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Samsung Electronics is taking steps to consolidate its product line and become more competitive as Chinese rivals aggressively chase market share

To compete with low-cost smartphones in China, Samsung is learning it has to move operations to Vietnam.

BlackBerry is hoping a smartphone design based off its classic handsets will be enough to drive users back.

FireChat powered the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. But the ambition is now much bigger.

LG Electronics will be the first global smartphone manufacturer to offer official Android 5.0 Lollipop updates to its device users.

Home-grown smartphone sellers with global ambitions are playing an aggressive price game to thwart market leader Samsung.

One Korean site claims Apple might issue a widespread recall over the problem.

Samsung is looking to tear up its Android licensing deal with Microsoft.

Americans will spend a record $86 billion purchasing gifts online for the 2014 holiday season, according to the latest projections.

Google demonstrated voice search in Hindi as the Internet search giant pushes for local-language Internet access.

Sony is expected to lay off another 1,000 mobile employees soon.

Worldwide smartphone shipments rose 25.2 percent in Q3, thanks to growing competition from new entrants.

The days of record mobile profits are over for this global smartphone giant, analysts and media reports say.

Looking to take a strong stake in India's growth in coming years, Japan's SoftBank will invest $10 billion in local Internet-based opportunities.

With its $627 million investment in Snapdeal, Japan's SoftBank is set to make a strong foray into India's online shopping business.

Xiaomi, whose phones have been extremely well received in online sales in India, is reportedly seeking to resolve alleged security concerns.

CVS and Rite Aid reportedly disabled Apple Pay in their stores.

CEO Satya Nadella has turned his long-term vision for cloud into triple-digit growth.

Xiaomi, whose so-called flash sales have garnered frenzied interest in India, badly underestimated the demand there, a company executive said.

The company is working on fingerprint and face recognition technology for now.

Analysts are calling for $13.22 billion in revenue and an EPS of $6.33.