Google Inc's strong holiday-quarter results may take a backseat to growing concerns about long-term margins after it dives into a fiercely competitive smartphone market through its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings.
Research In Motion is not on Samsung Electronics Co's immediate shopping list, but the ailing Blackberry maker may still be attractive to Asian smartphone makers looking to compete against Google's Android, the world's fastest growing mobile platform.
Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Wednesday after reports that International Monetary Fund could boost its European lending facility by $1 trillion to help ease the euro zone debt crisis.
Jefferies believes the press reports suggesting that Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is talking to Samsung are likely true.
Brownsville, Texas, has some lessons to teach the country when it comes to creating jobs: it expects to add 5,000 in the next 10 years. How can other cities follow its lead?
Motorola released its latest Smartphone, Droid RAZR Maxx, for Verizon Wireless at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas and is rumored to be made available to customers by Jan. 26.
Research In Motion is not on Samsung Electronics Co's immediate shopping list, but the ailing Blackberry maker may still be attractive to Asian smartphone makers.
A Droid-life report points out that a CDMA/LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note currently does not exist, while the HSPA+/LTE model is globally available. AT&T's version of the Galaxy Note is expected in the coming weeks; however the network operator stopped short of announcements regarding the release date.
Apple has filed a lawsuit this week against Samsung Electronics in Germany to ban the sale of Samsung smartphones in the country, according to a report.
Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory will seek a capital tie-up with U.S. rival Micron Technology as it struggles with a deteriorating market and stiff competition from South Korean competitors, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system, refuting a tech blog report that RIM was seeking to sell itself to the South Korean technology giant.
Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 should debut this year with the latter possibly slated to debut at February's Mobile World Congress in Spain. Samsung debuted the Galaxy S2 last year at the event, so it could do the same this year. Apple, however, has not indicated when the iPhone 5 will arrive.
Research in Motion, makers of the Blackberry smartphones, saw a sharp jump in their stock price on Tuesday as rumors of a potential buyout by Samsung surfaced
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion surged as much as 11 percent Tuesday after speculation Samsung Electronics might mount a takeover bid.
Two new smartphones with the largest screen sizes available are coming soon to AT&T, and the HTC Titan II and Samsung Galaxy Note will stand out for more than just their size. Both will join AT&T's growing corps of 4G LTE-enabled devices, Titan II runs the Microsoft system and the Note includes a stylus.
Shares of Research In Motion jumped more than 10 percent on Tuesday after a tech blog said the BlackBerry maker was actively seeking to sell itself to South Korean smartphone rival Samsung Electronics.
Shares of Research In Motion jumped more than 8 percent on Tuesday after a tech blog said the BlackBerry maker was actively seeking to sell itself to South Korean smartphone rival Samsung Electronics.
The most buzzed about items at the 2012 International CES were undoubtedly OLED televisions - namely Samsung's and LG's - but questions remain whether the items are more than just another hyped, yet useless gadget.
Shares of Research In Motion jumped more than 8 percent on Tuesday after a tech blog said the BlackBerry maker was actively seeking to sell itself to South Korean smartphone rival Samsung Electronics.
Thousands of phones are getting water-damaged every year around the world, especially as users accidentally drop them down the toilet. However, this problem will soon be resolved because of a new hi-tech spray, which makes smartphones waterproof.
Once the International Consumer Electronics Show ends for the year, the Mobile World Congress is the next big venue for smartphone makers to show off their newest gear. This year is no different, and both Samsung and HTC could be ready to unveil their next-generation devices. For Samsung, that means the Galaxy S3, and it would be following one of the most successful smartphones ever made in the Galaxy S2.
Samsung Group, which includes Samsung Electronics Co, said on Tuesday it is raising its 2012 investment to a record $41.4 billion, underscoring the widening gulf between the dominant South Korean conglomerate and its faltering competitors.
