SUNTEC, Singapore – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is better known for its smartphones and is possibly the strongest contender to Apple Inc.’s iPhone. On the mobile networks side, Samsung strongly positioned itself as a WiMAX-focused vendor and is still the No. 1 provider of WiMAX equipment globally.

Reuters | September 12, 2011 | Isabel Reynolds In a world of booming smartphones and tablets, social game providers will take the spotlight at the Tokyo Game Show this week, while champion Nintendo, criticized for being too centered on hardware, struggles to win back fans. Read the full article here via Reuters

Reuters | September 8, 2011 | Isabel Reynolds, Reiji Murai, Miyoung Kim Apple is seeking to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics gadgets in Japan, accusing its rival of violating patents relating to the iPhone and iPad, the latest salvo in a series of patent battles between the two companies. Read the full article here [...]

Bloomberg | September 1, 2011 | Ragnhild Kjetland Sony Corp. is betting its tablet computers will rival Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPad by luring buyers with music and movies, even as the Japanese company arrives more than a year late in the booming market for such devices. Read the full article here via Bloomberg

PCWorld | September 1, 2011 | Daniel Ionescu Samsung did not get the memo when Dell axed its 5-inch phone, because it has introduced its own 5.3-inch smartphone-tablet crossover called the Galaxy Note. Read the full article here via PCWorld

DigiTimes | August 30, 2011 | Daniel Shen, Steve Shen The global market competition among iOS, Android, Windows Mango and BlackBerry platforms is expected to heat up in the fourth quarter as international vendors are going to launch flagship smartphone models, with hardware specifications expected to develop toward 1.5GHz dual-core processors, large screens over 4-inch, [...]

Reuters | August 31, 2011 | Liana Baker, Nicola Leske Sony Corp took the wraps off its long-awaited tablets on Wednesday with price tags that could hurt the company’s chances to compete for the No. 2 spot in the tablet market. Read the full article here via Reuters

Reuters | August 28, 2011 | Miyoung Kim Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would launch a mobile instant messaging tool in its latest push to attract more consumers to its handsets and challenge rivals such as Apple and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. Read the full article here via Reuters

DigiTimes | August 25, 2011 | Erica Yen, Steve Shen HTC is expected to unveil its first batch of Mango phones on September 1, including the 3.7-inch HTC Eternity and 4.5-inch HTC Omega. Read the full article here via DigiTimes

DigiTimes | August 26, 2011 | Steve Chen The penetration rate of smartphones in the Taiwan handset market has reached 26%, with 83% of local smartphone users being first-time owners of smartphones, according a Chinese-language Commercial Times reports, citing data released by Google. Read the full article here via DigiTimes