Samsung Electronics released its finalized third quarter earnings report on Wednesday.br The South Korean smartphone and chip maker says it posted record operating profits during the July-to-September period at more than 15-point-four billion U.S. dollars,... a near-21-percent jump from the same period last year.br The report also says Samsung Electronics recorded sales of 57-and-a-half billion dollars, up five-and-a-half percent on-year.