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Intel Result 15/10/2014

Intel Corporation’s third quarter turnover improved 8% year on year to $14.6 billion from $13.5 billion a year earlier, as the company reported that it had achieved record quarterly unit shipments of processors for PCs, servers, tablets, phones and Internet of Things, the first time Intel has shipped more than 100 million microprocessors in a … Read more

LG Display Result 23/10/2014

LG Display (LGD) has reported its third quarter results, posting a net profit of KRW354 billion ($334.1 million) on turnover of KRW6.5 trillion ($6.1 billion), which compares with a net profit in Q3 of last year of KRW240 billion ($226.5 million) on turnover of KRW6.6 trillion ($6.2 billion). The company’s operating profit in Q3 was … Read more

Rambus Result 23/10/2014

Rambus Inc. reported a net profit in Q3 of $5.5 million on turnover of $64 million, which compares with a net loss a year earlier of $5.7 million on turnover of $71 million. In the first nine months of the year, the company’s net profit was $18.3 million, which compares with a net loss for … Read more

Texas Instruments Result 21/10/2014

Texas Instruments Incorporated achieved a 31% year on year increase in net profit in Q3 to $826 million from $629 million in Q3 of the previous year, while turnover rose 8% to $3.5 billion from $3.2 billion. For the first nine months of the year, TI’s net profit was $2 billion on turnover of $9.7 … Read more

TSMC Result 20/10/2014

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) announced a net profit of NT$76.3 billion ($2.5 billion) on turnover of NT$209 billion ($6.8 billion) for the third quarter of the year, which represented a 28.6% year on year increase in turnover and 46.9% increase in net profit. The company said that it aims to increase its capital expenditure in … Read more

IDC: Rising EMEA PCs Mark Return to Growth

PC shipments in EMEA increased 10.4% YoY in Q3, to 23.7 million units. As the second consecutive quarter of rising shipments, the result marks a ‘clear’ return to growth, says IDC. Western Europe’s mature markets largely drove the growth. Portable PC shipments rose 13.5% due to strong consumer demand, supplemented by back-to-school purchases; the upcoming … Read more

Argos to Expand Digital Stores

UK retailer Argos is planning to have opened 50 digital stores by Christmas. In the last 12 months, the chain has opened 32 digital stores across the UK trading in three different formats (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 41). Argos’ parent company, the Home Retail Group, also announced its half yearly results this week, reporting … Read more

Tech Data Expands Panasonic Offering

Tech Data in the UK is aiming to increase awareness of Panasonic’s Toughbook line of rugged handheld devices and is targeting the public sector, particularly the emergency services. The company has recently expanded its partnership with Panasonic to include notebooks, tablets and industrial handheld devices.

Ipsos Analyses WiFi Signals to Measure Loyalty

Ipsos Retail Performance is trialling a new footfall-tracking solution with UK chain Argos. The Ipsos Retail Performance Shopper Mobile system uses WiFi and Bluetooth signals from mobile devices to gather metrics on a store’s performance. Personal details are not stored, but the system can track a returning mobile (by registering data within a phone’s MAC … Read more