The handsets have contributed greatly to increasing Apple’s smartphone market share in China, Japan, and, most notably, South Korea.

Here are just a few of the stories from the past week.

The driving force behind the takeover seems to be the suffering smartphone maker’s patent portfolio.

SmartThings has just unveiled its latest offerings at CES 2015.

Amid the growing popularity of its rival services, Samsung’s messaging app has been set to be discontinued in early 2015.

Samsung is reportedly teaming up with the mobile payment startup LoopPay to launch a new service that will compete with Apple Pay.

Apple could soon become the No. 2 mobile phone provider in the world.

The Apple A9 processor will likely be found on the iPhone 6 successor.

The Apple Watch is likely to have a lot of components made by Samsung.

Here are just a few of the stories that we covered during the past week.

Apple has overtaken Samsung to become the most popular mobile brand in China.

The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are scheduled to go on sale in South Korea on Friday, Oct. 31.

You really need to stop, Samsung.

Your 2015 iPhone is likely to feature an Apple "A9" chip made by Samsung.

Samsung has been tasked with making the displays for Apple's newest iPads.

The chip is up to 25 percent faster than the previous generation A7.

Samsung is out with a new ad for its 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4 mocking Apple's 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus.

"It Doesn't Take a Genius" to #NoteTheDifference.

The Samsung Galaxy Edge is here.

Apple has once again failed to secure a ban on the sales in the U.S. of patent-infringing Samsung smartphones and tablets.

Samsung joins this year's biggest viral campaign, the ALS ice bucket challenge.

A couple of orders concerning the first court trial between Apple and Samsung in California have just been issued.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK is now available at Barnes and Noble stores.