Apple and Samsung are battling over patents in a San Jose, Calif., courtroom. Shara Tibken/CNET …

The Samsung Galaxy S5 and Apple iPhone 5S. CNET Global smartphone shipments grew in the first quarter of 2014, but Apple and Samsung saw their market share decline, according to new research released late Monday by Strategy Analytics. Smartphone makers shipped 285 million units in the first quarter, an increase of 33 percent compared with the year-ago period, according to …

Nokia headquarters in Finland. Roger Cheng/CNET On the heels of Microsoft’s closure of its acquisition of Nokia’s handset division, Nokia named Rajeev Suri as its new chief executive officer late Monday. Suri, 46, takes over for Risto Siilasmaa, who had served as the Finnish telecommunications gear maker’s interim CEO since the acquisition was announced last September. Siilasmaa, who is also …