Apple, Samsung push HTC’s Q3 profits off a cliff

Foiled by Smartphone rivals like Samsung and Apple, HTC has posted some disappointing results for the third quarter of 2012.

Apple’s lackluster Q3 by the numbers

Apple has released its third-quarter earnings, and in an unusual move, it missed analyst expectations, with $35 billion in revenue and $9.32 earnings per share.

Analyst consensus from Thomson Reuters expected Apple to bring in $37.2 billion in revenue and …