CE Newswire - 10.04.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Microsoft Reportedly Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC   Microsoft has reached out to HTC to see if the company would be interested in adding Windows as a second OS to its Android handsets, a new report by Bloomberg claims. (TechCrunch) Why This Is Important:  HTC is an attractive option for Microsoft because it has already built Windows and Android products. There's speculation that Microsoft may even drop its licensing fees to sweeten the deal. #2 Samsung Soars While HTC Reports First Quarterly Loss   The diverging fortunes of two of the leading smartphone providers in Asia were demonstrated Friday when Samsung Electronics of South Korea predicted better-than-expected quarterly earnings, while HTC of Taiwan reported its first loss. (New York Times) Why This Is Important: Smartphone sales helped, but analysts said it's likely Samsung's sale of memory chips that helped this quarter. #3 RadioShack Said To Seek Funds In 2013 For Vendor Support   RadioShack Corp., the consumer-electronics seller that lost $139.4 million last year, plans to raise funds by the end of 2013 to persuade suppliers to support its turnaround effort, people familiar with the matter said. (Businessweek) Why This Is Important: The chain is hoping that exclusive products will help it reverse six straight quarters of losses. 4. 9 Dumb Differences Between iOS And OS X Apple Should Fix (InfoWorld) 5. Apple Byte: The Latest Next-Gen iPad Rumors (CNET) 6. Amazon May Have 2 Smartphones Up Its Sleeve (TechNewsWorld) 7. Instagram To Start Allowing Ads In US Photo Streams (BBC) 8. Verizon Pushes Into Google, Amazon, Microsoft IaaS Territory (InformationWeek) 9. Twitter Wants To Fly With Billion-Dollar IPO (Dawn) 10. How Gaming Tech Is Making For Better Interplanetary Exploration (Ars Technica) "Verizon created the enterprise Cloud; now we're recreating it," said John Stratton, president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Blog Post of The Day Samsung Guidance Fails to Impress By Min-Jeong Lee The world's biggest smartphone maker by shipments expects operating profit of between 9.9 trillion won and 10.3 trillion won ($9.2 billion and $9.6 billion) for the three months ended Sept. 30. More » Upcoming Events ADL National Consumer Technology Industry Awards Tribute Nov. 9 Grand Hyatt Hotel New York http://adl.org Ultra HD Conference At CES Unveiled Nov. 12 Metropolitan Pavilion New York www.twice.com/ultraHD 2014 International CES Jan. 7-10, 2014 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas www.cesweb.org Mega Group USA Convention March 20-23, 2014 Gaylord Texan Hotel Dallas www.megagroupusa.com  Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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