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The WSJ (Wall Street Journal) today reported Apple is getting the lion’s share (a whopping 92%) of all profits in the booming smartphone industry. The chart on the right shows global operating profits in Q1-15 of the world’s top eight smartphones including rivals Samsung (now at 15%), and money losers in the space Microsoft (formerly … Read more
Both Samsung and LG have confirmed their exhibit space for IFA 2015, says Germany’s Invidis. For the second time, Samsung has hired the CityCube, taking 6,000m² of show floor. LG, meanwhile, has moved from Hall 11.2 to Hall 18, with a 4,000m² stand.
Smartphone shipments in the MEA region will reach 155 million units this year, says IDC, after a 66% YoY rise in Q1’15 (to 36 million units). 63% of handsets shipped in the Middle East in Q1, and 47% in Africa, were smartphones. Feature phones have been declining quickly at the same time, with roughly a … Read more
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) saw sales drop 14.5% sequentially in June, falling to NT$59.9 billion ($1.9 billion). Sales for the quarter were also down, falling 7.5% sequentially to NT$205.4 billion ($6.6 billion), while for the first six months of the year, TSMC’s sales were 29.1% higher than a year earlier at NT$427.5 billion ($13.7 billion).
Sphericam conducted a highly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012 to develop the “world’s first 360º video camera for consumers”. The team is now back with what is on-track to be another successful Kickstarter campaign to launch the Sphericam 2. Sphericam 2 is a spherical camera that allows the user to capture their entire surroundings in … Read more
The cable companies and networks in the US have been facing a change in their business models over the last few years. As we have reported before, cable subscriptions are declining, while the use of on demand or over the top (OTT) providers is increasing. As Fierce Cable reports, The Diffusion Group (TDG) released a … Read more
Barco has teamed with Almo Professional A/V to give resellers, integrators and consultants the opportunity to charge up their businesses by attending a “bonus” version of the E4 AV Tour, called the E4 Baltimore Expo on July 10. Barco will showcase its new Airplay capability for ClickShare, the new award-winning laser phosphor projectors, and its … Read more
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8s5plj/beyond_ito) has announced the addition of the “Beyond ITO – Materials for Next Generation Consumer Electronics (Technical Insights)” report to their offering. The global consumer electronics industry is constantly evolving according to the user needs and trends. There is growing demand for next-generation devices that provide a combination of large-sized capacitive touch … Read more
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.4 million units in the second quarter of 2015, a 9.5 percent decline from the second quarter of 2014, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This was the steepest PC shipment decline since the third quarter of 2013. PC shipments are projected to decline 4.4 percent in 2015. There were … Read more
This week, I’m writing my editorial from rural France as I take something approximating to a vacation. At least, the scenery around my computer is different! As usual, when I’m away, I have included a picture of the view from my window. When in France, it can be a little hard to relate the life … Read more
German HD platform HD+, a subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), and German TV and satellite technology manufacturer TechniSat unveiled the first Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TV with integrated HD+ decryption system (no CI+ module for HD+ required) today at the IFA Innovations Media Briefing. HD+ also announced the launch … Read more
Although patents are not normally an area that we cover, this one should be noted. Samsung has been awarded a patent by the US Patent & Trademark Office, for a flexible display for foldable TVs and tablets. The patent is not limited to OLED displays, but also details LCD technology for smaller screens. As with … Read more
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