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>> the participating firms include the biggest cell phone manufacturer nokia apple, south korea's samsung electronics. the involvement of key players in the industry may allow new specifications to emerge as a global standard. >>> in japan corporate failures increased the first time since january. the number of bankruptcies totalled 976. the figure was up 2.8% from a year ago. bankruptcies of restaurants and retail shops rose 23% year on year, while an increase of 37.9 was registered or 37.9% was registered in the real estate business. there are only two bankruptcies with liabilities of more than 10 billion yen or $122 billion. an upward trend continues in the number of business failures with comparatively small debts. the firm says rising prices of resources and food could force more small and mid-size companies to go bankrupt as it's harder to pass the rise in cost on to the products. >>> it's snow crab season in japan. the tasty crustaceans on shipped by the thousands in a port in tottori western japan. before they're auctioned they cross paths with an expert grader. >> reporter: snow

by samsung but of the different refresh rate and now a different price. the right = 60. blurry. $900. the center is a bit sharper, $1300. left = high and $ 1500. >> 240 refresh rate. the higher, the better. and three definition? and i would say just wait on that for now. >> and a very young girl with an airplane getting too close to comfort. and to the reporter, kimberly sakamoto. >> and jump right into it. a lot of getting a lot of action on the web. a small indian girl with no helmet! outrage. you can see the adults, are letting her back in and out of traffic. and the next few, inch and is the problem. a plane crashed into a home. injun-- problems, and no serious injuries-an engine problem. and it clipped the trees on their return to the airport. >> and a live look down tom from our roof cam that fog is already forming. your news at 6:00 p.m. is coming up, next. up, next. úw >> no at 6:00 p.m., the state of the state address from jerry brown. >> california is facing a crisis that is real and unprecedented. >> what he plans to do about the deficit drop. >> fear, this de

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. >> reporter: or samsung's haven. >> it comes with a button for 911 calls. if you can't figure out, oh, no, 191, you just hit that button. >> reporter: but not so smart phones are also attractive to those who want to save a money. >> if you get a smart phone, it is cool but expensive. >> reporter: expensive meaning up to $700 a year. half of which gets you a simple cell phone. chris crackum, nbc news. >>> here's marla tellez with what's coming up on "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. the bay area could be in for a multi-billion payday. but getting the world fair to come here is far from a done deal. we'll look at the hurdles and who could be the big winner. >>> plus, we know the president is a sports fan and the first lady is a proponent of eating healthy. just wait until you see what was on the white house super bowl menu. >>> these stories, plus, christinaing a ler ra's response to the national anthem disaster. >> she still did it better than i could have. >>> many say the game between the packers and steelers was a classic. it did have a few fumb

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. >>> closer to home, a problem with chips forcing samsung to offer refund to some of its computers. intel said it discovered the design problem in a new chip set. that's expected to cost a billion dollars in repair in lost revenue. it will also delay the release of some computers using that new microprocessor. >>> for more on that and more news before the bell, let's go to nicole lapin at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, nicole. >> reporter: good morning, scott. wall street could start february on a pretty positive note as futures are higher this morning. the dow closing out at its best january since 1997. we got a bunch of data out today on manufacturing and construction spending. and also some big earnings from the likes of pfizer and bell weather ups. >>> meanwhile, verizon wireless is ready for the onslaught of demand from the iphone. the company starts selling the iphone thursday morning at 3:00 in the morning eastern time. that's midnight your time. online only for a new verizon subscribers. that goes on sale february 10th both at verizon and apple stores. verizon says c

electronics raising prices 10% mid april and a report out of korea says samsung may follow. raw material costs. not a year since the old one came out but at&t and verizon i-pads are in production. a thinner, lighter and faster version. the report says it may develop a flat panel tv. its smushed baby super bowl ad. a doll with a smushed face sliding down a wall to show how cramped hotel rooms are compare to rental houses. ben bernanke may be in the hot seat over his $600 billion effort to stimulate the economy. chairman on the hill today since republicans took office last month. rising after a 7th straight session after stronger than expected numbers from mcdonald's. and disney the stock to watch. a jump in same-park attendance and ad sales for espn. taco bell on facebook.com, you can get a coupon for a crunchie beef taco. a number to thank customers for its business despite saying its tacos filled mostly with non-meat items. >> the 18-year-old san jose woman struck and then dragged by a hit and run driver is showing signs of improvement. doctors upgraded erica's condition fr

in austin, texas, samsung is expanding its semiconductor plant and hired more than 600 workers last year. are you done hiring? >> no. we project that we'll add at least 200, perhaps up to 500 new positions in 2011. >> reporter: overall, the economy grew nearly 3% in 2010, the most in five years. where are we going from here? >> we're going up. >> reporter: lakshman achuthan says leading indicators show the economy gaining strength despite lingering concerns. >> there's all this "we're optimistic but..." that's the feeling. these leading indicators are saying there's no but. >> i'm growing increasingly confident that by the summer and fall, we'll see much stronger job numbers. >> reporter: but bullish economists have been predicting a breakout of job growth for months now, it just hasn't happened yet and nearly 14 million people are still out of work, katie. >> couric: but the stock market didn't seem to be too discouraged by these numbers. >> no, the dow held well above 12,000. wall street seemed to be blaming the weather, too. but analyst estimated as many as 150,000 jobs may have been

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