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Korean firm Samsung Electronics claimed it has toppled US rival Apple in the smartphones arena when the global sales of its flagship Galaxy S brands exceeded 100 million since the first model debuted in 2010. The year 2012 was a watershed year for the Korean firm, taking a giant bite out of Apple as it carved out a dominant 28% of the market in 2012, according to research firm IHS iSuppli, which said Apples’ inched up only to 20%. The two tech giants have been embroiled in a long-running patent battle with each accusing the other of stealing designs and technology. Meantime, General Motors lost the global sales crown once again to Toyota in 2012 as its sales grew just 2.9% to 9.2 million vehicles. GM, which briefly regained the crown after Toyota’s supplies were shattered by the 2011 Japanese quake and tsunami, nonetheless remains at number two worldwide.
Read more about the Samsung-Apple rivalry on Rappler.
Read more about Toyota’s global dominance of the car industry on Rappler.
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