Samsung’s next bling thing. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET Attention, ostentatious Samsung fans: your flagship …

Apple CEO Tim Cook has big plans for 2014. James Martin/CNET It’s a good day for Apple CEO Tim Cook. Apple on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results, said it would return more cash to shareholders, and announced a 7-for-1 stock split. The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant said it sold 43.7 million iPhones, much higher than the expected 38 million and …

The Xiaomi Mi3 is coming to more countries. Xiaomi Having conquered China, Xiaomi is turning its attention to the rest of the world. The smartphone manufacturer has revealed plans to expand to 10 more countries, although the US and most of Europe aren’t included just yet. The Chinese manufacturer will expand operations this year to Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, …