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BlackBerry woes caused by 'core switch failure'

Oct 12, 2011

LONDON (AP) — Email and messaging glitches that have plagued BlackBerry users around the world for a second day were caused by a core switch failure, the smartphone's maker said Tuesday. Research in Motion Ltd. said the disruptions — which affected users from Europe to Latin America — were due to a failure within the company's own infrastructure. A transition to a back-up switch did not function...
BlackBerry services hit in Latin America, India

Oct 12, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- BlackBerry's woes spread on Tuesday as the smartphone's maker reported service disruptions for a second straight day in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and fresh problems in Latin America and India. Research in Motion Ltd., which makes BlackBerry devices, acknowledged there were ongoing problems Tuesday, hours after it said services were operating normally and the cause of dela...
After long wait, Facebook releases iPad app

Oct 11, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the enduring questions of the technology world: “When will iPad users get their very own Facebook app?” That question was answered Monday as Facebook released an updated version of its iPhone application, one that's also designed to fill out the iPad's larger screen. The lack of an iPad app for the world's most popular social network has confounded users ever since Apple...
Samsung, Google delay product debut citing Jobs’ death

Oct 9, 2011

Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. delayed a new product introduction scheduled for an Oct. 11 trade show after the death of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs. Samsung sent out invitations last month announcing an event in San Diego that would include a look at what’s new for Google’s Android, software used on mobile phones. The decision was not related to technical problems, said Kim Titus,...
With smartphones, ordinary people can turn mundane life into cinema

Oct 9, 2011

BUSAN (Yonhap News) - Ordinary people presented iPhone-made shorts on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival over the weekend, demonstrating even a 12-year-old can venture into movie-making as the high-tech handset lowers the threshold. Despite featuring no film luminaries and drawing much smaller audiences than the festival's official selections, these smartphone flicks show how...
Samsung, Micron to develop technique for high-performance memory chips

Oct 7, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, said Friday that it is teaming up with Micron Technology Inc. of the U.S. to develop technology to produce a high-performance memory chip. Samsung has formed a consortium with Micron Technology, the U.S.'s largest chipmaker, to jointly develop a so-called hybrid memory cube technique which stacks chips on to...
Samsung seeks to void iPad design rights in Europe

Oct 5, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it has asked a European Union (EU) agency to invalidate the iPad's design rights in Europe, as the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker seeks to resume sales of its tablet computers in the pivotal market. Samsung filed an application with the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) on Aug. 9 to nullify Apple Inc.'s ...
LG to release 4G smartphone in S. Korea

Oct 4, 2011

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., the beleaguered world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker, said Tuesday that it will launch in South Korea a fourth-generation (4G) smartphone that will run on a faster network. The company will roll out this week the Optimus LTE smartphone through the leading mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and the smallest operator LG Uplus Corp., it said. The Optimus LTE is LG's s...
Samsung Electronics may post 3.5 trillion won in profit for Q3

Sept 30, 2011

Samsung Electronics, Asia’s largest technology company, pulled off record earnings last year, but its revenue and operating income for 2011 might underperform heightened expectations, analysts said on Friday. Samsung posted an operating profit of 17.3 trillion won ($14.7 billion) on revenue of 154.6 trillion won, helped by strong demand for its computer memory chips. This year, however, signs ar...
China tells police to use social media

Sept 29, 2011

China has ordered police nationwide to make more use of social networking sites to ensure greater openness and "dispel misunderstandings", the state Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. Huang Ming, vice-minister of public security, delivered the message at a conference on Monday aimed at helping law enforcement officials to use China's hugely popular microblogs -- sites similar to Twitter -- the rep...
Amazon unveils $199 Kindle Fire tablet

Sept 29, 2011

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday showed off the Kindle Fire, a $199 tablet computer, challenging Apple's iPad by extending its Kindle brand into the world of full-color, multipurpose devices. Bezos also took the opportunity to show off a new line of Kindle e-readers with black-and-white screens and lower prices, further pressuring competitors like Barnes & Noble Inc. that are trying to break A...
Samsung, Microsoft expand smartphone partnership

Sept 28, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run the Android operating system. Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that they also will work together to develop and market Microsoft's Windows Phone software. The deal, which...
Samsung hints at all-out war against new iPhone

Sept 28, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co. will seek a global sales ban on the upcoming iPhone as part of an all-out war against Apple Inc., a high-ranking company official said Wednesday, signaling a shift in its position on the deepening legal row. Samsung, which is embroiled in some 20 patent lawsuits with Apple around the world, will likely throw down the gauntlet over the new iPhone that Apple is expected to ...
SK Telecom to offer 7 phones for 4G service

Sept 28, 2011

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile operator, said Wednesday that it will offer seven smartphones and one tablet PC that use its fourth-generation network this year, to meet surging demand for video and other data-guzzling services. By December, SK Telecom aims to lure 500,000 subscribers for its new 4G service based on the long-term evolution technology, it said in a statement. The co...
Apple sends out invite for iPhone event

Sept 28, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple is inviting journalists to its Cupertino, California, headquarters next week for an iPhone-related event on Oct. 4. The invitation Apple Inc. sent on Tuesday does not go into details. It says ``let's talk iPhone,'' suggesting that the usually secretive company is likely to unveil the next iteration of its popular smartphones. Former Vice President Al Gore, who sits on App...