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The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. for the first time, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday. The firm estimates that Apple shipped 17.7 million iPhones of all kinds to U.S. buyers in the October to December period, meaning it accounted for one in three new phones. Samsung Electronics of Korea was close behind, shipping 16.8 million phones, including non-smart ones. Samsung has been the largest seller of phones to the U.S. market since 2008, Strategy Analytics said. NPD Group, another research firm, found that Samsung phones still outsold the iPhone in the quarter, by 31 percent to 29 percent. It tracks retails sales while Strategy Analytics tracks shipments, so the numbers are not directly comparable. Worldwide, it's clear that Samsung is still the biggest phone vendor with 23 percent of the market, according to a third research firm, IDC. Apple is number three, w...

If you like gaming on your smartphone then here are some tools you absolutely cant do without. Virtual gaming has always been considered as the best form of recreation as it is easy and there are plenty of options available to the gamer today to do what he wants-action games, racing games, first person shooters and many more such categories of gaming have opened up a whole new arena for the avid gamer. But all this is not just limited to consoles and computers anymore assmartphones have emerged as the ultimate devices for gaming, largely because they are mobile. Android and iOS have helped devices get smarter and faster, giving game makers an opportunity to go big with immersive 3D graphic games and in depth audios that make gaming a very thrilling pastime. So if you too like gaming on the go then here we present to you our top five gaming smartphones that you can buy for some thumb numbing action. Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo L (Rs 16,499) Sony Ericsson Xperia Play wi...