Samsung Expects $7.7 Billion in Profits for Q1 2013 + MORE

Facebook today announced Home, a redesigned experience for Android, which brings users’ friends to the forefront of their smartphones.
Home will be available for select Android devices at first, but will roll out to others over time as an optional downloadable application from Google Play. We got a hands-on trial of Home today at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, Calif…

A month after unveiling the first few elements of its PHP course, Codecademy says the PHP track is now complete.
The free learn-programming-online site now has 11 modules and 86 lessons in all things PHP, from the basics and the standard if/else logic flow to arrays, functions, and advanced object-oriented programming…

Facebook has added API support for its new commenting system that allows users and pages to reply to specific comments on a post.
The social network last week made the new comments — with threaded conversations and a ranking algorithm meant to put the most relevant and high quality comments first — an option for all pages and users with more than 10,000 fans or followers…

Now that Facebook Pages support threaded comments, the social network has updated its API to help brands better monitor and respond to replies.
Facebook began rolling out its new comment system last week, and is currently available on an opt-in basis for accounts with more than 10,000 fans or followers…

Facebook today announced a new Android homescreen experience called Home that more deeply integrates the social network’s features into any Android phone or tablet.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the goal of Home is to “transform your Android phone into a great social device” by making the phone less about apps and more about people…

Day in and day out, tuning in with Twitter makes watching TV all the more enjoyable. You can talk to the stars of your favorite scripted shows, see behind-the-scenes peeks of what happens on talk show sets, or receive exclusive color commentary about a big game. Bridging its primetime, daytime, and sports programming, CBS is kicking of #CBSTweetWeek today, offering viewers an exclusive weeklong tweetstravaganza…

Social media is all about community. To raise awareness of your brand on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, you will need to work hard to build an engaged, relative and loyal audience of advocates and devotees, who, individually and as a collective, will consume your products and services, and, critically, share the good news through positive word of mouth…

HTC today revealed the HTC First, the first Android smartphone that comes with Facebook Home pre-installed on the device.
With Facebook Home pre-installed on the HTC First, users can get all the experiences from the new Facebook Home app, such as cover feed and chat heads. But the HTC First packs some exclusive Facebook Home functionality that the app won’t have like the ability to feed in email and calendar notifications to the home screen…

Tech conferences may often list ‘royalty’ amongst their attendees, but it’s usually ‘tech royalty’ – maybe some founder of successful startups or a true pioneer in their field. At The Next Web Conference Europe 2013, we’re going better than that, by welcoming actual royalty to our event…

Samsung has announced its earnings estimate for Q1 2013, and the numbers are looking really good, mostly due to good smartphone sales
The company estimates 52 trillion won ($46 billion) in sales and an operating profit of 8.7 trillion won ($7.7 billion) for the quarter, besting Q1 2012 by 53%
Samsung’s Q4 2012 was even better, with the company posting an operating profit of 8…

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In California it’s illegal to use a mobile phone without a headset while driving.
Steven Spriggs was pulled over and ticketed in January 2012 for using a map application on his smartphone while driving.
He protested. The court found against him. He appealed. And at the end of March the appellate court found that Spriggs had in fact broken the law by looking at a map on his phone while driving…

If Facebook Home flies — and that’s a pretty big if — Zuckerberg’s freshly announced landgrab for Android owners’ eyeballs, is going to create a lot of losers. The big winner of course will be Facebook itself, as users who chose to install this alternative Facebook reality on their phone are inevitably going to be spending even more time within its walled garden (and they already spent a lot of time in Zucksville), feeding it even more data to power its ad business…