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Samsung Electronics posted its highest quarterly profit ever in the third quarter, partly due to its success in handsets--the global No. 2 handset manufacturer shipped a record 60.2 million phones in the quarte    

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Motorola (MOT) reported a slight third quarter profit and projected better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings. But Motorola’s real prospects going forward will depend    

Erick Schonfeld submits: Google (GOOG) released a new mobile navigation app Wednesday and GPS navigation companies such as Garmin (GRMN) and TomTom saw their shares take a plunge. The announcement shaved1.2 bil    

Motorola (MOT) is expected to report Q3 earnings before the market open on Thursday, October 29 with a conference call scheduled for 8 am ET. GuidanceThe consensus estimate is 0c for EPS and5.54B for revenue, a    

TechCrunch submits: By John BiggsVerizon (VZ) just confirmed that the Moto Droid will arrive next week for199 with a new, 2-year contract and100 mail-in rebate. Customers will need a voice plan starting at39 an    

Michael Arrington submits: If you weren’t sure about switching to an Android phone in the near future, this might put you over the edge. Google Maps Navigation is an absolutely killer app. And it is o    

Faisal Laljee submits: In a short period of time, Google's (GOOG) mobile operating platform, Android, which competes with Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile, Apple (AAPL) iPhone OS, Symbian and Palm (P    

Dr. Stephen Leeb submits:Earnings season is well underway with about a quarter of S&P 500 companies having already reported. The results, helped by favorable year-on-year comparisons, have been largely    

Every month, dozens of handset manufacturers release hundreds of handsets onto the world's stage. Some--namely, smartphones--get plenty of attention, while others--think low-end, prepaid phones--receive a    

Chris Krasowski submits: By now the news media has digested the rock-solid quarter from the Steve Jobs-led-innovative bunch in Cupertino, so now its time for the experts to weigh in. First, here's a simple