Samsung Electronics has overtaken Apple as the world’s top smartphone provider in the first quarter, according to data from research firm International Data Corporation. Global shipments of ...

Alice Grhns reports. "Wholehearted congratulations are in order for Samsung," says Tim Culpan on Bloomberg Gadfly. Not only is the firm set to overtake Apple as the world's most profitable company ...

The news was less rosy for Samsung, which dropped by almost seven percent to a 30.2 percent share - falling below Apple - and for HTC, which fell five percent down to a four percent share.

Device manufacturer Samsung was the top OEM with 24.9% of US mobile subscribers as of January, up 0.7 PPs from the three-month period ended October. LG ranked second with 20.8% share, followed by ...