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Samsung’s revenue was up during the second quarter of 2011, but the company wasn’t able to stem its decline in net income. During the period ended June 30, Samsung generated revenue of 39.44 trillion Korean won ($37.4 billion), up 4 percent compared to the same period last year. However, the company’s second-quarter profit of 3.51 trillion won ($3.3 billion) was off 18 percent [...]

Samsung’s revenue was up during the second quarter of 2011, but the company wasn’t able to stem its decline in net income. During the period ended June 30, Samsung generated revenue of 39.44 trillion Korean won ($37.4 billion), up 4 percent compared to the same period last year. However, the company’s second-quarter profit of 3.51 trillion won ($3.3 billion) was off 18 percent [...]

caption: Examples of HTC device locations that CNET extracted from Microsoft’s Live.com location database. (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET) Microsoft has collected the locations of millions of laptops, cell phones, and other Wi-Fi devices around the world and makes them available on the Web without taking the privacy precautions that competitors have, CNET has learned. The vast database [...]

caption: Examples of HTC device locations that CNET extracted from Microsoft’s Live.com location database. (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET) Microsoft has collected the locations of millions of laptops, cell phones, and other Wi-Fi devices around the world and makes them available on the Web without taking the privacy precautions that competitors have, CNET has learned. The vast database [...]

Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha at CES in 2010. (Credit: Bonnie Cha/CNET) The company is planning to introduce its much-delayed Droid Bionic in September, Jha told CNET in an interview. After an unveiling at the Consumer Electronics Show, the 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon Wireless was delayed for several months to work out the kinks of its 4G connection. In addition, it is planning at least one more 4G [...]