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Now playing Next Business Smartphones set to take Samsung to profit rebound Samsung is set for its best quarterly profit in more than two years thanks to robust sales of its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones. 05/07/2016
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Now playing Next Business Huawei sues Samsung claiming patent infringement China's Huawei is suing South Korea's Samsung for compensation over alleged unlicensed use of its technology. 25/05/2016
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