Samsung and Apple, Apple and Samsung. The war between these two giants of the modern tech industry has been burning fiercely over the past few years. But despite their quibbles over patents and general status as the major names in the mobile market, Samsung remains a central manufacturing partner to Apple - something that Tim Cook has attested to on more than one occasion. More recently, though, the iPhone maker has sought to distance itself from Samsung in this capacity, decreasing its reliance by drafting in other companies, and with 2015 being well and truly here, it seems that Apple's A9 processor duties will largely be the responsibility of TSMC.