"Contents and services drive sales of devices ... Our No. 1 mission is to raise the software value of our devices," Lee of Samsung's Media Solution Center, said at a conference in Seoul.

In an oddly uncharacteristic move, Apple has quietly changed the way it is spelling the new iPhone 3GS, which now appears without a space all of Apple's press materials.

Synaptics has posted solid year-over-year sales and earnings growth despite the tough economy thanks to its involvement in two hot product categories, notebook computers and smartphones.

The LCD maker wants to utilize its display experience to create a 3G smartphone, but analysts are skeptical of its chances to knock off Nokia or Samsung.

Cellphone makers are expected to report buoyant sales of lower-priced, feature-packed smartphones as consumers opt for "cheap chic" amid the global recession.

Dell is in talks with China Mobile to offer a smartphone based on the carrier's mobile operating system, a move that would take Dell into a huge but competitive market in China, an analyst said Monday.

Palm missed analysts' revenue estimate in its third-quarter results Thursday and saw its losses widen as demand slumped for the company's smartphones. The company explained that smartphones brought in just $77.5 million during the third quarter, down 72% from the same period last year.