Canalys: Apple, Samsung almost half of all smartphone shipments

Samsung and Apple retained their spots atop the worldwide smartphone shipment charts in the third quarter, according to new figures from industry analysis firm Canalys. Canalys’ new numbers showed up on Tuesday, revealing that the two tech giants together accounted for just under 50 percent of all smartphones shipped in the three months ending September 30. Huawei, Lenovo, and LG were the three closest competitors….