Samsung today reported a significant increase in profit that was driven as much by Apple as by its own business. The company's revenue surged 12 percent year-to-year to $35.78 billion with a 17 percent hike in profit to $3.97 billion, but most of this profit came from its semiconductor business and its success with flash memory. The group's revenue spiked 60 percent to $6.66 billion and was credited "especially to smartphones and tablet PCs," the Korean company said.
