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Extended Warranties Are a Cash Cow – Sometimes

Warranty Week has delved into the warranty reports of the top (non-US) consumer electronics companies – although the news is not hugely surprising. As in past years, product warranty costs remain a minor expense for most of the top CE companies. Aside from notebooks and smartphones, the warranty expense rate for most CE products are … Read more

Ingram Micro Result – 30/07/15

Ingram Micro posted a Q2 net loss of $34.3 million, compared with a profit for the same quarter last year of $50.5 million, on revenue of $10.6 billion, down from $10.9 billion. For the six months there were profits of $9.0 million, down from $75.4 million, on turnover of $21.2 billion, a reduction from $21.3 … Read more

Hisense’s Major Expansion: Acquiring Sharp America

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

Windows is Up, Android is Flat, iOS Falls

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

More Summer Blockbusters….

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.

Renesas Electronics Result 31/07/15

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

Leia Works on Larger Holographic Screen

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 Result 31/07/15

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