Chinese Transsion sued by Qualcomm and Philips over mounting IP issues

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shenzhen-listed Transsion, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, is being sued by Qualcomm and Philips for alleged intellectual property violations. Transsion, which has a 48 percent market share for smartphones on the African continent and is rapidly … Read more

How Philips designs for the patients and doctors of the future

In a large, airy room at the headquarters of healthcare company Philips, in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, a group of local teenagers are earnestly discussing how to improve care for ‘Robin’ – a patient about their own age who is suffering from appendicitis. Every step of the journey, from diagnosis to recovery, is illustrated … Read more