latest two Windows Phones will go on sale in Australia next month.

• Samsung takes top position from Apple in smartphones sales

  Samsung sold the most smartphones in the first quarter of 2012, taking the top position from Apple, according to Gartner.

• Apple 'head and shoulders' above phone rivals in satisfaction survey

  Apple debuted in the top spot among mobile phone makers in a US customer-satisfaction survey, receiving a record-high score for the category.

• Samsung is the big daddy of Android phones

  Samsung has become the clear leader in sales of Android smartphones as Gartner today reported that it accounted for 40% of worldwide Android sales in the first quarter of 2012.

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  Apple dominates other smartphone vendors in consumer satisfaction

  The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index has found, not surprisingly, that people really like their iPhones.

• Nokia loses UK patent appeal against IPCom, repercussions debated

  London's Court of Appeal has dismissed Nokia's attempt to overturn a ruling that it infringed on an IPCom patent. Nokia said the decision won't affect its current products, but IPCom doesn't agree and is continuing to seek an injunction against all Nokia 3G phones, it said.

• Nokia Lumia 900, 610 heading Down Under

  Nokia is preparing to release its Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 Windows Phones in Australia.

• AT&T launches Samsung Focus 2 for $50

  AT&T on Monday announced another low-priced Windows Phone, the $49.99 Samsung Focus 2, which will run on 4G LTE and will go on sale May 20.

• Handset vendors face 'brutal fight' for China's low-end smartphone market

  As China leads the world in smartphone shipments, top handset vendors are raising their stakes in the nation, and will likely bring more exclusive products and lower-end devices to the market, resulting in fierce competition, according to analysts.

• EU and Japan to make the Internet safer for children

  Europe and Japan will work together on a strategy to make the Internet safer for children and teenagers.

• Nokia sues HTC, RIM and Viewsonic over patent infringement

  Nokia has filed claims in the U.S. and Germany saying that products from HTC, Research In Motion (RIM) and ViewSonic infringe a number of the company's patents, it said on Wednesday.

• Nokia shipping 41-megapixel camera phone in May, hints at more to come

  Nokia will start shipping the PureView 808 in May and has extended its deal with Carl Zeiss, which will result in further advancements in smartphone imaging in the coming months and years, the company said on Wednesday.

• IDC also says Samsung grabbed the biggest smartphone share in Q1

  The worldwide smartphone market grew 42.5 percent year-over-year during the first quarter, as Samsung Electronics overtook Apple for the smartphone leadership position, according to IDC's estimates.

• Carriers desperately seeking Windows Phone

  AT&T and Verizon Wireless want Windows Phone smartphones to succeed in the U.S., partly to provide leverage against Apple's demands for subsidies and other concessions required for selling the popular iPhone.

• Samsung beats Nokia in handset market in Q1, say research firms

  Samsung beat Nokia to the top position in the global handset market in the first quarter of 2012, research firms Strategy Analytics and IHS iSuppli said Friday.