Apple and Motorola dropped 14 patents, which now left with them with 8 patents-in-suit.
Researchers said that Apple led the South African tablet industry while Samsung trailed at second.
Android posted a massive increase in the latest quarterly report for tablets, while Apple's iOS continued to decline.
Apple issued a statement in response to Pegatron's claimed labor abuses.
Analysts said that Microsoft's opportunity lies in the high-end market of tablets and PCs hence, it should focus there.
Samsung launched its newest smartphone in the US, Apple's home market, and then opened a research and development center in Nokia's home, Finland.
Apple's iPhone is the company's key to grow again and catch up with the low-end smartphones' increasing sales.
According to analysts, Microsoft's current problem is not its products but its marketing strategies.
Analysts said that the telecom operators' plan to slash subsidies would boost iPhone sales.
Analysts said that BlackBerry would not lose its corporate professional customers if it would focus on a healthy mix of everything and not just on its security features.
Two distinct reports from the IDC and Strategy Analytics suggested smaller firms absorbing the top two companies' market share.
A leaked photo of Apple's low-cost "iPhone 5C" seem to hint the possibility of rumors.
The top four smartphone manufacturers were announced in the latest quarter report by the IDC.
If Verizon stops offering two-year plans on their iPhone units, analysts believe that Apple will net more sales due to customer panic.
According to China Labor Watch, Pegatron Corp violated the rights of its workers at its factories in Shanghai and Suzhou, China.
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