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Samsung expects KRW20trn operating profit at mobile division in 2013
Handset unit expected to generate KRW17 trillion operating profit this year. Samsung Electronics Co. expects its mobile unit to see around 20 trillion South Korean won, or $18 billion, in operating profit next year,...
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Apple suppliers mass-producing smaller tablet
iPad maker expected to broaden portfolio to counter Nexus 7, Kindle Fire threat. Apple Inc.'s Asian component suppliers have started mass production of a new tablet computer smaller than the current iPad, people with...
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Europe needs effective 4G or smartphone companies may ignore it – Kroes
Digital agenda commissioner calls for investment in networks and more spectrum to be made available. European nations and the region's telecommunications companies need to take steps to bring ultrafast Internet speeds to European consumers,...
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Competition watchdog approves Vodafone, Telefonica UK network-sharing plan
Vodafone and Telefonica UK's plan to merge their respective mobile networks has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The two mobile operators said late last week that the regulatory green light...
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Brazil electoral judge orders arrest of local Google executive
Fabio Jose Silva Coelho accused of failing to remove videos critical of a mayoral candidate. A Brazilian court has ordered the arrest of the head of Google Inc.'s local operations for not taking down...
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Google to launch Nexus 7 in Japan
Popularity of Android will help uptake of tablet in Japan, Eric Schmidt predicts. Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Tuesday that the Internet search engine giant plans to launch its Nexus 7 tablet...
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Facebook switches off photo ‘Tag Suggest’ feature in Europe
Facebook Inc. said Friday it had switched off its photo "Tag Suggest" feature in Europe following a privacy investigation. Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, Billy Hawkes, who launched the probe because Facebook's European operations are based...
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