Smartphone Shipments Could Top 1.5 Billion in 2012

Between Apple AAPL, Nokia NOK, Research in Motion RIMM, Samsung, and other manufacturers, a mind-boggling number of smartphones were shipped in 2012. According to Bloomberg, 398.4 million smartphones were shipped in the first quarter alone. At that rate, full-year smartphone shipments could top 1.5 billion. Follow me @LouisBedigianBZ