PHONES

Zuckerberg: Facebook phone 'wouldn't make sense' CNN International (CNN) -- So, about all those experts and analysts who've spent the past year or so saying Facebook was going to make a phone. A new expert has stepped forward to say it's not going to happen. And his name is Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook's CEO on ... See all stories on this topic »

Galaxy phones drive Samsung to record profit again USA TODAY SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung, the world's largest technology company by revenue, reported another record-high quarterly profit as customers flocked to Galaxy smartphones, helping it outdo rivals at a challenging time for the global tech industry. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Zuckerberg: Phone 'wouldn't make much sense' for Facebook Los Angeles Times Zuckerberg said that at this point, Facebook is focused more on integrating itself into other phonesas much as possible than on building its own device. "You'll see us do things like support Apple in the iOS integration that they wanted to do," the Facebook ... See all stories on this topic »

Samsung Shares Surge on Buoyant Phone, TV Sales Forecasts San Francisco Chronicle July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of TVs and mobilephones, jumped in Seoul trading after forecasting higher demand for panels and handsets, and retaining its position as the world's biggest phone seller. Emerging ... See all stories on this topic »

ET phones home with Blu-ray edition for 30th anniversary CNET After 30 years, E.T. is returning to earth with its own special Blu-ray edition. Everyone's favorite alien will pop up on October 9 courtesy of a new video package filled with loads of features. As shown on Amazon, the new edition will include a Blu-ray, DVD, ... See all stories on this topic »

User stories - from Symbian to Lumia and Windows Phone - Stephanie Brear All About Symbian This is the third in a series of articles giving real world, honest feedback from Symbian users of varying levels of expertise who have tried moving to Windows Phone in general and the Nokia Lumia 710 in particular. Here Stephanie Brear, admittedly a user ... See all stories on this topic » All About Symbian

Galaxy phones drive Samsung to record profit again Atlanta Journal Constitution Samsung, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, televisions and memory chips, benefited from runaway demand for its Android-powered smartphones as rivals including Apple Inc. were yet to release new models. The robust sales of smartphones such ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Metro adding pay-by-phone for parking spots at Fort Totten and Rockville stations Washington Post (blog) Beginning Monday, drivers parking at the Rockville and Fort Totten Metro stations will be able to pay for metered spots with their phones. Metro is testing out pay-by-phone parking at these two stations as a pilot program over the next few months. Commuters ... See all stories on this topic »