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Every now and again, Samsung just has to toot their own horn. Whether it’s the “World’s First” this, or “World’s Slimmest” that, Samsung is always crunching out amazing hardware from the tiny South Korean homeland.
The latest announcement from Samsung comes in the form of a congratulatory self-pat on the back. Samsung has apparently sold more than 150 million handsets in the US alone since they broke into the Yankee wireless market 11 years ago. The South Korean handset 
manufacturer has captured 22.1% of the US wireless market, trailing behind Motorola’s legacy 25.6% share.
With a dizzying array low- to mid-range handsets offered through every major US wireless carrier, it’s not hard to see how Samsung has managed to push so much hardware on to US shores. And, with flagship handsets like the Samsung Instinct and Samsung Glyde helping to increase brand awareness, Samsung is definitely in the US market for the long-haul.
“We plan to woo the U.S. customers through various marketing activities and the provision of differentiated products meeting their demands,” Sohn Dae-il, head of the company’s U.S. telecommunications division, said.
And, Samsung is expecting to move something like 30 million more mobile phones in to US consumers’ pockets over the next year or so. What does that mean for you? Well, Samsung is definitely here to stay. And, if your next handset isn’t made by Motorola, HTC, Apple, or LG, chances are you’ll be rocking a solid Sammy of your own.
[Via: TradingMarkets ]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
