Archive for July 24th, 2008

Samsung Elec Q2 net disappoints, outlook grim (Reuters)

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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.

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Wall Street Beat: Some Companies Shine Amid Gloom (PC World)

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

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Samsung's second-quarter net profit surges (AP)

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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.

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Samsung Elec Q2 net disappoints, outlook grim (Reuters)

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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.

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Users May Help to Vet Android Apps (PC World)

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

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Once media-shy Taliban go hi-tech in propaganda war (Reuters)

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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.

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China's mobile users top 600 million: govt (AFP)

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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.

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Nokia, Qualcomm Settle Long-Running Dispute

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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 [...]

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Samsung Innov8 8MP Camera Phone Launches in August

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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 [...]

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Nokia patent deal with Qualcomm boosts both stocks (Reuters)

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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.

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