Sources: AP
Samsung announces an end of production of the Galaxy Note 7 after continued problems with its battery. 2016-10-11
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a patent dispute between Apple Inc. and Samsung concerning both company's smart phone designs (Samsung Electronics v. Apple (15-777)). 2016-10-11
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that Samsung washing machines may explode if washing heavy load items at high speeds. 2016-09-29
The smartphone wars are re-ignited, as Rockstar Consortium, a company owned by companies including Apple and Microsoft, starts wide-ranging legal action against Google, Samsung, and other makers of Android phones. 2013-11-1
The United States International Trade Commission rules that Apple is infringing on a Samsung patent and bans the import of several popular Apple products. 2013-06-5
An administrative law judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission issues a preliminary decision on a long-running Samsung-Apple dispute, in favor of Apple's complaint on four of the six patents in dispute. 2012-10-24
A U.S. appeals court has overturned a district court order that had banned the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus in the US, delivering a winning round for Google's Android against Apple Inc.. 2012-10-11
South Korea manufacturer Samsung supersedes Apple to become the largest maker of smartphones in the world. 2011-10-28
Seagate Technology, a California based manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs), buys the HDD division of Samsung, to create an entity with a combined HDD market share of 40 percent. 2011-04-19
Samsung releases, in South Korea, a camera that can post photos and videos directly to Facebook and YouTube. 2011-02-23