[Technology] Samsung profits driven by Galaxy smartphone sales

Samsung profits driven by Galaxy smartphone sales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21191431
Samsung Electronics said its profits surged 76% in the last three months of 2012, helped by sales of its Galaxy smartphones. Net income rose to a record 7.04tn won ($6.6bn; £4.2bn), up from 4.01tn won in the same period a year earlier, beating analysts' ...

Intel's Yolo low-cost smartphone debuts
http://gearburn.com/2013/01/the-intel-yolo-is-kenyas-first-cut-price-android-powered-smartphone/
Intel's low-cost smartphone will be sold for the first time in Kenya, the chipmaker announced today. Brooke Crothers. by Brooke Crothers.

Catch Phone Thieves With Lookout Lock Cam
http://onsoftware.en.softonic.com/lookout-introduces-lock-cam-feature-snaps-photo-of-unauthorized-users
Mobile security firm Lookout on Wednesday began rolling out a new feature for its Android app intended to help users combat phone thieves and prying eyes.

Archos offers Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad, apparently holds no grudges
http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/111432/archos-announces-thinnest-bluetooth-keyboard-for-ipad/
Archos must be in a benevolent mood: it first posted a version of its Video Player app for competing Android devices, and now it's selling the keyboard technology of its Gen10 XS tablets to those using an entirely different platform.

Lenovo considering RIM buyout to boost mobile biz
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/bb10-sales-will-determine-rim-s-future-business-direction-analyst-says-1.1128361
Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming says the company is actively pursuing ways to improve its position in the mobile device market, spurring speculation that the Chinese firm may be planning to cozy up with Research in Motion - or even swallow it whole.

Nokia Pureview 808 was the last Symbian OS phone
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/nokia/9824179/Nokia-ends-Symbian-era.html
RIM's delay of its Blackberry 10 has given Microsoft just enough time to steal its market share in the EU. More... Consoles to account for up to 20% of AMD revenue in Q4.

Kim Dotcom's 'cloudy' contribution
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10861263
Summary: A push towards the cloud with earlier and more widespread adoption than would otherwise be the case, may well be Kim Dotcom's contribution to the tech scene.

Drive On: Toyota to show Tundra pickup in Chicago
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2013/163_news130124_2014_redesigned_toyota_tundra/
As far as auto shows are concerned, 2013 is shaping up as the year of the pickup truck. Toyota says it will unveil the new Tundra full-size pickup next month at the Chicago Auto Show.