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Further emphasizing the shift in power to Asia is our forecast for HTC to almost match Nokia during 20 Research firms Gartner and Canalys both said they saw Nokia which created the smartphone market with its 1996 launch of the Communicator model losing smartphone volume leadership later this year. If Nokia s new phones are not well received in the third quarter and with the Galaxy S2 ramping up, Samsung might overtake them and become the smartphone leader in Q3, said Gartner analyst Carolina Monday Kantar Worldpanel ComTech s survey showed Nokia s share of the British smartphone market seen as a key indicator for trends in Europe had dropped to 6 percent in 12-weeks to mid-May from 31 percent in the same period a year has lost initiative in the smartphone market to Apple s iPhone and Google Inc s Android devices, and at the lower end to more nimble Asian rivals. There is certainly a very close three-way battle going on for top spot in global smartphone volumes between Nokia, Apple and Samsung during the second quarter, said Neil Mawston, analyst at Strategy Analytics. With Symbian demand crashing, there is growing opportunity for Samsung or Apple to grab the lead, said Mawston, but said he still expects Nokia to stay ahead in the ongoing, Nokia still makes more cellphones than Samsung due to its strong position in basic cellphones and its wider distribution network in emerging company is switching to Microsoft Corp s software from its own Symbian platform as part of an overhaul of its phone business set out in February by new Chief Executive Stephen May 31 Nokia abandoned hope of meeting key targets just weeks after setting them, raising questions over whether its new boss can deliver on the turnaround he in Nokia closed 1 percent lower in Helsinki, at 33 euros, in line with a slightly softer technology sector. In one of his most candid interviews ever, Microsoft founder Bill Gates the world s second-richest man revealed personal details never heard before, along with a little tidbit that he was probably supposed to keep encourage you to read about his fascinating interview with the Daily Mail it s a rare look into the psyche of one of the most interesting people in the world but if you d like a condensed version, here are 10 key personal details and insights Gates revealed in the wide-ranging talk: His kids like to tease him by singing the song Billionaire by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars. He s now given 28 billion to charity. His three children, currently aged 15, 12 and nine, will reportedly inherit 10 million each although Gates wouldn t disclose that amount in the interview, a slender sliver of his 56 billion net worth, because Gates says, I don t think that amount of money would be good for them. Did U2 star Bono invite Gates backstage when U2 was performing in Seattle? Not necessary, because Bono was staying at Bill s house that night. Now dedicating his career to his 1 billion charitable foundation, Gates says when asked if he ll return to Microsoft full-time: No. I m part-time involved. But this is my job now. Why try to cure malaria instead of cancer? Says Gates, The world is putting massive amounts into cancer, so my wealth would have had a meaningless impact on that. He haggles for good prices on vaccines: We are super-smart about what we pay. We get price reductions. We can track how many kids get the vaccines. People in Third World countries have no idea who he is. They don t know who I am, because it doesn t relate to their world. I went to one place with the chief minister and someone said, Who is this guy?, and the chief minister said, This is a white-skinned guy I brought with me. He has a Twitter account, but had a problem with Facebook: Because the friend requests got out of hand. And the secret: Gates inadvertently revealed that his friend, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is engaged to longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan. During the interview, Gates was talking about Zuckerberg and referred to Chan as Mark s fianc Eyes sparkling and tweeds impeccable, Julia McKenzie Cranford returns as Agatha Christies spinster sleuth in four new mysteries set in 1950s England. Murder is afoot, and Miss Marple is up to the task of determining whodunit. She may look like a pensioner, but she doesnt miss a clue on the way to solving heinous crimes. Each story unfolds against a rich background of grand English estates, gorgeous scenery, and post-WWII period detail. Julia McKenzie proves delightful to watch Los Angeles Times, and shes supported by a stellar cast of veteran British actors including Joanna Lumley, Lindsay Duncan, Pauline Collins, Hugh Bonneville, Edward Fox, Caroline Quentin, and Toby Stephens. Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, The Exorcist marks its historic Blu-ray premiere in a 2-Disc Edition featuring Stunning Hi-Def Presentations of the Original 1973 Theatrical Version and the 2000 Extended Director s Cut.