Samsung Has Sold 3 Million Galaxy S Smartphones in the U.S.

Samsung Electronics (SSNHY) said it has made 3 million shipments of its Galaxy S smartphone to the United States, out of 7 million worldwide.

Supply of the phones, which run on Google’s (GOOG) Android software, has been constrained by the Samsung AMOLED display technology, Chief Marketing Officer Paul Golden told Reuters. The phone went on sale in the United States in July.

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CommScope Agrees to $3.9 Billion Carlyle Buyout

CommScope (CTV), a maker of telecommunications equipment, agreed to be purchased by private equity firm The Carlyle Group for $3.9 billion.

Under the terms of the deal, Carlyle will acquire all of the outstanding shares of CommScope common stock for …

CommScope in Talks With Carlyle Group About $3 Billion Sale

CommScope (CTV), a maker of telecommunications equipment, said that private-equity firm Carlyle Group is in talks to buy the company for about $3 billion.

If the deal goes through, Carlyle would acquire all of CommScope’s outstanding stock for $31.50…

Skype’s New CEO Has His Work Cut Out for Him

Tony Bates, the incoming CEO of Skype, is a serious player aiming to crack the corporate market. But solving the many problems of wild child Skype won’t be easy for the ex-Cisco exec.
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Hewlett-Packard to Launch Smartphone in 2011

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) will enter the smartphone market in early 2011 using the webOS software it acquired as part of its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm.

“You will see us coming early next year with new phones,” Senior Vice President Eric Cador said, according to Reuters.

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Candor described the webOS software as “fundamental” to the purchase of Palm, a pioneer in hand-held devices.

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