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  Nate Silver sits atop this year's Fast Company business list

A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers

SEOUL (Reuters) - Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers. Full story

Sharp to tap Samsung, banks for survival after $5.4 billion loss

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese display maker Sharp Corp, a supplier to Apple Inc, will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker's rival Samsung Electronics Co under a three-year rehabilitation roadmap after posting a worse-than-expected $5.4 billion net loss in the last financial year. Full story

Amazon buys Liquavista from Samsung, launches digital currency

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it had acquired Liquavista NV from Samsung Electronics Co to help the world's largest Internet retailer develop new displays for mobile devices. Full story

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Judge sets new trial dates in Apple vs. Samsung patent battle

Samsung takes more smartphone market share from Apple

Samsung says no component shortages with Galaxy S4

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  Hung Up on Smartphones?

A commercial for Microsoft's Windows phone mocks the smartphone war between Apple and Samsung. Jonathan Geller, BGR and Sascha Sagan, PC Magazine Mobile, discuss whether this will work for Microsoft sales, whether tablets might be obsolete in 5 years, ...

  Apple Bull Gets Cold Feet at Cash Register

Long-time Apple fan Brian Marshall, ISI Group analyst, explains why he changed his mind and did not buy Samsung's Galaxy S4 this weekend.

  Best Buy Unveils Samsung Experience

The big box store is giving tours of Samsung's new store-within-a-store, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.

  Feature creep plagues Samsung's new Galaxy S4

With the release of Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Korean tech giant delivers a very solid device whose biggest shortcoming might be the sheer number of features that have been tacked on.

  BMO Cuts Apple's Price Target to $440

Keith Bachman, BMO Capital Markets analyst, explains why he thinks Samsung will likely outgrow Apple in the smartphone market this year.

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