Vol 23 – Issue 17 – Page 5

Ingram Micro Result 29/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Ingram Micro reported Q1 2016 net profit of $38 million, down 61% YoY from $98 million. Turnover was $9.3 billion, down 12% YoY from $10.6 billion. Write-offs related to previous acquisitions and customer relationships …

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Hisense Lowers Cost of Huge TV

by Tom Allen

A 75″ TV has been launched in the UK by Hisense, for the cost of a comparable 55″ model. The 75M7900 is an UltraHD model with resolution upscaling and HDR support. It is not, …

Apple’s Face Off with China

by Steve Sechrist

In the great scheme of things, Apple was banking on the tried and true iPhone cash cow to dominate the world’s number two market for wireless devices, China. But things didn’t work out that …

Samsung Electronics CEO Joins SDC

by Tom Allen

Kwon Oh-hyun, current CEO of Samsung Electronics, will double his role and take on the position of CEO of Samsung Display – replacing Park Dong-gun. The change is seen as a way to generate …

Flexible Mystery Phone Uses Graphene

by Tom Allen

Image: New China TV, YouTubeA company has shown a fully flexible smartphone, using graphene, at the Chongqing High Tech Fair in China. We heard about the demonstration at the Printed Electronics Expo in Berlin …

Samsung’s 2016 Phones and Tablets Now Available

by Tom Allen

Several small Samsung product announcements were made this week. We have combined them into a single article. The TabPro S professional tablet (Samsung Uses LED in Modular TV Concept), is now being shipped worldwide. …

Infinitus Joins DSS Europe

by Tom Allen

Infinitus has joined DSS Europe (23rd and 24th June, Munich) as an exhibitor. The firm specialises in outdoor and semi-outdoor signage displays. Our own Bob Raikes will also be there on a panel on …

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BenQ Display Head Moves to Product Management

by Tom Allen

Bernd Süßenbach has been announced as the new head of product management (DACH and Benelux) for BenQ, replacing Thomas Müller, who is leaving the company in June. Süßenbach has beeen with BenQ for six …

AR in Enterprise Will Top 1 Million Units

by Tom Allen

The number of augmented reality smartglass vendors is increasing, with rises seen at both CES and MWC this year, compared to the 2015 shows. Taiwan’s MIC says that there are now more than 100 …

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MediaTek Result 29/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

MediaTek reported Q1 2016 net profit of NT$ 4.5 billion ($139 million), down 38% YoY. Turnover was NT$ 55.9 billion ($1.7 billion), up 17.6% YoY. Intense competition as well as higher sales of higher-end …

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TPK Result 29/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

TOPK reported Q1 net profit of NT$ 52 million ($1.6 million). Turnover for the period was NT$ 21.2 billion ($653 million). Shipments of panels across all segments declined an average of about 34% for …

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TWC Rises in Q1

by Tom Allen

Time Warner Cable has said that it added 21,000 net video subscribers in Q1’16: from 10.821 million to 10.842 million.

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