Samsung Electronics will invest €16.3bn in South Korea to extend its lead in memory chips and next-generation smartphone displays. This will create half a million jobs.

Qualcomm has filed a complaint against Foxconn Technology and three other Apple contract manufacturers for not paying royalties, firing the latest salvo in its fight with the iPhone maker.

Samsung Electronics’ new Galaxy S8 will employ facial-recognition technology for mobile payments within months of release, adding cutting-edge security to help the marquee device stand out from rivals such as Apple’s iPhone, sources said.

A South Korean court has approved the arrest of a billionaire Samsung heir accused of bribery and other charges in connection with a massive corruption scandal.

Apple has ordered an estimated 160 million OLED displays for its upcoming iPhone 8 device, according to a new report from the Korean Herald.

Samsung yesterday indicated that its latest flagship Galaxy S smartphone could be delayed as it pledged to enhance product safety following an investigation into the cause of fires in its premium Note 7 devices.

Apple is piling onto lawsuits that attack the way Qualcomm licenses technology for mobile phones in a widespread effort to rake back profits in a slowing market.

Prosecutors have requested the arrest of Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong as a bribery suspect in the influence-peddling scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's president.

South Korean authorities have said a Samsung heir will be questioned as a suspect in a bribery case in the massive influence-peddling scandal that led to the impeachment of the country's president.

Shares in Laird dropped the most on record after the supplier to Apple pared its outlook, citing “brutal” price competition from Asian parts providers and sluggish demand from the mobile industry.

Samsung's crisis with its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone hit a new low on Monday as the company confirmed it has made changes to its output to ensure safety following reports that even its replacements for the fire-prone handsets were overheating.

Samsung's share price has tanked as it grapples with a vast product recall following reports its flagship Note 7 smartphone keeps bursting into flames.

Samsung will issue a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as soon as this weekend after its investigation into explosion claims found batteries were at fault, according to South Korea's Yonhap News.

Samsung Electronics reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, fuelled by stronger sales of Galaxy S7 smartphones and aggressive cost cuts.

Prime minister Narendra Modi is clearing the way for Apple to open its first retail store in India after repeated delays, according to people familiar with the matter.

Samsung Electronics recently launched a line up including, wait for it, SUHD Quantum dot display TVs.

Apple’s Tim Cook outlined his vision for his company in India in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday where they also discussed cyber security and data encryption.

Samsung Electronics warned of rising competition across businesses from smartphones to memory chips, again sounding a dour note for the global technology industry in 2016.

Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, which assembles the bulk of Apple’s latest smartphones, saw its December revenues slump by a fifth and full-year sales miss expectations.

At the recent Frankfurt Car Show, Ford unveiled a new feature that lets drivers pre-set their car to go at or just above the speed limit. In-car cameras and software read and react to road signs, speeding the car up or slowing it down.

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new Galaxy Note phablet and a larger version of its curved-screen S6 edge smartphone, marking a fresh bid by the South Korean company to revive momentum in its handset business.

Samsung has announced the release of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Tab 2, which will are to be made available from September 4.

For four years, Samsung Electronics has basked in the success of its Galaxy smartphones, making billions of dollars competing with Apple in the premium mobile market.

Samsung worked hard over the last few years to catch up with design kingpins, Apple. The release of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge shows all their hard work has paid off, says Noel Campion.

Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices that collect data on exercise and sleep patterns, is seeking to raise as much as $478m (€428.2m) in an IPO.

Samsung showed off the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in Blue Topaz and Green Emerald at Mobile World Congress, but is only making them available to consumers now.

Samsung Electronics will manufacture the main chip in Apple’s next iPhone model, regaining a customer previously lost to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Don’t call it a comeback yet. But Nokia is thinking about how to revive its brand name in consumer markets just months after selling off its former flagship mobile phones business to Microsoft for more than $7bn (€8.7bn).

Hyundai Motors and its two affiliates yesterday approved Asia’s biggest property deal since the financial crisis when their board members agreed to pay €7.96bn ($10.12bn) for a trophy plot of land to house a new headquarters in downtown Seoul.

Apple’s stock closed at an all-time high yesterday, surpassing a 2012 record as investors look ahead to new products such as bigger-screen iPhones and a wristwatch-like device that may jumpstart revenue growth.

Apple’s stock has touched a new high, reflecting investors’ renewed faith in CEO Tim Cook’s ability to outwit the competition and expand the technological hit factory built by the late Steve Jobs.

Samsung and Apple will end all patent lawsuits between each other outside the US in a step back from three years of legal hostilities between the world’s two largest smartphone makers.