Half of last year, the research and market analysis company Gartner warned that sales of handsets are in decline, the final report for last year, which was published today, confirming the trend observed in August.

Samsung has announced in a post on the official blog the number of over 100 million Galaxy S terminals sold.

A few days after the rival Apple announced its less spectacular results, it is time for Samsung to disclose the official figures of the financial performance in the second quarter, and they are pretty impressive.

Apple iPhones have had a resounding success since launch, having generating huge revenues for the Cupertino-based company over the time.

Total value of mobile payment transaction will exceed $171.5 billion worldwide in 2012, meaning an increase of 61.9% compared to 2011, according to the latest figures provided by Gartner.