MEXICO CITY, April 4- Mexico's competition watchdog Cofeco said mobile phone company Telcel dominates the country's phone market, opening the door to tougher regulation of the company owned by Carlos Slim, the world's richest man.
SEOUL, April 5- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd estimated its January-March operating profit rose 53 percent to 8.7 trillion won as sales of mid-tier smartphones helped the South Korean giant tide over the off-peak season. Following are reactions from analysts and fund managers:. SONG MYUNG-SUB, ANALYST AT HI INVESTMENT& SECURITIES.
MEXICO CITY, April 4- Mexico's competition watchdog Cofeco said mobile phone company Telcel dominates the country's phone market, opening the door to tougher regulation of the company owned by Carlos Slim, the world's richest man.
*Facebook's "Home" takes battle for ad revenue, user times to Google. MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4- Facebook Inc unveiled "Home" software on Thursday to place the world's social network front and center on Android smartphones, a move that may divert users from Google Inc services and steal some of its rival's momentum in the fast-growing mobile arena.
NEW YORK, April 3- Retailer Best Buy Co is offering a 30 percent discount on its current stock of Apple iPad 3 tablets in the United States, a spokeswoman for the world's largest consumer electronics chain said on Wednesday.
NEW YORK, April 3- Retailer Best Buy Co is offering a 30 percent discount on all Apple on its current stock of iPad 3 tablets, a spokeswoman for the world's largest consumer electronics chain said on Wednesday. Retailers typically slash prices on products in the lead-up to a major launch of a new iPad or iPhone as a way of clearing old inventory, analysts have said.
*BlackBerry sold about 1 million new Z10 devices in quarter. TORONTO, March 28- BlackBerry reported a surprise quarterly profit on Thursday after shipping 1 million new Z10 smartphones, but the Canadian company still fell short of convincing markets that its turnaround plan is already a runaway success.
TORONTO, March 28- BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis said on Thursday he has no plans to sell his stake in the smartphone maker even as he steps down from the board to focus on a new quantum computing investment fund.
SHANGHAI, March 27- Chinese Internet users are crying foul over the perceived unfair treatment doled out to Apple Inc by state-run media which has actively criticised the smartphone maker for the past two weeks over its warranty policy.
SHANGHAI, March 27- Chinese Internet users are crying foul over the perceived unfair treatment doled out to Apple Inc by state-run media which has actively criticised the smartphone maker for the past two weeks over its warranty policy.
SHANGHAI, March 27- Chinese Internet users are crying foul over the perceived unfair treatment doled out to Apple Inc by state-run media which has actively criticised the smartphone maker for the past two weeks over its warranty policy. CCTV accused Apple of having discriminatory after-sales service in China compared to the rest of the world.
SHANGHAI, March 27- Chinese Internet users are crying foul over the perceived unfair treatment doled out to Apple Inc by state-run media which has actively criticised the smartphone maker for the past two weeks over its warranty policy.
*Nasdaq data shows spike in short positions in BlackBerry. *Short positions have more than doubled from year-ago level. TORONTO, March 26- BlackBerry's share price has more than doubled over the last six months as buzz around its new smartphones has boosted investor confidence, but some traders are betting big that talk of a turnaround is over-hyped.