Apple cuts memory chip order to Samsung for new iPhone: source
12 years, 6 months ago

Apple cuts memory chip order to Samsung for new iPhone: source

Firstpost  

Apple Inc has reduced its orders for memory chips for its new iPhone from key supplier and competitor Samsung Electronics Co, a source with … Apple Inc has reduced its orders for memory chips for its new iPhone from key supplier and competitor Samsung Electronics Co, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. South Korea’s Samsung is a core Apple supplier, producing micro processors, flat screens and memory chips – both dynamic random access memory chips and NAND memory chips – for popular Apple gadgets such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod. Apple has been cutting its orders from Samsung as it tries to diversify its lines of supply for memory chips, although the South Korean firm remains on the list of initial suppliers for the new iPhone, the source told Reuters. Apple has been cutting its orders from Samsung The Korea Economic Daily, citing an unnamed industry source, reported on Friday that Apple had dropped Samsung from the list of memory chip suppliers for the first batch of the new iPhone, whose release is widely expected to be announced on September 12.

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Apple vs Samsung: See which smartphones Indians are buying
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple vs Samsung: See which smartphones Indians are buying

Hindustan Times  

Apple's market share in India has expanded while rival Samsung has struggled with its sales numbers taking a hit yet again, showed data from market intelligence firm International Data Corporation. Apple's market share grew by 58.5% year-over-year for the third quarter of 2024, while Samsung's market share fell by 19.7% year-over-year for the same period. She added that the launch …

Samsung reports 'major' progress in supply deal for AI chips
5 months ago

Samsung reports 'major' progress in supply deal for AI chips

The Independent  

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Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets
11 months ago

Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 10-fold increase in operating profit for the last quarter as the expansion of artificial intelligence technologies drives a rebound in the markets for computer memory chips. Revenue rose by nearly 13% to 71.9 trillion won, driven by higher prices for memory chips and robust sales of its flagship Galaxy S24 …

Samsung overtakes Apple as top smartphone maker in Q1 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Samsung overtakes Apple as top smartphone maker in Q1 2024

The Hindu  

April 15, 2024 10:06 am | Updated 10:08 am IST Apple’s smartphone shipments took a hit by about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report published by Reuters on Monday, citing data from IDC. During the January- March period, Samsung reportedly captured 20.8% of the market share, clinching the top smartphonemaker position from Apple. In the …

Samsung establishes a new research lab for next-generation 3D DRAM technology: Details
1 year, 2 months ago

Samsung establishes a new research lab for next-generation 3D DRAM technology: Details

India TV News  

Samsung establishes a new research lab for next-generation 3D DRAM technology: Details Samsung succeeded in commercialising 3D vertical NAND flash memory chips for the first time in the industry in 2013. The global semiconductor industry’s revenue declined 8.8 per cent in 2023 due to a slowdown in enterprise and consumer spending. The new lab is reportedly operating under Device Solutions …

Apple vs Samsung: iPhone maker overtakes South Korean giant as world's largest smartphone maker
1 year, 2 months ago

Apple vs Samsung: iPhone maker overtakes South Korean giant as world's largest smartphone maker

Firstpost  

In a historic shift, Apple’s iPhone outpaced Samsung’s smartphones to clinch the title of the world’s best-selling smartphone in 2023, marking the first time the South Korean tech giant has surrendered the top position since 2010. Meanwhile, Samsung experienced a 13.6 per cent decline in smartphone shipments, totalling 226.6 million units and securing a market share of 19.4 per cent, …

US allows Samsung, SK Hynix to keep getting US tools in China
1 year, 5 months ago

US allows Samsung, SK Hynix to keep getting US tools in China

The Hindu  

The United States gave permission for South Korea's SK Hynix and Samsung to keep receiving certain U.S. chipmaking tools at their Chinese plants, the Commerce Department said in a statement on Friday. The authorization allows them to continue their Chinese chipmaking operations without the headache of applying for U.S. licenses to get new equipment, after new rules issued last October …

Taiwan says awaiting U.S. announcement on China chip waver extension
1 year, 5 months ago

Taiwan says awaiting U.S. announcement on China chip waver extension

The Hindu  

Taiwan was waiting for a decision by the U.S. government on whether Taiwanese chipmakers will be allowed a waiver extension to supply U.S. chip equipment to their factories in China, Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Thursday. South Korea's government said this week that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will be allowed to supply U.S. chip equipment to their China …

Samsung's chip losses expected to decrease in Q3 due to production cuts
1 year, 5 months ago

Samsung's chip losses expected to decrease in Q3 due to production cuts

India TV News  

Samsung Electronics is anticipated to narrow its chip deficit in the third quarter due to continued cuts in chip production. Samsung began cutting chip production earlier this year, following the lead of peers like SK hynix Inc. and Micron Technology Inc., which started reducing production late last year to address the oversupply issue. However, analysts believe that Samsung's production cuts …

Samsung to invest $230 billion through 2042 in South Korea chipmaking base
2 years ago

Samsung to invest $230 billion through 2042 in South Korea chipmaking base

Hindustan Times  

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said it will invest around 300 trillion won by 2042 to develop what the government called the world's largest chip-making base, in line with efforts to enhance South Korea's chip industry. The amount makes up most of the 550 trillion won in private-sector investment announced by the government on Wednesday, under a strategy that …

Apple freezes plans to use China’s YMTC chips
2 years, 5 months ago

Apple freezes plans to use China’s YMTC chips

The Hindu  

U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. has put on hold plans to use memory chips from China’s Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. in its products, after Washington imposed tighter export controls against Chinese technology companies, the Nikkei reported on Monday. Apple had originally planned to start using state-funded YMTC’s NAND flash memory chips as early as this year, Nikkei said, citing people …

US vs China chip fight means iPhone 14 may remain in short supply in India
2 years, 5 months ago

US vs China chip fight means iPhone 14 may remain in short supply in India

India Today  

Apple has put on hold plans to use China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Co chips on iPhones. Apple was planning to use YMTC's NAND flash memory chip - a key component in several electronics. The American tech giant was slated to use YMTC's 128-layer 3D NAND flash memory for iPhones. According to the Japanese daily Nikkei Asia, Apple originally planned to …

Samsung, SK Hynix to be spared brunt of China chip crackdown by U.S., say sources
2 years, 5 months ago

Samsung, SK Hynix to be spared brunt of China chip crackdown by U.S., say sources

The Hindu  

The Biden administration plans to spare SK Hynix and Samsung from the brunt of new restrictions on memory chipmakers in China aimed at thwarting Beijing's technological ambitions and blocking its military advances, sources said. The Commerce Department, which plans to release new curbs on exports of technology to China this week, will likely deny requests by U.S. suppliers to send …

Samsung's earnings slump on rapid drop-off in chip demand
2 years, 5 months ago

Samsung's earnings slump on rapid drop-off in chip demand

The Hindu  

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. flagged a worse-than-expected 32% drop in quarterly operating earnings on Friday, as an economic downturn slashed demand for electronic devices and the memory chips that go in them. Samsung's memory chip shipments likely came in below already downgraded expectations and prices could fall further this quarter, analysts said, as customers react to rising inflation, higher interest …

Samsung’s earnings plummet in warning sign for global demand
2 years, 5 months ago

Samsung’s earnings plummet in warning sign for global demand

Al Jazeera  

Samsung Electronics Co has flagged a worse-than-expected 32 percent drop in quarterly operating earnings, as an economic downturn slashed demand for electronic devices and the memory chips that go in them. “Memory chip business is worse than expected, DRAM chip shipments may be down by higher-teens percentage versus second-quarter,” said Park Sung-soon, an analyst at Cape Investment & Securities. “Price …

Apple plans to use latest chip tech by Taiwan TSMC in iPhones, Macs
2 years, 6 months ago

Apple plans to use latest chip tech by Taiwan TSMC in iPhones, Macs

The Hindu  

Apple Inc. is planning to use an updated version of Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC's latest chip producing technology in iPhones and Macbooks next year, the Nikkei Asia newspaper reported on Wednesday. The A17 mobile processor, which is currently under development, will be mass-produced using TSMC's N3E chipmaking tech, expected to be available in the second half of next year, the report …

U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China

The Hindu  

The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd, according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China's semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp's …

Samsung hires semiconductor expert from Apple
2 years, 8 months ago

Samsung hires semiconductor expert from Apple

India TV News  

Samsung, a South Korean tech giant has reportedly roped in semiconductor expert Kim Woo-pyeong from Apple, who will serve as the company's director for a new packaging solution centre. The company established the Packaging Solution Center in Device Solution America in July and hired Woo-pyeong as its director, reports Business Korea. It is not easy to find similar cases except …

Samsung Begins 3Nm Chip Production, Could Pull More Customers From TSMC
2 years, 9 months ago

Samsung Begins 3Nm Chip Production, Could Pull More Customers From TSMC

News 18  

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has begun mass producing chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology, the first to do so globally, as it seeks new clients to catch far bigger rival TSMC in contract chip manufacturing. The South Korean firm did not name clients for its latest foundry technology, which supplies made-to-order chips like mobile processors and …

Global DRAM Memory Market And Prices Down in Q4: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Global DRAM Memory Market And Prices Down in Q4: Report

News 18  

Global dynamic random access memory shipments dropped nearly 6 percent in the fourth quarter from three months earlier, a report showed on Friday, amid sluggish demand from manufacturers that had hoarded up the key consumer electronics component over continued chip shortages. DRAM revenue at Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, dropped to $10.5 billion in the fourth quarter, …

Samsung, Micron warn China’s lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing
3 years, 3 months ago

Samsung, Micron warn China’s lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing

Live Mint  

Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, two of the world's largest memory chip makers, warned that strict Covid-19 curbs in the Chinese city of Xian could disrupt their chip manufacturing bases in the area. Samsung Electronics also said on Wednesday that it would temporarily adjust operations at its Xian manufacturing facilities for NAND flash memory chips, used for data storage in …

Samsung announces $17bn chip plant for Texas
3 years, 4 months ago

Samsung announces $17bn chip plant for Texas

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes amid a chip shortage that is seen as a business obstacle and US national-security concern. South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said it would build a $17bn chip plant outside Austin, Texas, to make advanced chips used in phones, cars and other electronic devices. Texas last February suffered a multi-day, widespread power outage, causing some 300-400 billion …

Micron considering new U.S. memory chip factory as it gears up spending
3 years, 5 months ago

Micron considering new U.S. memory chip factory as it gears up spending

The Hindu  

Micron Technology Inc said on Wednesday it is considering building a new memory factory in the United States but that state and federal subsidies will be needed to offset costs that are higher than its factories in Asia. The Boise, Idaho-based company is the only American firm that makes both key types of memory chips, competing against South Korea's Samsung …

Samsung Overtakes Apple in Smartphone Shipments as Xiaomi Closes In on iPhone Maker
3 years, 11 months ago

Samsung Overtakes Apple in Smartphone Shipments as Xiaomi Closes In on iPhone Maker

News 18  

Samsung Electronics reclaimed its crown as the world’s biggest smartphone maker from Apple in the first quarter of this year, cornering a fifth of overall global shipments. China’s Xiaomi rounded out the top three positions with its best quarterly performance ever as shipments surged 62 percent to 49 million phones and its market share rose to 14 percent, market research …

Why Apple has chips for iPhones while many companies got caught short
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Apple has chips for iPhones while many companies got caught short

Live Mint  

On the same day that Ford Motor Co said it would be able to produce only half as many cars as planned due to a global chip shortage, Apple Inc announced blowout quarterly earnings as smartphone and computer sales soared, with the chip shortage having only a small impact on its business. Apple said Wednesday that it would lose $3 …

Samsung’s profits soared in last quarter, but outlook is bleak
4 years, 5 months ago

Samsung’s profits soared in last quarter, but outlook is bleak

Al Jazeera  

Launch of new foldable smartphones reignited demand that had flagged because of coronavirus, but competition and weakness in Samsung’s chips business could hurt in the near future. Samsung Electronics Co. warned earnings in the current quarter will decline, saying the strong growth in its mobile and memory business that helped third-quarter profit beat will ease amid intensifying competition and weakening …

Samsung chip sale boosted but Q1 profits may remain flat due to Coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 11 months ago

Samsung chip sale boosted but Q1 profits may remain flat due to Coronavirus outbreak

Firstpost  

Samsung is likely to estimate its operating profit at 6.2 trillion won, unchanged from the same period a year ago. The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics’ memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but first-quarter profits are likely to remain flat as the outbreak weakened consumer electronics sales. …

Samsung profit slumps as memory chips and smartphones struggle
5 years, 8 months ago

Samsung profit slumps as memory chips and smartphones struggle

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Samsung is warning investors that its second quarter profit likely plunged56%, as the company continued to struggle with sluggish demand for memory chipsand smartphones. The earnings forecast was better than analysts’ downbeat expectations, thanks to what Samsung called a “one-time gain related to the display business.” The company supplies display screens to other smartphone makers …

After Apple, Samsung warns weaker earnings in 2019 as chip sales slow
6 years, 2 months ago

After Apple, Samsung warns weaker earnings in 2019 as chip sales slow

Live Mint  

Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd warned of weaker earnings in 2019 as it posted a 29% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit on Thursday, hit by a slowdown in demand for memory chips. The global market leader in computer chips and smartphones said it expected "overall annual earnings to decline" this year, although sales of memory products would begin to revive …

Weak chip demand to dent Samsung earnings
6 years, 2 months ago

Weak chip demand to dent Samsung earnings

China Daily  

Children try out Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S9 phone at its store in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd estimated on Tuesday a dramatic decline in its fourth-quarter earnings, amid falling demand in its memory chip business as well as mounting competition from Chinese smartphone makers. "Samsung is losing its ground to Chinese rivals, …

Samsung shares Apple’s pain as technology slowdown hurts sales
6 years, 2 months ago

Samsung shares Apple’s pain as technology slowdown hurts sales

Live Mint  

Samsung Electronics Co.’s quarterly profit and revenue missed estimates on sputtering demand for memory chips during the last three months of 2018, the same period when Apple Inc. saw anaemic sales in China. The South Korean company’s operating income fell to 10.8 trillion won in the quarter that ended in December, according to preliminary results released Tuesday, falling short of …

Samsung profits plunge as smartphone and chip businesses struggle
6 years, 2 months ago

Samsung profits plunge as smartphone and chip businesses struggle

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Samsung is the latest tech giant to warn that its business is suffering. The South Korean company said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter operating profit is set to plunge nearly 30% from a year earlier, well below analysts’ forecasts. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, didn’t mention China specifically in its earnings guidance on Tuesday, but …

Samsung earnings: Record profits are partly due to Apple
6 years, 5 months ago

Samsung earnings: Record profits are partly due to Apple

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Samsung is powering toward record profits thanks in part to Apple’s new iPhones. The bumper profit haul was likely driven by strong sales in memory chips and higher earnings in Samsung’s display and consumer electronics business, according to SK Kim, an analyst with investment bank Daiwa Capital Markets. And despite the blockbuster earnings Samsung forecast …

Samsung remains the top phone maker in South Korea with 46 percent market share and 24 mn shipments: Strategy Analytics report
7 years, 1 month ago

Samsung remains the top phone maker in South Korea with 46 percent market share and 24 mn shipments: Strategy Analytics report

Firstpost  

The figure accounts for 46 percent of combined shipments that is nine percentage points down from the same period a year earlier, the report said. Samsung smartphones maintained their dominant market status late last year as Apple iPhones expanded their presence in South Korea, an industry report said on Monday. According to the report by industry tracker Strategy Analytics, the …

Apple might drop Qualcomm chips from future iPhones and iPads: Report
7 years, 5 months ago

Apple might drop Qualcomm chips from future iPhones and iPads: Report

Firstpost  

Apple Inc has designed iPhones and iPads that would drop chips supplied by Qualcomm Inc, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Apple could drop Qualcomm chips Monday. Though Qualcomm has for several years supplied Apple’s modems — which help Apple’s phones connect to wireless data networks — Intel Corp has provided …

Apple-backed billionaire Terry Gou makes case to buy Toshiba chip unit
7 years, 6 months ago

Apple-backed billionaire Terry Gou makes case to buy Toshiba chip unit

Live Mint  

Beijing: Terry Gou, the billionaire behind Apple Inc.’s iPhone factories, is pressing his case to acquire Toshiba Corp.’s memory chips business in a last ditch effort to beat out two American buyout firms in the tumultuous auction. Gou’s Foxconn Technology Group has broad support for its offer from Apple, SoftBank Group Corp. and Sharp Corp. and is ready to proceed …

Increased memory chip demand and strong Galaxy S8 sales help Samsung beat Apple in race for profits
7 years, 8 months ago

Increased memory chip demand and strong Galaxy S8 sales help Samsung beat Apple in race for profits

Firstpost  

Samsung is set to unveil its new Note device next month in New York, just over a year after the exploding battery crisis that saw it remove the Note 7 from shelves. The firm said huge sales of its new Galaxy S8 smartphone and demand for its memory chips were behind the jump in April-June and predicted another blockbuster report …

Apple ‘considering investing several billion dollars’ in Toshiba’s semiconductor business
7 years, 11 months ago

Apple ‘considering investing several billion dollars’ in Toshiba’s semiconductor business

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple is considering teaming up …

Apple, Amazon, Google join bidding for Toshiba chip unit: report
7 years, 11 months ago

Apple, Amazon, Google join bidding for Toshiba chip unit: report

Live Mint  

Tokyo: Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Google have joined bidding for Toshiba’s NAND flash memory unit, vying with others for the Japanese firm’s prized semiconductor operation, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Saturday. Toshiba shareholders on Thursday agreed to split off its NAND flash memory business, paving the way for a sale to raise at least $9 billion to cover …

Chip orders for Android phones sees a slowdown in China
8 years, 8 months ago

Chip orders for Android phones sees a slowdown in China

Firstpost  

Integrated circuits or chip orders for Android phone makers has seen a slowdown in China according to a report in Digitimes. According to the supply chain sources, chip orders had sky rocketed after the Lunar Year break. But several China-based handset makers have seen dismal sales of some of its models - the chip orders for which have been cut …

Apple still leads but Samsung fast catching up in US
9 years, 1 month ago

Apple still leads but Samsung fast catching up in US

India TV News  

Washington: Apple is still the leader in the US smartphone market but it needs to pull up all its socks as Samsung is fast catching up with its stunning range of Android-based devices, a new report has revealed. According to US-based market research firm Parks Associates, Apple is still well in the lead compared to competing manufacturers, holding 40 percent …

Samsung expects record Galaxy shipments, supply constraints
9 years, 11 months ago

Samsung expects record Galaxy shipments, supply constraints

Firstpost  

Tech giant Samsung said it expects record shipments for the new Galaxy S smartphones that go on sale on Friday, but will have trouble meeting demand for its curved-edged model due to production constraints. But the head of Samsung’s mobile business, J.K. Shin, told reporters there would be supply constraints in the near future for the curve-screened S6 edge model, …

Apple dethrones Samsung by taking the top spot in global smartphone sales
10 years ago

Apple dethrones Samsung by taking the top spot in global smartphone sales

Firstpost  

iPhone maker Apple has dethroned Samsung from the top spot on the global smartphone tally, a position that the Korean electronics giant had strongly held for over three years, research firm Gartner today said. According to Gartner, the US-based firm captured a 20.4 per cent share of the global smartphone market, which saw over 367.48 million units being shipped in …

Samsung to supply Apple with chips again
11 years, 8 months ago

Samsung to supply Apple with chips again

Firstpost  

It looks like Apple and Samsung have started getting along again. The Korean company will be supplying 14 nano Cortex-A9 based chips to Apple, which will be used in the iPhone 7. Samsung chips will be powering future iPhones TSMC will be supplying 20nm, 16nm and 10nm chips to Apple in a three-year agreement, according to sources who spoke to …

Apple orders chips from TSMC in shift from Samsung: WSJ
11 years, 8 months ago

Apple orders chips from TSMC in shift from Samsung: WSJ

Live Mint  

Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. got orders from Apple Inc. for processing chips used in its iPhones and iPads, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unidentified company official. The move is part of Apple’s shift away from relying on Samsung Electronics Co. for components with the new chips to be made from next year, the newspaper reported. Apple has …

A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers – Firstpost
11 years, 10 months ago

A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Overtaking Apple Inc as the world’s leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival’s main parts suppliers… Overtaking Apple as the world’s leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival’s main parts …

Apple’s dimming luster roils suppliers, investors
11 years, 11 months ago

Apple’s dimming luster roils suppliers, investors

Live Mint  

Tokyo/Taipei: Apple Inc marketing chief Phil Schiller let slip during last August’s courtroom battle with Samsung that when setting forecasts for new iPhones, the inside joke was that people should assume sales would equal all previous versions combined. Sources at several Asian suppliers, which for years basked in the glow of Apple’s success and enjoyed stock gains even on rumors …

Apple and Samsung: frenemies for life
12 years, 1 month ago

Apple and Samsung: frenemies for life

Hindustan Times  

It was the late Steve Jobs' worst nightmare. Samsung starts gaining market share, hurting Apple's margins and stock price and threatening its reign as the king of cool in consumer electronics. Yet nearly two years after Apple first filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Samsung, and six months after it won a huge legal victory over its South Korean rival, Apple's …

Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life
12 years, 1 month ago

Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life

Live Mint  

A powerful Asian manufacturer, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, uses Google Inc’s Android software to create smartphones and tablets that closely resemble the iPhone and the iPad. Samsung starts gaining market share, hurting Apple Inc’s margins and stock price and threatening its reign as the king of cool in consumer electronics. Samsung, meanwhile, has benefited immensely from the market insight it …

Samsung muscle versus Apple’s ‘cool’
12 years, 4 months ago

Samsung muscle versus Apple’s ‘cool’

Live Mint  

Seoul: Its products may not, as one British judge put it, be as “cool” as bitter rival Apple’s, but Samsung Electronics is speeding away from the iconic iPhone maker in the race for the global smartphone market. Ironically, Apple’s design muscle saw it lose one of its patent fights with Samsung when a British judge ruled in July that Samsung’s …

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