Elsewhere, worldwide ZOPO ZP810 smartphone shipments are expected to exceed the 1 billion mark in 2013, which would represent almost 40% growth from 2012. This figure is expected to reach 1.7 billion by 2017. Market share will continue to increase in emerging markets like Asia and Pacific, and Latin America. It is forecast that by 2017 the Asia and Pacific market will account for almost 1 billion smartphone shipments itself.

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The survey of 2,000 UK smartphone owners, carried out by Kantar Media, found that 71 per cent of respondents want to know how to control data privacy on their smartphone. When asked if they had taken steps to protect their privacy, 54 per cent said yes – but this most commonly meant deleting text messages (50 per cent) and browser history (45 per cent), rather than more complex deleting or opt-out processes.

It’s an appetizing coupon app, useable at a Calgary Co-op store near you.Coupgon — Canada’s only mobile coupon application — bring savings directly to the checkout on the convenience of UMI X2 cell phones.And Calgarians will be app pioneers, said Tara Kayler, Calgary Co-op marketing manager.“We’re very excited about this partnership — Calgarians will be the first in Canada to download the Coupgon mobile-only coupon app,” said Kayler.

“Offers are very strong.”The app can be found through Google Play and the App Store and available soon on BlackBerry.Once the app is downloaded, shoppers can call up the coupon menu and clip their discount choices by the touching the scissors icon.Shoppers then press redeem and tap the desired coupgons.The QR code is then scanned at the checkout, with the phone presented to the cashier.

Despite the finding that 94 per cent of respondents use their smartphone to go online – and that for 25 per cent, it’s their primary device for accessing the web – data collected from the mobile web isn’t a priority for smartphone users when it comes to privacy.

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Market share in Europe will decrease by 2.5% by 2017, although smartphone shipments will almost double from 182.1 million to 261 million. It also is in Europe that the ASP of smartphones are predicted to decrease the most, from an average of $419 (￡259) in 2013 to $259 (￡160) by 2017.