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Investors Tune in to Philips Outlook, TV Sale

When Philips Electronics reports earnings on Monday, investors will be bracing themselves for developments on restructuring, costs cuts and whether the TV business will be sold in the first quarter.

Smartphones power record Samsung profit

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Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year to boost production of chips and flat screens to pull further ahead of smaller rivals.
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Nintendo sees profit next year, but shares tumble

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dismissed the idea that the age of the dedicated handheld games device was over and said he aimed to return the company to substantial profit in 2012/13, after it warned of its first ever operating loss this year.
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ASUS Transformer Prime: Bootloader Unlock Tool Coming in February

The ASUS Transformer Prime Eee Pad launched in December with a few shortcomings, the most prominent one being a locked bootloader. After two months, ASUS has come up with a solution: a bootloader unlock tool that will be launched in February, according to a tweet sent out by the tech giant.
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Nokia profits dive as new phones slow to take off

Nokia Oyj reported a 73 percent fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple Inc's iPhone or compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones.
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AT&T posts big loss on hefty charges, iPhone costs

AT&T Inc posted a $6.7 billion quarterly loss due to a hefty break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and other charges on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple Inc's popular iPhone.
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Nintendo sees first annual loss, cuts 3DS forecast

Nintendo Co Ltd posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss, its first at an operating level, as it battles a strong yen and its games devices lose ground to gadgets such as Apple's iPhone.
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AT&T posts massive quarterly loss

AT&T Inc posted a massive quarterly loss due to a break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and a pension-related charge on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple Inc's popular iPhone.
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Nokia profits dive, new phones yet to take off

Nokia reported a 73 percent fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple's iPhone or to compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones.
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Nokia earnings fall less than feared, still deep

Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, reported better-than-expected quarterly core earnings, although they still fell 73 percent as its new Windows Phones failed to compensate for diving sales of its old smartphones.
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Logitech warns again as weak market and euro hit Q3

Logitech, the world's largest computer mouse maker, cut its full-year outlook for the third time after third quarter sales and profit were hit by euro weakness and as computer systems require become less dependent on peripheral components.
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Japan's NEC to slash 10,000 jobs

NEC Corp said Thursday it will slash 10,000 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workers, in a bid to cut costs as competition from foreign rivals including Apple Inc pushes it deep into the red.
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Japan's NEC says to slash 10,000 jobs

NEC Corp said Thursday it will slash 10,000 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workers, to trim costs after the electronics maker announced a loss of 87 billion yen ($1.11 billion) for the three months to December 31.
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Jailbreaking Exemption Set to Expire

Jailbreak enthusiasts, who've just downloaded Chronic Dev Team's recent groundbreaking greenpois0n Absinthe software, may have their joy outlived as the protection for jailbreaks granted by the U.S. Copyright Office is set to expire in 2012.
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iPhone Thieves Find Apple Support Helpful

When Apple Inc set up its customer service plan for the iPhone, it seems to have had the best intentions of humanity in mind - any phone under warranty can get serviced because it's the phone that's tied to the warranty, not the owner.
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Nintendo Q3 profit falls 61 percent, now forecasts annual loss

Nintendo Co Ltd posted a 61 percent drop in quarterly operating profit on Thursday and forecast a 45 billion yen ($580 million) operating loss for the full year to March 31, after poor sales forced it to slash the price of its 3DS handheld games device.
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iPhone 4S iOS 5 Battery Enhancement Tweak Confirmed Fake

An upgrade to the phone's operating system was then announced, amid hope it would fix the problem. Unfortunately, the upgraded iOS 5.0.1 failed to do so and the users were left further disheartened. They then stumbled upon an iPhone 4S jailbreak tweak that claimed to be able to fix the battery's handset problem.
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SanDisk warns of tough first half of 2012

Flash memory supplier SanDisk warned that weaker demand from some mobile device manufacturers would hurt its revenue in the first half of this year, sending its shares sharply lower.
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Penney overhauls pricing, stores in major makeover

J.C. Penney Co Inc is changing everything from its pricing strategy and store layout to its exclusive merchandise lines as the department store chain seeks to jettison the wide margin-sapping discounts that failed to bring in customers.
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Analysis: Zynga needs mobile to move away from Facebook

David Ko, Zynga's chief mobile officer, has one of the most important and pressure-filled at the online gaming company -- he's charged with figuring out ways to get people to play Zynga's games on tablets and smartphones.
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Could Xbox 720 Stop People from Playing Used Games?

It's many a gamer who's lamented the fact a game came out with a new version only months after they paid $60 for their version. The seemingly never-ending cycle of updated and sequel games leads many people to just rent or borrow games from their friends. But what if Microsoft decided to build the Xbox 720 (or whatever they plan to call it) with the ability to not allow used or borrowed game play?
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Profile: Insider is surprise pick as new RIM CEO

Insider Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive at BlackBerry maker RIM, is a surprise choice for those looking for a transformational leader from outside to turn around the Canadian group's fortunes.
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Stellar Apple results point to a good year ahead

Apple Inc shares surged the most in more than three years, after skyrocketing iPhone and iPad sales helped it smash Wall Street expectations, prompting analysts to raise their price targets on the stock by as much as $100.
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U.S. Experts Urge More Study of Nanotechnology Threat

Studying the potential health hazards of nanotechnology will require an additional $24 million a year to close the knowledge gap about the tiny particles used in a fast-growing array of consumer products, the National Research Council said on Wednesday.

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