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2013: Year in Review
A ‘record’ 12 months of biggest-ever, fastest, thinnest, counterfeit, stolen and every other type of mobile phone
Apple iPhone 5s still the UK’s most popular smartphone
Premium Apple smartphone holds onto top spot for the third consecutive month, as manufacturer and Samsung occupy eight of the top ten positions
Firefox OS extended to 14 countries
Operating system backed by more than 17 major networks globally since launching at Mobile World Congress last year
BlackBerry co-founder Lazaridis cuts stake in company
Lazaridis now owns less than five per cent of the company, which last month reported quarterly losses of $4.4 billion (£2.7 billion)
Apple and China Mobile sign ‘multi-year’ deal
The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are coming to the world’s largest network on January 17
BlackBerry makes loss of $4.4bn in Q3 as revenues and sales slide
Massive loss due to inventory write down, restructuring, legal and financial advisory charges as revenue and sales continue to slide
BlackBerry and Foxconn agree five-year partnership
Agreement will see select BlackBerry devices jointly developed and manufactured to target “fast-growing” markets including Indonesia and Mexico
Nokia partners with Wooshping on NFC advent calendar
Handset manufacturer and NFC specialist create ‘Appvent Calendar’ to help drive awareness of Windows Phone applications this christmas
Three more senior executives set to leave BlackBerry
EVP of global sales Rick Costanzo, VP of of strategic alliances Chris Wormald and director of global public policy Mark Cameron to depart troubled manufacturer in the coming weeks
HTC One in gold goes on sale at Carphone Warehouse
Smartphone free on contract from £29 a month, with the retailer following Phones 4U in selling the colour variant