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On July 31, Hisense Group and Sharp announced that Hisense will be purchasing all equity and assets of Sharp’s TV factory in Mexico for $23.7 million with rights to use the “Sharp” brand name and all its channel resources in both North and South American regions. This acquisition will have Hisense completely taking over Sharp’s … Read more
A confluence of factors leading up to Microsoft’s Windows 10 launch led to an all-time high of Windows Tablet market share in Q2 2015 at 9 percent. Total Tablet shipments reached 50.8 million units in Q2 2015, down 3 percent from 52.4 million in Q2 2014, according to preliminary data by Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & … Read more
A variety of factors created ideal conditions for Windows tablets in Q2’15, with the OS’s market share ending the period at a record high of 9% worldwide. Strategy Analytics’ new report (http://tinyurl.com/ozyr37h) shows that total tablet shipments fell 3% YoY in Q2: from 52.4 million to 50.8 million. While Windows tablets rose, Android’s share was … Read more
Arris Group Inc. reported Q2 net profits of $16.76 million, a drop from $39.02 million a year earlier, on revenue which fell 12% to $1.26 billion from $1.43 billion. For the half year, there were profits of $35.88 million, down from $79.82 million, on turnover of $2.48 billion, a 7% decrease from $2.65 billion. The … Read more
Chris saw a very interesting article by James Mathers on the reasons why the summer release of movies in the US is based on franchises, and the play out of content on TV and in the cinema. For more and to read the original article, go here.
Samsung has developed and tested a system to replicate the view from the front of a truck onto its rear to help drivers following behind. The system uses a adds a wireless video camera to the front of the truck that transmits a video image to an array of four video wall monitors on the … Read more
Semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp. recorded Q1 net profits which rose 9% to ¥29.9 billion ($240 million) from ¥21.2 billion ($170 million) in the same quarter last time on revenue of ¥179.3 billion ($1.4 billion), down 14% from ¥209.3 billion ($1.7 billion) a year ago. The company said that profitability increased because of reduced fixed … Read more
Pixelworks Inc. posted Q2 net losses Of $2.8 million, up on losses for the same quarter last year of $2.4 million, on revenue which fell to $15.1 million from $15.2 million. For the half year there was a loss of $6.2 million, an increase on the loss of $4.9 million a year earlier, on turnover … Read more
Leia, the Californian start-up developing glasses-free 3D technology (Leia Shows Off new Holographic Display) is building a larger display. A prototype 2.2″ model was shown in April, and the company is now working on a 5.5″ screen. Orders for a developer kit – using the smaller display – will be taken in September, with deliveries … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co saw Q2 net profits of KRW5.75 trillion ($4.9 billion), down from KRW6.25 trillion ($5.3 billion) a year earlier, on revenue of KRW48.54 trillion ($41.5 billion), a decrease from KRW52.35 trillion ($44.7 billion) and the fifth consecutive quarterly drop. For the half year, net profit fell to KRW10.38 trillion ($8.9 billion) from KRW13.82 … Read more
Sony saw Q1 net profit of ¥82.4 billion ($663 million), up from ¥26.8 billion ($216 million) a year earlier, on revenue which slipped just 0.1% and remained at around ¥1.8 trillion ($14.6 billion). The flat turnover was mainly due to a decrease in the Mobile Communications segment, reflecting a significant fall in smartphone sales, and … Read more
Nokia Corporation saw Q2 net profits of €352 million ($386 million), compared with losses of €27 million ($30 million) in the year ago quarter, on revenue of €3.2 billion ($3.5 billion), up 9% from €2.9 billion ($3.2 billion). Excluding costs related to the sale of the Devices and Services business to Microsoft, there were profits … Read more
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