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Last week at The Fonecast: 30th April 2012

Mark Bridge writes:

Last week mobile phones and health were back in the headlines together, rather like love & marriage or salt and vinegar. The news is pretty much as we’ve heard before; this time it’s the UK Health Protection Agency’s independent Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation telling us there’s no convincing evidence that mobile phone technologies cause adverse effects on human health – but longer-term research is still needed.

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Amazon.com announces quarterly figures as Kindle Fire becomes best-selling Android tablet

Amazon.com has announced financial results for the first quarter of its current financial year. Net sales were up 34% year-on-year to $13.18 billion, although net income was down by 35% to $130 million.

The next quarter is expected to see a similar pattern as sales increase but profits fall.

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Samsung becomes the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer

Research from Strategy Analytics shows that global handset shipments increased by 3% in the first quarter of this year to 368 million units.

Samsung overtook Nokia, becoming the world’s number one handset supplier for the first time ever.

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MEF launches App Privacy Initiative to reassure consumers

MEF, the global trade association for mobile content and commerce, has officially launched its 'Privacy in Mobile Applications' Initiative.

It’s aiming to help the mobile industry build consumer trust around mobile applications that collect user data.

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Profits increase at Samsung

Samsung’s results for Q1 2012 have revealed the company’s highest quarterly profit for several years.

Net profit was 5.05 trillion won, up 81% year-on-year, while overall revenue increased by 22% to 45.27 trillion won.

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