Facebook, Google, Dell, HP, eBay back Samsung in patent war with Apple
Silicon Valley companies rally around Samsung with supporting statement arguing that Apple’s patent litigation is damaging to the industry
May 2015
Xiaomi starts selling accessories in the UK, US, France and Germany
Ericsson takes Apple fight over iPhone and iPads to Europe
March 2015
Xiaomi enters Europe with accessories store – but no phones yet
Chinese smartphone manufacturer dubbed ‘China’s Apple’ enters European market with headphones, fitness bands and battery packs
February 2015
Ericsson sues Apple to block iPhone and iPad sales in the US over patents
Swedish mobile pioneer lodges complaint with US international trade commission, saying Apple uses its technology ‘without a licence’
August 2014
Apple and Samsung agree to drop patent lawsuits outside US
World's largest smartphone makers end non-US lawsuits between themselves in step back from three years of legal hostilities
May 2014
Samsung ordered to pay Apple $120m for patent violation
Pyrrhic victory for iPhone-maker after $2bn in damages and ban on sales in US are denied
April 2014
Samsung demands $6m as it attacks Apple’s FaceTime video calling
Android did not support touchscreens until iPhone release, documents show
Apple chiefs feared that smartphone buyers ‘want what we don't have’
Can Cortana and other new features turn Windows Phone around?
March 2014
US supreme court to decide whether software can be patented
Steve Jobs gave iPhone engineers 'two-week deadline in 2005'
February 2014
The future for Microsoft, Android and Windows Phone – analysis
The suggestion that Microsoft fork Android in order to gain access to more apps, developers and potential users stirred up some debate. Charles Arthur analyses the fallout
HTC aims at midrange smartphone market as it warns of losses
The Taiwanese company is struggling to compete but says midrange models will help, as it signs patent agreement with Nokia that averts import ban in US. By Charles Arthur
Analysis: Satya Nadella must kill Windows Phone and fork Android
Charles Arthur: Microsoft’s new chief executive should separate mobile effort, and use the strength of Google’s open-source Android code to leap into mobile contention
January 2014
Google to sell Motorola Mobility to Lenovo in $2.9bn deal
Google faces $125m claim after Android found to infringe patent
From Snapchat to Twitter: five biggest technology bust-ups
Technology predictions for 2014: smarter cities, bigger games
