Weaker than expected demand for the Apple iPhone? The Wall Street Journal says Apple’s orders for iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter have dropped to around half of what the company planned previously. Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reports two Apple LCD panel suppliers in Asia reduced production. Apple shares dropped this morning in pre-market and overseas trading.
Samsung Electronics says global sales of its Galaxy S smartphone series blew past the competition, reaching more than 100 million units since the first model was launched less than three years ago. The South Korean firm announced today that it sold more than 25 million Galaxy S, 40 million Galaxy S II and 41 million Galaxy S III smartphones in the last three years. Samsung rolled out the first Galaxy S model at the end of May 2010, scrambling to catch up with Apple. Despite a late entry, Samsung became the biggest smartphone maker.

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