Wolfson continues recovery February 8, 2011 Wolfson Microelectronics continued to recover in the fourth quarter as its chips were designed into more products in the fast-growing smartphone, gaming and ebook sectors. Wolfson, whose chips are in Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphone and Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader, reported underlying operating profit of $1.3m (£800,000), against a $4.3m loss a year ago, on revenue [...]
Vodafone to sell the Nexus S Google phone after deal with Carphone ends February 7, 2011 THE Google-branded Nexus S smartphone will end its exclusive run with the Carphone Warehouse, with Vodafone revealing it will start stocking the handset. Vodafone did not confirm when the handset will be available but it is understood it could be in UK stores as soon as March. City A.M. revealed last year the handset, manufactured [...]
Amazon to compete with Netflix February 2, 2011 Amazon is developing a film streaming service that would see it compete directly with firms such as Netflix, according to industry sources. It is understood Amazon is planning to bundle access to the streaming service with Amazon Prime, a scheme that guarantees Amazon customers unlimited free next-day shipping of books and other items sold by [...]
Panasonic will cut costs as earnings fall in third quarter February 2, 2011 PANASONIC is planning further cost cuts to compete with South Korean rivals including Samsung, after stiff price competition in televisions and a stronger yen hurt its quarterly profit. Panasonic reported an operating profit of 95.36bn yen (£700m) for October to December, lagging an average forecast of 109.1bn yen. The maker of Viera TVs and Lumix [...]
Arm beats forecasts with 47pc profit jump February 1, 2011 Chip designer ARM beat expectations with a 47 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profit on , helped by booming growth in smartphones and tablet computers, and said it was well placed for 2011. The company, whose architecture is licensed to chipmakers like Infineon , Qualcomm and Samsung, reported pre-tax profit of 47.6 million pounds on [...]
Phone chip boost for Toshiba January 31, 2011 JAPAN’S Toshiba more than doubled its quarterly operating profit on booming sales of NAND flash memory chips and robust demand for LCD panels used in smartphones and tablets. But the sprawling conglomerate cut its full year sales forecast and left its operating profit outlook unchanged for the year to March, citing a strong yen and [...]
Toshiba profit surges on smartphone boom January 31, 2011 Japanese computer giant Toshiba has more than doubled its quarterly operating profit on booming sales of NAND flash memory chips and the LCD panels used in smartphones and tablets. But the sprawling conglomerate cut its full year sales forecast and left its operating profit outlook unchanged for the year to March, citing a strong yen [...]
Toshiba profit surge fuelled by smartphones January 31, 2011 Japan’s Toshiba Corp said third quarter operating profit more than doubled on buoyant sales of NAND flash memory and liquid-crystal displays used in tablets and smartphones including Apple’s iPad and iPhone. The world’s second largest supplier of NAND chips kept its full year operating profit forecast unchanged, but lifted its net and pretax profit estimates. [...]
The best slimline laptops January 12, 2011 AT last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – the event that’s become the mecca for the latest developments in technology, computers, gadgets, gizmos and pretty much anything containing a microchip – the tech world went tablet crazy, with scores of them launched. Such is the influence of the iPad – but it’s worth [...]
The rise of 3D January 9, 2011 STEVE DINNEEN REVIEWS THE MAJOR TRENDS THAT DOMINATED THE AGENDA AT THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW THE technology world will remember 2011 as the year that 3D went mainstream. Every major electronics manufacturer made 3D the centre of their displays and its presence was ubiquitous throughout the show. Sony predicted 3D will become as accepted as [...]