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Taiwan's HTC reports 79 percent drop in 3Q profit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. on Friday reported a 79 percent drop in third quarter profit as intensifying competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. hurt sales. HTC said its profit totaled 3.9 billion New Taiwan dollars ($99 million) on revenue of NT$70

Samsung logs record high profit in 3Q

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Strong sales of Galaxy phones propelled Samsung's quarterly profit to a record high, but its shares dropped Friday on the prospect its growth will slow in an increasingly crowded smartphone market. Samsung Electronics Co. said

High-tech product announcements this fall

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By The Associated Press It's high season for consumer electronics. Manufacturers of various gadgets are unveiling their holiday lineups. Add to that products surrounding a new version of Windows coming out Friday. Here's a recap of the announcements so far: - Sept. 4: Microsoft Corp.

High-tech product announcements this fall

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

High-tech product announcements this fall

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

Calif. superintendent addresses sex fantasy league

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

PIEDMONT, Calif. (AP) - The superintendent of a San Francisco Bay Area school district where high school athletes created a statistics-based fantasy sex league said the story has been sensationalized and the district has "really good kids that can make mistakes." Piedmont Unified School District

Windows 8 to bridge gap between PC, mobile devices

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writers Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system Thursday, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing mobile devices powered by

Windows 8 to bridge gap between PC, mobile devices

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

China's BYD sending electric cabs to London

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese automaker BYD Co. is sending 50 electric cabs to London in a boost to China's struggling makers of all-electric vehicles. BYD and cab company Green Tomato Cars Ltd. announced this week they will start trial use of 50 of BYD's e6 sedans in late 2013. They said it will

Daimler lowers 2012 outlook as Q3 net profit slips

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - German automaker Daimler AG lowered its full-year earnings target Wednesday after its third quarter net profit declined 11 percent to €1.20 billion ($1.6 billion) from €1.36 billion a year ago. The bad news for shareholders came as the company'