(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co overtook Apple Inc as the world's top smartphone maker in the July-September period with a 44 percent jump in shipments, and forecast strong sales in the current quarter in a clear warning to its rivals.
Samsung (005930.KS) only entered the smartphone market in earnest last year, but its sales have skyrocketed thanks to a sleek production system that rapidly brings new products to market. Apple (AAPL.O) introduced its first iPhone in 2007.
"In the handset division, Samsung has no real rival models to challenge...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Maasinhon Trio takes on controversies
MANILA, Philippines – Less than a week after being declared “Pilipinas Got Talent 3” winners, Andrew Sanchez, Licinio Lolo and Bonifacio Salubre a.k.a.the Maasinhon Trio find themselves at the receiving end of criticisms.Asked to address this issue, Lolo told Bulletin Entertainment and other members of the media in an interview on Thursday, “Para sa amin, siguro opinyon nila yun. Sa amin naman, kasi marami namang sumusuporta sa amin. Alam namin ‘yon....
Monday, October 24, 2011
Maasinhon Trio proclaimed Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 winner
Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 named Maasinhon Trio grand winner.
The Maasinhon Trio sang Basil Valdez’s “Nais Ko.” Though they are the oldest among the "Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3" finalists, these three singers are determined to bring pride to their hometown. The Maasinhon Trio
Andrew SanchezBonifacio SalubreLicinio Lolo
Hometown Maasin City, Southern Leyte The three used to be members of Menzvoyz Band which has disbanded. They are all soloists...
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Straight Talk All You Need Plan
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
Being a current Straight Talk user, I decided to introduce their “All you Need Plan” to my wife who is dissatisfied with her phone provider. She was skeptical at first knowing that she had been on her phone provider for years already. And introducing her to a new one made her doubt my decision. But she gave...
Friday, October 21, 2011
Gadhafi's death should be probed, U.N. agency says
According to CNN Joe Sterling, the circumstances of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's death are "unclear" and need to be investigated, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday.
"More details are needed to ascertain whether he was killed in the fighting or after his capture," the agency said.
"There seem to be four or five different versions of how he died. As you are aware, there are at least two cell-phone videos,...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
WORST AIRPORTS 2011
SLEEPING IN AIRPORTS...
The following airports listed below have been chosen by airport sleeper's as least favourite or below service standards for justification such as:
Safety concerns Lack of comfortable seating Rude staff Hostile security Poor facilities No (or few) services to pass the time Bribery and thier exists Being kicked out General hassles of being in the airport
The list is based on poll votes and user reviews for most sleepovers adventurers.
1 MANILA AIRPORT TERMINAL 1 (PHILIPPINES)
2 PARIS BEAUVAIS AIRPORT (FRANCE)
3 REYKJAVIK...
Monday, October 17, 2011
Wimbledon champion Kvitova wins Linz Open
(Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova won her fifth WTA title of the year on Sunday when she brushed aside Dominika Cibulkova to take the Linz Open.The 21-year-old Czech won 6-4 6-1 to notch up her fourth win in as many meetings with Cibulkova and dash her Slovakian opponent's hopes of winning a first WTA title.
"It wasn't as clear as the result suggests," said Kvitova after adding to her titles at Wimbledon, Brisbane, Madrid and indoors...
Murray passes Federer in rankings with third win
(Reuters) - Andy Murray beat Spain's David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 to claim the Shanghai Masters tennis title on Sunday and move ahead of Swiss Roger Federer in the rankings for the first time in his career.
The victory completed a stunning Asian hat-trick for Murray and allowed the seemingly unstoppable Scot to leapfrog 16-times grand-slam champion Federer into third spot in the ATP list.
Murray's 25th victory from 26 matches sends Federer out of the top three for the first time in eight years.
Murray has now won three titles in as many weeks on the Asian...
Robot movie "Real Steel" tops box office again
(Reuters) - Boxing robot movie "Real Steel" won the domestic box office for the second straight weekend, edging a remake of 1980s dance classic "Footloose."
"Real Steel" brought in about $16.3 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The action movie starring Hugh Jackman landed slightly ahead of "Footloose," which brought in an estimated $16.1 million.
Third place went to horror movie "The Thing"...
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Superman idolization of Herbert Chavez
Photos taken by Reuters Cheryl Ravelo
These are snapshots of the cosmetic transformation of Herbert Chavez, a pageant trainer and a custome store owner somewhere in Calamba Laguna, South of Manila, Philippines whose idolization and obsession of the famous comic book and movie character SUPERMAN turns himself to look most likely the "Man of Stee...
Friday, October 14, 2011
Apple - iPhone4S - a tribute for Steve
Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime, many buying the phone as a tribute to the former Apple boss.
The iPhone 4S -- introduced just a day before Jobs died.
The dual-core A5 chip delivers even more power. The 8MP camera with all-new optics also shoots 1080p HD video. And with Siri, iPhone 4S does what you ask. Talk about amazing.
for...
Raj Rajaratnam sentenced to 11 years for hedge-fund insider trading scheme
Galleon Group LLC’s Raj Rajaratnam is sentenced to 11 years on Thursday for masterminding the biggest hedge-fund insider trading scheme in U.S. history, that stretched from Silicon Valley to Wall Street.
U.S. District Judge Richard Holwell in Manhattan presided over the jury trial in which Rajaratnam was convicted of 14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy. It was the stiffest sentence ever given for trading in the stock market using confidential...
Euro zone debt crisis on G20 Paris meeting
G20 finance chiefs and central bank heads from the world's biggest economies meet in Paris on Friday needing to find a solution to a deepening euro zone debt crisis that has fanned fears of a global recession.
Underlining the challenge for European policymakers, Standard and Poor's cut Spain's long-term credit rating, citing the country's high unemployment, tightening credit and high private sector debt.
"This meeting takes place in a context where...
