Bloomberg Apple Inc lost ground to Samsung and Huawei in the third quarter when global smartphone sales rose on a quarterly basis only for the first time in two years, according to Canalys. Apple shipments fell 7% to 43.5 million units in the July to September period, just before the well-received iPhone 11 hit global store shelves, the researcher estimated. …

Bloomberg Nintendo Co can finally claim a mega-hit smartphone game with its new Mario Kart Tour, which has been downloaded 123.9 million times in its first month and comfortably eclipsed the company’s previous mobile game debuts, Sensor Tower data showed. “The racing app is Nintendo’s most successful mobile game launch by downloads so far, eclipsing Super Mario Run’s 21.8 million …

Bloomberg Japan’s Panasonic Corp, which makes electric-car batteries for Tesla Inc, said it boosted sales of the product “significantly” last quarter after expanding production in North America. Sales of prismatic battery cells advanced after a production increase in Dalian, China, while investments in North America led to gains in revenue for cylindrical batteries in the quarter through September, Panasonic said. …