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Smartphone users chomping more data, scanning more barcodes

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The popularity of smartphones and media tablets will mean worldwide mobile connections will reach 5.6 billion by the end of this year, up 11 percent from 2010, according to Gartner. While related revenue will be up a higher 22 percent, providers will still struggle to recoup their costs, the research firm adds....

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Comments (3)

Colour me sceptical.

When the telcos complain about how hard it is for them to make a decent profit, my BS detector squeals from the overload...

> When the telcos complain about how hard it is for them to make a decent profit...

They're just leaving the in off from the front of decent.

It's all in knowing what they actually mean when they use certain words. In their minds, a decent profit would be what most people would consider obscene.

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