The popularity of Samsung's smartphones has hit new heights after research showed it had overtaken sales of the iPhone in the three months to September, yet analysts predicted its joy could be short lived.

A Dutch court has awarded Apple an injunction to stop its rival Samsung from marketing three smartphone models, including its Galaxy S, after alleging a breach of patents.

One start-up founder said patents were a 'big consideration' for the industry, adding they could be 'very damaging if you stray into an incumbent's turf'

Is this decision by the BBC (remember that the first "B" stands for "British") just a little premature? The corporation's Today programme on Radio 4 is launching an annual business lecture in November and has invited Bob Diamond, the chief executive of Barclays Bank, to be the first speaker. But will Mr Diamond still be presiding over a British company by then, given the frequent hints that Barclays might be off to pastures new should banking reforms not go its way?

Older mobile phones are often better for making calls than their more sophisticated smartphone cousins, according to research.

A shell shocked Samsung was yesterday drawing up its a response after a court in Germany ordered it to pull sales of its new tablet computer across Europe over charges it had copied the look of the iPad.

Outlook Is that the sound of a backlash we hear? Apple's rise to global domination began with a cult following for its products among the cool kids – many of whom now appear to be getting increasingly fed up with the company.

Shane Byrne and Tommy Hill made up the ground they had lost in Saturday's rain-affected opener to the eighth round of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch with a win apiece, yesterday.

The wildcard rider John Hopkins gave Britain's Samsung Crescent Suzuki team pole position in the World Superbike Championship round at Silverstone yesterday, while the reigning champion, Max Biaggi, slumped to his worst qualifying position of the year in 11th place on his factory Aprilia.

Arm Holdings has sounded a note of caution about electronic goods sales this Christmas, overshadowing a better-than-expected second-quarter where its technology, already dominant in mobile phones and tablets, was licensed for use in more new products.

Beaches and gadgets have a great deal in common. Well... there's silicon, right? But traditionally they've never got on that well, with a sand-in-the-speakers scenario (or water in the Walkman) being fairly likely. You might wonder why the two need to rub along at all; beach life is, after all, about getting away from the everyday – and that surely includes the technology that enslaves or entertains us. But Silicon Valley has done a great job of persuading us that we're incomplete without our gadgets. Not bringing your battery-powered gizmos to the seashore is like leaving your mum sitting in the car. Apparently.