The worldwide mobile phone market declined 1.5% year over year in the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12), as Samsung ousted longtime leader Nokia to become the world's top mobile phone vendor.
Samsung has captured 25 percent market share of the global handset market last quarter to become the world's largest handset vendor for the first time ever.
Google could face a large fine for bypassing mobile Safari's privacy restrictions to enable functionality of its +1 button on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Four major telecom operators in Europe have told Reuters that the new Nokia Lumia smartphones are not good enough to compete with Apple's iPhone or Samsung's Galaxy.