Samsung expects record $7.3b Q3 profit
Samsung expects to report a record 8.1 trillion won ($7.29 billion) in profit for the September quarter, thanks to strong sales of its Galaxy line of smartphones.
Google, publishers settle US lawsuit
Google and US publishers have settled their long-running court battle over the Google Books project, agreeing to a new model where publishers can decide which books are scanned and included in the library.
EE to launch LTE services on Oct 30
The UK's EE has announced plans to launch LTE services on October 30, initially in ten cities. The timeline comes days after rival operators agreed with regulator Ofcom on an accelerated schedule for the nation's LTE auction.
MS rumored to plan own-brand smartphone
Rumors are circulating that Microsoft may be planning to produce an own-branded smartphone, using the same Surface brand planned for its Windows 8 tablets.
Motorola may cut more jobs in restructuring
Google has flagged the possibility of additional job cuts at the recently-acquired Motorola Mobility, this time outside of the US, and warned that it expects additional restructuring charges.
AT&T gets US exclusive for Lumia 920
AT&T has negotiated a US-exclusive deal with Nokia for the handset maker's new flagship Windows Phone smartphone, the Lumia 920, and has also arranged to carry the Lumia 820.
Facebook surpasses 1b active users
Facebook has reached the 1 billion active monthly user milestone. Statistics released by the company also show that 600 million users are now accessing the site via mobile devices.
DoCoMo demonstrates smartphone robot
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has used the CEATEC trade show to show off a prototype robot assistant that can communicate with users, and interface with and pull data from their smartphones.