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| Report: 75 per cent of the world now uses mobile phones | |
| Date : July 18, 2012 |
Washington, Sha'ban 27, 1433, July 17, 2012, SPA -- The global address book for mobile phones has reached 6 billion contacts, and experts say the number of mobile subscriptions will soon pass the world population, dpa reported.
According to a World Bank report released Wednesday, 75 per cent of the world's population now has access to a mobile phone.
The report estimates that by 2015 there will be 7.5 billion people in the world and nearly 9 billion mobile subscriptions.
The growth has been most rapid in developing countries.
Mobile subscribers in developing countries made up 77 per cent of subscribers worldwide in 2010, up from 29 per cent in 2000.
As the population of mobile users becomes more diverse so do the ways in which they use their phones.
The report found that over 30billion "apps," or applications, for mobile phones were downloaded in2011.
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| Crown Prince of Qatar Receives Iraqi Defense Minister |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : May 23, 2013 |
| Doha, Rajab 13, 1434, May 23, 2013, SPA -- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy |
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| The North-Western Area Command Holds Luncheon, in grace of Deputy Minister of Defense |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : May 23, 2013 |
| Tabuk, Rajab 12, 1434, May 22, 2013, SPA -- Prince Fahd bin Salman bin Mohammed, the |
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| Saudi Ambassador to Austria Receives Nominee for the Post of UNIDO Director |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : May 23, 2013 |
| Vienna, Rajab 12, 1434, May 22, 2013, SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Austria, who is also |
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| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Arrives in Cairo |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : May 23, 2013 |
| Cairo, Rajab 13, 1434, May 23, 2013, SPA -- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. |
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| Ford Motor Company to Leave Australia after 90 Years |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : May 23, 2013 |
| Sydney, Rajab 13, 1434, May 23, 2013, SPA -- Ford Motor Company said Thursday it would |
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| Japan Stocks Plummet 7 Per Cent |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : May 23, 2013 |
| Tokyo, Rajab 13, 1434, May 23, 2013, SPA -- Japanese stocks fell 7 per cent Thursday |
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| UK official: London attack could be terror-related |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : May 23, 2013 |
| LONDON, Rajab 12, 1434, May 22, 2013, SPA -- Two men attacked another man near a |
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