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According to the latest statistics, these figures have climbed by 74 percent over last year.

A brand new technology news report has just been released that has stated that the Asia Pacific countries, as well as those in Eastern Europe and Latin America are the regions experiencing the highest amount of growth in the sale of smartphones.

The data that was released in the report showed skyrocketing rates of growth in the sale of the devices.

The report was first printed in a large online Asian technology news site, and stated that when compared to the same time last year, there has been a 74.1 percent growth rate of smartphones in Asia Pacific countries, a 55.7 percent increase in Latin American countries, and a 31.6 percent rise in the Easter European sales.

The technology news data, itself, was collected and provided by Gartner, confirming that smartphones are still taking off.

It provided confirmation to what many technology news sources had already been suggesting, that smartphone sales are steadily and rapidly on the rise around pretty much all regions around the globe. It went on to say that in the second quarter of this year, the mobile phone sales worldwide, to the end consumers, was up to 435 million units. This was a global increase of 3.6 percent when compared to the same time in 2012.

In the second quarter of 2013, smartphone sales increased by 46.5 percent, making it the first time in history that these devices exceeded the sale of smartphones. The technology news went on to indicate that during that quarter alone, the sale of smartphones to the end consumer came up to 225 million units, while at the same time, only 210 million units of feature phones were sold.

Worldwide, the technology news was the best for Samsung, which continued to hold its top position in the smartphone marketplace. Its share of the smartphone market rose to 31.7 percent, in comparison to the 29.7 percent that it had reached in the same quarter in 2012.

According to an technology news statement released by the principal research analyst, Anshul Gupta, from Gartner, “Smartphones accounted for 51.8% of mobile phone sales in the second quarter of 2013, resulting in smartphone sales surpassing feature phone sales for the first time.”

Apple could enter into mobile commerce arena with biometric technology

Apple may be gearing up to make a strong push into the mobile commerce sector. The company has had an interest in mobile payments for some time, but has taken a cautious approach to mobile commerce due to concerns regarding NFC technology. Apple had claimed that the technology was simply not capable to meet its needs and had been looking for an effective alternative. The company may have found that alternative in biometrics.

AuthenTec technology may be a boon for Apple

In 2012, Apple acquired AuthenTec, a company that had specialized in using biometric technology for security purposes. The acquisition gave Apple access to the company’s technology and enables Apple to make use of this technology as it sees fit. AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors were particularly attractive to Apple, which believes such technology could be an effective way to make mobile commerce more secure. Such technology could also make security for mobile devices somewhat more convenient as it would eliminate the need for consumers to input their passwords multiple times a day.

iPhone 5S photos suggest changes to hardware

Apple is expected to release the iPhone 5S later this year and leaked images of the device have recently found their way to the Internet. These images show some modest changes to iPhone hardware, suggesting that there may be room for biometric technologies and other, similar features. There is no guarantee that this will be the case, of course, as Apple has a track record of making drastic renovations to iPhone hardware before the official launch of a new generation of these devices.

Apple shows some interest in mobile commerce

Rumors had suggested that the iPhone 5 would be equipped with NFC technology, but Apple dispelled these rumors and garnered harsh criticism from consumers due to the fact that the device did not feature NFC support. The lack of NFC technology has kept the iPhone 5 from serving as a mobile commerce platform. This has set Apple somewhat behind other companies in this sector, but Apple may soon be able to make a powerful entry into mobile commerce if its biometrics initiatives are successful.