Samsung posts record profits in its latest earnings report

Samsung released its Q3 2013 earnings report. As expected, the Korean giant posted record-shattering profits which slightly exceeded the guidance from earlier this month. Samsung posted consolidated operating profit of 10.16 trillion won (approximately $9.56 billion) from a 59.08 trillion won (roughly $55.59 billion) of revenue. Samsung’s profits came in 7% higher...

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New Sony Xperia phones, including 8-core monster, could debut Nov. 12

How many Xperia Z1 successors are there? Word came yesterday that Sony is planning a Nov. 12 event in Shanghai where it will debut not one, but two new Xperia phones. First there's something called the Xperia Z1S, according to Chinese site Digi-Wo. As the name suggests, the Z1S will likely be a spin-off of the Xperia Z1, similar to the Xperia Z1 Mini,...

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Instagram ads arrive next week, Facebook likes govern what users see

The days of ad-free Instagram are all but over Sorry Instagram users, but the grace period following Facebook's buyout is all but over. Ads are invading imminently and today we got our first glimpse at what we can expect from the commercial interruption. In a post on the Instagram blog, the photo sharing app said photos and videos marked as 'Sponsored' will...

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AT&T gets WP8 Samsung ATIV S Neo

Samsung and AT&T announced the ATIV S Neo smartphone with Windows Phone 8 on board. The LTE handset will hit the carrier’s shelves on November 8 for $99.99 with a two-year contract, or $21 per month with AT&T Next. Samsung ATIV S Neo is powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core CPU (likely a Qualcomm Snapdragon unit). The device features a 4.77” HD display and 16GB of...

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Is this a patent for Samsung's Google Glass?

An image from Samsung's glasses patent (credit: Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service) Is Samsung working on its own version of Google Glass, either on its own or in collaboration with the Big G? That question came up earlier this month, and it's popped up again thanks to a newly discovered patent filing. The Samsung patent was submitted...

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Vine grows some editing features, including Time Travel

Now you can save up to 10 Vine moments Vine has sprouted scores of users, and now editing the perfect 6-second clip just got a whole lot easier. Today the Twitter-owned app on iOS and Android received an update that introduces saved sessions, which means you can save your clips for later. Although the Vine app has never forced you to post a video immediately,...

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1080p Micromax Canvas Turbo goes official

Today Micromax announced the Canvas Turbo. The smartphone comes with a 5.0-inch 1080p IPS CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) display made by Sharp and is powered by a quad-core processor. The actual chipset inside the Canvas Turbo is MT6589T with four 1.5GHz Cortex-A7 cores, PowerVR SGX544 graphics and 2GB of RAM. The smartphone offers 16GB of internal storage,...

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Samsung fined $340k in Taiwan over HTC smear campaign

Earlier this year Samsung was found to be associated with two PR agencies in Taiwan, which were paying some guys to besmirching HTC's reputation while praising Samsung products on local online forums. The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission started an investigation into the matter and has now come forward with three separate fines regarding the incident. Samsung's...

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Nokia Lumia 1520 goes on pre-order for €700

The Nokia Lumia 1520, the flagship Windows Phone 8 phablet, has officially gone on pre-order in Europe. Italian etailer (and Nokia premium partner) NStore.it is taking €100 deposits if you're interested. The final price will be €700 (that's Galaxy Note 3 / One Max territory) and launch is "tentatively planned for the end of November." You can grab the Nokia phablet...

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10 things you didn't know your smartphone could do

Lost your TV remote down the sofa? No problem. Smartphones are great, they're basically a computer in your pocket packed full of features to make your life easier. But some of those features are less obvious than others, so to help you get the most out of your phone here are 10 things that you might not have known it could do. 1. You can change the launcher...

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Android 4.4 KitKat might be more about Google TV than phones

At least it's not going to be Chrome TV October is quickly running out which means Android 4.4 KitKat should be with us very soon, but right now it sounds like the new OS updates will be concerned more with TV rather than smartphones. Korean ETNews has reported that KitKat's focus will be all about enhancing Google's TV efforts and improving compatibility...

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Things looking up as LG ships 12 million smartphones in Q3

After getting eclipsed by its Korean counterpart Samsung for the past few years, LG is finally becoming relevant again after it posted a 217.8 billion won ($196.34 million) operating profit in Q3 of this year. This is a 27% increase over the same period last year. LG claims that it's able to achieve this despite slowing demand in its Home Entertainment division...

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The future of smartphones is 4K, 64-bit and 55MP cameras

Not so impressive now What does the future hold for our smartphones? Well according to chip maker Qualcomm the sky's the limit as manufacturers succumb to consumer's greed for bigger, better, more fantastical tech in their pocket. TechRadar spoke to Michelle Leyden Li, Qualcomm's Senior Director of Marketing, about the developing technologies in the mobile...

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