Samsung’s Q3 earnings guidance points at record profit on the way

Samsung released its earnings guidance for Q3 of 2013. The Korean giant estimates that it will post a record profit of 10.1 trillion won (approximately $9.4 billion) from 59 trillion won ($53.9 billion) of revenue. The estimated numbers represent an increase in profit of close to a billion dollars in comparison to the previous quarter when Samsung missed the analysts’...

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HTC outs Q3 earnings, posts its first net quarterly loss

HTC released its unaudited earnings report for the fiscal Q3 of 2013. The Taiwanese company recorded its first ever net quarterly loss by going in the red by $101.2 million. The loss came from revenue of $1.6 billion. It is not a surprise, as a report from last week suggested that poor financial performance is in the pipeline. HTC had supply shortage issues with the...

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Facebook Home opens doors to Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram

Facebook Home just became home to more than just Facebook Facebook Home is the Android overlay that puts the social network front and center, but today it opened up its doors to four other social networks. One of Facebook Home's selling points is that users can swipe around on the lock screen to see photos from their Facebook news feeds, and now photos from...

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Sony aims to become third largest smartphone manufacturer

Sony Mobile Communications is planning to take over 20% of the all Android sales and become the world's third largest smartphone manufacturer in the near future. The ambitious target was mentioned by Dennis Van Schie, Sony's head of sales and marketing, in front of WSJ. Sony Mobile currently has a market share of about 7%, but the company has definitely been on the rise...

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Amazon may go camera crazy for rumored 3D smartphone

The fire is spreading (credit: AndroidAndMe) Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets appear to be only the first volley in its hardware wars, with a set-top box and two different smartphones said to be under development. TechCrunch reported Wednesday that Amazon is developing not one, but two different smartphones, including a high-end model featuring a 3D user...

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Netflix gives iOS 7 users a stream dream with HD and AirPlay support

Arrrghh! Kevin Spacey in high definition. Our eyes! Netflix has added HD support for iPhone, iPad and iPod media-munchers running iOS 7. The welcome version 5.0, launched today, also now includes support for AirPlay streaming straight to an Apple TV via Wi-Fi. Simply pick a title to watch and start playing, and if there's an Apple TV device connected...

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LG Vu 3 handled shortly in first hands-on videos

LG recently unveiled a new version of its Vu 3 phablet. With a characteristic 4:3 screen, it stands apart from the flood of 16:9 and 16:10 devices. It's quite a capable phablet, borrowing a number of features from the LG G2 flagship, some of which can be seen in the first hands-on videos of the device. The first video shows KnockOn – a way to wake or lock the device without needing to hit the power button (even though it's not on the back like on the G2). You just double tap the screen. Then there's a quick peek at the LG Vu 3's dual...

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Gear review

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Gear review We're nearly ready to bring you our in-depth Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch review - in the meantime, enjoy our extended hands on photography. We've been waiting for ages for smartwatches to come to the fore, and it seems that time might finally be upon us with the debut of the Galaxy Gear. We're not saying this is the first...

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HTC One Max release date, news and rumours

Super size me! Apparently there's something big brewing over in Taiwan as news of the super-sized handset going by the moniker HTC One Max continues to grow on the web. After the success of the HTC One the Taiwanese firm is probably feeling pretty bullish about its chances going forward and it's no surprise that rumours have begun to crop up suggesting it's...

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Nexus 5 to launch on October 30, possibly alongside Nexus 10

Following several leaked images showing off Android 4.4 KitKat, there are rumors floating around that Google's latest Nexus offering made by LG, the Nexus 5, will go on sale on October 30. It's hypothesized that Android 4.4 KitKat could debut on the new Nexus smartphone. This news comes alongside a leak suggesting that it could be accompanied by a new Nexus 10 tablet made by ASUS. The tablet's release date is still uncertain, though. Getting closer... pic.twitter.com/jrZ9eys7l1— @evleaks (@evleaks) October 2, 2013 The new Nexus...

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Android in September 2013: 4.3 adoption going faster than 4.2

Google detailed the state of Android OS versions in September and it's business as usual – Jelly Bean is gaining slowly, while pre-4.1 versions decline. Pre-2.1 versions account for about 1% of devices, but they are too old for the new Play Store app and are not included in the charts. With that it's only 2.2 Froyo that remains of Android's archaic past at 2.2%. Android...

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What's in the running for Phone of the Year at the T3 Awards?

Ford Sync presents the T3 Awards 2013 Phone of the year is one of the most sought after awards at the T3 Awards each year, and with TechRadar in charge of handing over the trophy, we thought we'd run through which of 2013's handsets are in the running. Ford SYNC presents the T3 Awards 2013 and the lineup of phones is a veritable who's who in the current...

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Is LG's curved phone the G Flex? We may find out in November

I, for one, welcome our bendy overlords Having reported on LG's rumoured flexible Z phone just hours ago, we've received some new info nuggets that change everything. Well, not absolutely everything. But according to sources speaking to Cnet, LG's new phone will likely be going with the name "G Flex", meaning the Z moniker may have just been an internal...

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Android 4.4 screenshots surface, show off new camera UI

Google unveiled its latest Android build, version 4.4 KitKat exactly one month ago, and today we have some screenshots of exactly what's been updated. As with the other incremental updates since version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the updates of the latest build are almost exclusively under the hood. Nevertheless, some of the latest inclusions are more noticeable, like the...

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Google Nexus 10 leaks again as launch creeps closer

Leak, leak baby Google has already launched a new version of the Nexus 7 so surely it's only a matter of time before its bigger brother, the Nexus 10, gets a reboot too. Last year's Nexus 10 was made by Samsung, but if the latest information posted by @evleaks is to be believed (and it's usually a reliable source), then Asus appears to have stolen this one...

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'Entry-level' Vertu Constellation costs more than a motorbike

Have you got more money than sense? The executive Vertu brand is never going to appeal to a wide audience, but it's looking to garner some new customers with the launch of its latest smartphone, the Constellation. We saw the audaciously valued Vertu Ti launch earlier this year with prices starting at £6,700 (around $10,600/AU$10,300) and in comparison the...

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