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Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS)
posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and faces a tough
second half with a sluggish memory chip market and lower
margins in flat screens and mobile phones.

PC World - When Samsung Electronics, a giant in chips, mobile phones and LCD panels, reported earnings on Friday, it noted worsening…

AP - Samsung Electronics said Friday that second-quarter net profit surged 51 percent from the same period last year, amid strong performance in flat panels, televisions and mobile phones.

Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS),
the world’s top maker of memory chips, posted
lower-than-expected quarterly profit and faces a tough second
half with a sluggish chip market and lower margins in flat
screens and mobile phones.

PC World - Google may use a user-driven rating system to help keep bad or harmful Android applications off mobile phones.

Reuters - The once media-shy Taliban have gone
hi-tech with DVDs, mobile phone messages, ring-tones, emails
and a website to publicize their exploits and lambast their
Afghan and Western enemies, a think-tank said on Thursday.

AFP - The number of mobile users in China, the world’s biggest cellphone market, now tops 600 million, the government said, as subscribers increasingly abandon fixed lines.

Nokia, the world’s largest handset maker, and Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of chips that run cell phones, agreed to settle a high-stakes licensing dispute and drop all legal complaints against each other in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

The 15-year licensing deal gives Nokia rights to a wide portfolio of Qualcomm’s patents. Nokia will pay Qualcomm an upfront sum and ongoing royalties, but the companies did not elaborate on the terms.

Nokia, based in Finland, said it will withdraw its antitrust complaint filed against Qualcomm at the European Commission. Nokia filed the complaint in October 2005 with five other companies, which led to a flurry of lawsuits between Qualcomm and its rivals and several regulatory probes into Qualcomm’s licensing practices.

The stakes were especially high for Qualcomm, which gets about two-thirds of its profits from licensing fees on its patents. Nearly all the rest of its profit comes from making chips.

“We believe that this agreement is positive for the industry, enabling the market to benefit from innovation and new technologies,” said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia CEO.

“I’m very pleased that we have come to this important agreement.” said Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm CEO. “This agreement paves the way for enhanced opportunities between the companies in a number of areas.”

The deal, which ends all legal cases between the two firms, covers the world’s most widely used mobile phone technologies and some key emerging ones. The companies did not reveal specific financial details.

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Photo: Samsung Innov8 8MP Camera Phone Launches in August Photo 2

Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics today announced the Innov8, an 8.0-megapixel camera phone available globally starting next month.

As Samsung’s first 8.0-megapixel camera phone, the Innov8 (i8510) captures and stores high-resolution photos. It has the latest in imaging applications such as smile shot, blink shot and face recognition. Users can personalize and edit photos, videos and music with Movie Maker and Story Board applications. The Innov8 also acts as a digital photo frame, letting consumers display their favorite images.

Its 2.8-inch 16.7 million color LCD is designed for photography, video and gaming. Viewers can watch videos in DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4 formats. Its external dual speakers and 3D surround sound provide realistic sounds. The Innov8 comes preinstalled with Asphalt and FIFA 08.

The Innov8 has sufficient storage space. It comes with 8GB or 16GB of flash memory, and an external memory slot for up to an additional 16GB.

It comes with Symbian OS v9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. An optical mouse and 4-way navigation key gives users a PC-like browsing experience. Both HSDPA high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi connections offer convenient online access. A-GPS technology offers navigation and geo-tagging services.

Samsung launched the first 7.0-megapixel phone in 2005 and the 10-megapixel SCH-B600 in the Korean market in 2006.

“I expect Samsung Innov8 to be a revolutionary milestone for Samsung for opening a new era of mobile multimedia,” said Geesung Choi, President of Samsung Telecommunication Business.

The Samsung Innov8 will be launched in Europe in August, and then other markets in September.

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Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world’s top
cellphone maker, has ended three years of legal battles with
wireless chip developer Qualcomm and signed a patent
agreement that boosted both companies’ shares.