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• Why Is Samsung Chasing Apple's Suppliers? Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 7:16 PM ET

  

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

• Sharp to Tap Samsung, Banks in Bid to Survive Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 10:34 AM ET

  

  Japanese display maker Sharp will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker's rival Samsung Electronics under a three-year rehabilitation roadmap.

• Asia Stocks End Mixed; China Tumbles 1% Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 3:24 AM ET

  Shanghai stocks fell to a one-week low on Tuesday amid fears that the People's Bank of China would not provide monetary stimulus to support the economy while Asia's other equity markets were mixed ahead of Australia's budget release.

• Japan's Sharp Forecasts Return to Profit in 2014 Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 2:23 AM ET

  

  Sharp said it expects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March 31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure last year.

• Samsung Makes Breakthrough in 5G Networks Monday, 13 May 2013 | 6:54 AM ET

  

  Samsung Electronics said Monday it had made a key breakthrough in developing mobile technologies for so-called fifth-generation networks. The New York Times reports.

• Nikkei Business Report  Monday, 13 May 2013 | 4:40 AM ET

  

  Despite suffering a huge loss for the second consecutive year, Sharp was up more than 12% on Monday due to reports of the company undergoing drastic restructuring and downsizing of non-lucrative operations.

• Asia's Mobile Revolution Turns Business on Its Head Friday, 10 May 2013 | 12:18 AM ET

  

  Is it possible that Asia will be the first region to build a truly mobile business environment? I would be surprised if this doesn't happen, says this expert.

• Huawei's CEO Breaks Silence on US Cyberattacks Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 10:44 AM ET

  

  Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies, defended the Chinese firm's stand on U.S. cybersecurity concerns when he spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday.

• Sony Posts Highest Annual Profit in Five Years Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 2:25 AM ET

  

  Sony said it expects operating profit to hold steady in the year to next March after rising to its highest in five years last year.

• Hard Times Ahead for Hard Drive Business: Chanos Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 6:36 PM ET

  

  Mobile computing is bad news for the hard-drive business, Kynikos Associates founder Jim Chanos told the audience at the Ira Sohn investment conference Tuesday.

• Why Apple's Iron Grip on Accessories Is Slipping Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 7:07 PM ET

  

  Manufacturers are gravitating toward wireless connections for Apple’s products, which is helping the market for competitors’ mobile devices.

• Asia Slips on US, China Growth Concerns Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 3:10 AM ET

  The Shanghai Composite moved off a fresh 2013 low on Thursday after HSBC's Chinese manufacturing survey revealed a drop in new export orders for the first time this year, adding to concerns about the global growth outlook.

• Keyboard Crazy: Is BlackBerry Back in the Game? Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 1:08 AM ET

  

  London’s department store Selfridges said BlackBerry's new Q10 model is its “fastest-ever selling” technology product, but analysts remain unconvinced that this high demand will help the mobile maker remain relevant in a tough market.

• Asia Rallies on Fed, ECB Optimism; Nikkei Slips Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 4:09 AM ET

  Asia's equity markets rose to fresh peaks on Tuesday, fueled by hopes of central bank stimulus but Japanese shares fell, weighed down by mixed economic data.

• Why I 'Chickened Out' of Buying a Samsung: Analyst Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 11:10 AM ET

  

  In a note to clients Sunday, ISI analyst Brian Marshall explained how he "chickened out" when trying to replace his Apple iPhone 5 with a Samsung Galaxy S4.

• Apple Bull Gets Cold Feet at Cash Register  Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 10:22 AM ET

  

  Long-time Apple fan Brian Marshall, ISI Group analyst, explains why he changed his mind and did not buy Samsung's Galaxy S4 this weekend.

• In the Apple-Samsung Fight, ‘Arms Dealers’ Win Sunday, 28 Apr 2013 | 3:52 AM ET

  

  Forget Apple or Samsung. As the smartphone market continues to expand, the arms dealers that supply chips to the industry should win out.

• Samsung Steals the Show  Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 4:17 PM ET

  

  Apple is getting hit from all sides now while its rival Samsung is posting record profits thanks to strong smartphone sales, reports CNBC's Seem Mody.

• Samsung Beats Apple in US and China: Pro  Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 5:20 AM ET

  

  Steve Harding, vice president of Antenna, discusses Samsung's results which show it is now ahead of Apple in the U.S. and China and says this is down to innovations and wider product range.

• Smartphone Market may be Peaking   Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 11:21 PM ET

  

  Mehdi Hosseini, Senior Analyst, Senior VP of Semiconductors, Susquehanna Financial Group analyses Samsung's Q1 results.