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Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone

On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.

Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone

On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.

Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone

On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.

Samsung-Q2 outlook

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top maker of smartphones, is expected to reap a solid operating profit in the second quarter on robust sales of its Galaxy S4 line-up, analysts said Friday. According to NH Nonghyup Securities Co., the tech giant is anticipated to see its operating profit reach 11.7 trillion won (US$10.4 billion) in the April-June period, up 74.6 percent from 6.7 trillion won tallied last year.

LG joins the new wave of waterproof smartphones

The unveiling of the Optimus GJ means that consumers will soon have a choice of three different handsets that can withstand the wear and tear of a summer beach holiday. Essentially a rugged Optimus G, the latest LG handset features a 4.7-inch HD display, a rather impressive 13-megapixel camera plus plenty of RAM and processing power thanks to a quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm chip. It is a full 1.4mm thicker than the standard Optimus G but it can be submerged under water to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes without incurring any damage.

LG joins the new wave of waterproof smartphones

The unveiling of the Optimus GJ means that consumers will soon have a choice of three different handsets that can withstand the wear and tear of a summer beach holiday. Essentially a rugged Optimus G, the latest LG handset features a 4.7-inch HD display, a rather impressive 13-megapixel camera plus plenty of RAM and processing power thanks to a quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm chip. It is a full 1.4mm thicker than the standard Optimus G but it can be submerged under water to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes without incurring any damage.

LG joins the new wave of waterproof smartphones

The unveiling of the Optimus GJ means that consumers will soon have a choice of three different handsets that can withstand the wear and tear of a summer beach holiday. Essentially a rugged Optimus G, the latest LG handset features a 4.7-inch HD display, a rather impressive 13-megapixel camera plus plenty of RAM and processing power thanks to a quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm chip. It is a full 1.4mm thicker than the standard Optimus G but it can be submerged under water to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes without incurring any damage.

ITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system did not violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility. If the ITC had found that Microsoft infringed, it could have barred the Xbox from being imported into the United States.

Apple supplier Cirrus slumps as pricing pressure grows

By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Apple <AAPL.O> supplier Cirrus Logic <CRUS.O> slumped 18 percent on Thursday after the chipmaker said in a filing it faces growing pricing pressure in the smartphone market. Cirrus said in the filing it expects gross margins in the mid-40s. It did not indicate what period it was referring to and a spokesman did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Report: Apple integrating Flickr and Vimeo into next iPhone operating system

Adding support for Flickr and Vimeo would allow iPhone users to post and share content from third-party apps to the social networks in the same vein as they already can with Facebook and Twitter. According to a source familiar with ongoing developments, the changes are expected to debut in June with the release of iOS7, the latest wholesale update to Apple's mobile operating system.
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