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Sony is planning a further 1,000 job cuts in its loss-making smartphone business in Europe and China, in addition to the 1,000 job losses announced last October. Reports suggest that the main regions to be affected in Europe will be the UK and Sweden and that this latest round of cuts will mean that Sony’s … Read more
Acer in Europe has extended its Reliability Promise warranty, for SMBs, until the end of 2015. Customers purchasing a Travelmate notebook, B6 monitor, P5 projector or Iconia business tablet will have it repaired if it breaks within the first year, as well as a 50% refund.
Apple has finally provided an Apple Watch release date. Speaking during the recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook said, “Development for Apple Watch is right on schedule, and we expect to begin shipping in April”. In related news, sources have told 9to5Mac that the product’s battery could last as little as 2.5 hours under heavy … Read more
Texas Instruments Inc. posted a fourth quarter net profit of $825 million on turnover of $3.2 billion, which compares with a net profit of $500 million on turnover of $3 billion in the final quarter of last year. For the year, TI’s net profit improved to $2.8 billion from $2.1 billion in the previous year, … Read more
Huawei has announced that it aims to sell 100 million smartphones this year, raising its sales by more than 30%. The company sold 75 million smartphones last year, a 40% YoY rise The company is targeting high-end ($300+) models and overseas markets to achieve the increase. Fueled by high-end unit sales (aiming to raise sales proportion from … Read more
Sharp will lower its TV panel production by 20% in Q1’15, according to the China Times, which itself quotes Japanese media coverage. Sharp’s business is struggling as competition rises in China, Taiwan and Korea. The company is now expected to reach 7 million TV panel shipments for its current fiscal year, ending in March.
TCL Multimedia shipped 16.6 million LCD TVs in 2014, slipping 3.5% year on year, falling short of its target of 17 million sets. However, sales of smart TVs increased 34.1% YoY to 3.7 million units. LCD TV sales in December were also lower, dropping 5.3% to just under two million units. In TCL’s home market … Read more
Samsung’s smartphone production lines in Indonesia (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33) have begun operation, according to Korea’s Edaily. The lines will produce phones specifically for the Indonesian market – about 900,000 per month.
Taiwan-based LED vendors expect demand for small pixel pitch LED displays to rise at a 110% CAGR between 2014 and 2015 – but for prices to fall 20% – 30% this year. A possible oversupply caused by an increase in Chinese makers will cause the fall, it is thought.
Nielsen estimates that, between July 2014 and January 2015, the number of TV households in Poland rose 0.6%, or 77,000 homes, to 13.05 million. Satellite households fell 1% (53,000) to 4.6 million and viewers were down 77,000 to 14.04 million. DTH remained the most popular form of reception, however. Cable TV is taken by 4.04 … Read more
An UltraHD Blu-ray standard is under development, we heard last month (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Specs are Great but is it too Late?, Display Monitor Vol 22 No 4), but some have suggested that it will not include 3D. A slide, apparently leaked from a meeting, does not show 3D on the list of features … Read more
The French regulator, Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), has opened a public consultation on switching the 700MHz spectrum to services other than broadcast in urban areas. The CSA is seeking comments from all industry stakeholders. Contributions must be submitted by the 23rd February.
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