Samsung’s net profit has slid 23 percent in the third quarter despite strong smartphone sales. Samsung said Friday it earned 3.44 trillion won ($3.08 billion) in the three months that ended September 30. Samsung earned 4.46 trillion won ($4 billion) during the same period last year. The company’s display panel business suffered a quarterly loss [...]
If LG’s tease routine didn’t whet your appetite for the LU6200, these freshly leaked pics might do the trick. Obtained by Korean site Money Today, these in-the-wild images appear to corroborate many of the specs we’ve already heard about, including that 4.5-inch AH-IPS display at 720p resolution, eight megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel front-facing shooter. [...]
Defending champion Usain Bolt was sensationally disqualified for a false start in the men’s 100m final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, allowing fellow-Jamaican Yohan Blake to collect an unexpected gold medal. The defending world and Olympic champion bolted out of the blocks on Sunday night and was promptly disqualified, his hopes [...]
Usain Bolt, the men’s 100-meter world record holder, will look to defend his world title Sunday. His 2 archrivals, fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay of the U.S., have both pulled out with injuries. In the 100 ｍeters, the last of the 5 finals of the day, there could be an all-Jamaican podium, with [...]
World-record holder Usain Bolt easily advanced to the final of the men’s 100 meters Sunday at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea. He ran 10.05 seconds to win his heat. He’ll be joined by Jamaican teammates Yohan Blake and Nesta Carter. The only American to make the final was Walter Dix (10.05). Jamaican sprint [...]
European customs officers have been ordered to seize shipments of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 computers after Apple won a preliminary injunction against the Korean electronics giant in an acrimonious patent dispute. Samsung on Wednesday said it would act immediately to lift the blockade, which prevents sales of its flagship tablet computer in the European [...]
The US Federal Reserve spoke _ and financial markets rallied. The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 429 points, its tenth highest point gain in history and the biggest since March 2009. Asian Markets Rise on News From US Federal Reserve Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region began what looked like a relief rally [...]
Maria Sharapova may not have won a grand slam title since 2008, but the Russian tennis player remains unchallenged as the world’s highest paid woman in professional sports. For the 7th straight year, Maria Sharapova topped the annual list provided by Forbes magazine, despite failing to add to her 3 grand slam titles, although she [...]