Electronics giant Samsung recruited a leading British technology firm today in its battle with Apple for leadership of the smartphone market.

A federal jury in San Francisco has found beleaguered BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd liable for US$147.2m (€120.14m) in damages for infringing on patents held by Mformation Technologies.

Struggling BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said it will delay the launch of new phones deemed critical to the company’s survival and revealed its business is crumbling faster than thought.

One of the world’s largest communication firms, Nokia, today warned on profits amid increased competition in the smartphone sector from the likes of Apple and Samsung.

Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has said it will cede most consumer markets after failing to compete with flashier touch-screen handsets such as Apple’s iPhone and models that run Google’s Android software.

The company behind Blackberry phones has said that it is going to concentrate on business customers.

Apple last night reported record quarterly sales and profit as Christmas purchases of the new iPhone helped the company steer clear of the consumer spending slump that has hurt its rivals.

Carphone Warehouse today said connections fell by more than 16% at the end of 2011 after a slump in demand for pre-pay mobile phones.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion’s co-chief executives, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, are stepping down, the company said today.

Photography pioneer Kodak has a little over a year to reshape its money-losing businesses and deliver a get-out-of-bankruptcy plan.

Irish firms are celebrating record exports, which have returned to pre-recession levels, according to Cork's Evening Echo newspaper.

Irish export firms are celebrating record exports, which have returned to pre-recession levels, and a stabilising of employment levels.

APPLE’S long-awaited iPhone 4S and Samsung Electronics’ fresh, broad offering are likely to stand out in this festive season’s smartphone sales which will otherwise be clouded by global economic doubt.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has said new phones deemed critical to the company’s future will not be out until late next year.

Mobile phone giant Everything Everywhere today reported an increase in smartphone contracts as its overall customer numbers stabilised.

APPLE last night reported fourth-quarter profit and sales that missed analysts’expectations after it sold fewer iPhones than analysts’ projected.

BlackBerry users will be hoping for an end to days of chaos after the smartphone’s maker announced “significant improvement” to its services today.

Disruption to BlackBerry services entered a third day today with fed-up users reporting further problems.

There was no makeshift memorial or candlelight vigil for Steve Jobs at the Apple Store in downtown Chicago. The news of his death, and then the tributes and condolences, were in news alerts, tweets and messages pulsing through the gadgets inside.

Google is spending $12.5bn (€8.6bn) to buy Motorola Mobility.

GOOGLE stepped up its assault on the smartphone and tablet computer market yesterday with the €8.7 billion acquisition of handset maker Motorola.

Waterloo, Ontario: Research In Motion is releasing three new versions of its BlackBerry smartphone simultaneously in the first overhaul of the handsets in a year as the company tries to regain ground against Apple.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a cost saving plan amounting to about 10% of the company’s workforce.

Nokia has lost its crown as the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones to its buoyant rival Apple.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has posted a quarterly loss following disruption to its supply chain caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

California: Apple and Research In Motion are part of a winning consortium of six companies buying bankrupt Nortel Networks’s remaining patent portfolio for $4.5 billion, in a hotly contested auction that saw Google and Intel lose out.

Stocks pared their losses today after President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers promised to seek a compromise before the end of the year on extending Bush-era tax cuts.

THE United Arab Emirates has backed off a threat to cut key BlackBerry services, just days before a ban was set to take effect that could have harmed the country’s business-friendly reputation.

The United Arab Emirates today backed off a threat to cut key BlackBerry services, just days before a ban was set to take effect that could have harmed the country’s business-friendly reputation.

Strong gains in the retail sector helped London’s blue-chip share index return to positive territory during a buoyant final session of the week today.

INDIA says it won’t ban BlackBerry services for at least 60 days, easing up on the threat levelled over access to encrypted data.

India postponed a ban on BlackBerry mobiles today after threatening to shut the service down in a dispute over access to the encoded emails of users.

INDIA may ask Google and Skype for greater access to encrypted information once it resolves security concerns with BlackBerrys, now under threat of a ban.

INDIA’S home ministry held top-level talks with intelligence services yesterday to discuss suspending BlackBerry services if the smartphone’s makers do not satisfy security concerns.

Technology company Research In Motion - which makes the Blackberry line of devices - has rubbished Apple's claims that there are reception issues with all smartphones.

The world’s largest mobile phone operators, including the four largest in the US, announced today that they are combining forces to make it easier for software developers to write applications that will run on as many phones as possible.

Schaumburg, Illinois: Motorola is combining its mobile-phone and set-top box units into one company to set it apart from rivals Apple and Research In Motion.

THE internet search giant Google plans to sell its own mobile phone direct to consumers.

The head of mobile phone operator O2 has apologised to British customers who were unable to make calls after the group’s network was swamped by people using smartphones, it was reported today.

Europe’s mass of different mobile phone chargers will be replaced next year by one type, following an industry agreement signed with the European Commission today.

Stock prices pared earlier gains to end a choppy day relatively flat today as Wall Street remained uncertain that a 17.4 billion-dollar(€12.5 billion) lifeline for US carmakers will make a lasting difference for the beleaguered industry.

BLACKBERRY will release the latest version of its email enabled mobile phone later this month in an ongoing technology battle with rivals Apple and Nokia.

Wall Street rallied today as oil prices, supported by a stronger dollar, fall back and alleviate some of investors’ concerns about accelerating inflation.

The stock market finished with a sharp loss today after bleak readings on the economy heightened investors’ fears of a recession. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 140 points.