Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) is clearly following the words “the bigger the better.” According to a report from a Taiwanese site Digitimes, citing industry sources, Nokia will come up with its first phablet in 2014. The segment will be an important one for Nokia, and more so, since the hand set maker has no plans to come out with a full blown tablet device. Therefore, a 6-inch smartphone will be best suited for...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) global market share for high-end mobile phones in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 declined to 18.2 percent from 22.5 percent in the same period last year, according to the latest report from analysts at Gartner, Inc (NYSE:IT), one of the leading information technology research and advisory companies. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (LON:BC94) (KSE:005930), a primary competitor of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), captured the largest share in the high-end smartphone market with...
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LG recently started accepting pre-orders for their curve-screen 55-inch LG OLED TV which is set to ship out next month. LG wants to increase consumer interest in their television sets. According to NDP Display Search, last year for the first time, LCD television sales started to decline. Thanks to competition from smart TVs, 4K resolution, and mobile entertainment, LG needs to find a way to make their products more desirable. LG thinks the new...
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Without doubt, smartphone is the latest holy grail of the consumer electronics market. As such the market is full of many competitors, but a vast majority of profits is contributed by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) – the company with a first moving advantage; and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930) – which capitalized on the way shown by Apple. At the start of the month, Samsung unveiled its latest offering in the form of the Galaxy S4....
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Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) will sell its mobile operating system, WebOS, to LG Display Co Ltd. (NYSE:LPL), according to an official announcement. Hewlett-Packard officially abandoned the mobile operating system in 2011, but the company kept the unit that developed it. The move comes as another development in the company’s campaign to turn itself around. The price that LG Display Co Ltd. (NYSE:LPL) will pay for the operating system will also include the source code engineers and...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are down lately, but worries about the tech giant should not hurt LG, according to analysts at CLSA Asia. Analysts at CLSA Asia have issued a research report today explaining why they are bullish on LG. The analysts have upgraded LG Display Co Ltd. (NYSE:LPL) (KRX:034220) from outperform to buy as they believe that the concerns over Apple volumes and TV panel prices are overdone and sentiment will soon reverse. They have cut their 1Q13...
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2013 will surely usher in a fresh wave of updated electronics, gadgets and devices that will offer convenience, effective time management and more storage space. From a personal standpoint, new electronics can organize our schedules, help with homework, store recipes, start the car and even control the DVR from a mobile phone. From a business standpoint, advancements in electronics will open up a realm of opportunities for advancement, upgrade and success. Electronic moguls like Samsung...
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930) and LG, along with four Tawainese companies, are being fined for rigging the prices of LCD panels. They’ve been ordered to pay 144 million yuans and an additional 172 million yuan to the mainland buyers in China. Government officials also took 36.75 million yuan for themselves. The small list of companies includes AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, HannStarr Display, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes. The National Development and Reform Commission...
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) continues to hold the lion’s share of the mobile handset market according to COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR)’s latest mobile subscriber market share report. The report covers the three months ending with November 2012. The study examined over 30,000 mobile phone subscribers in the U.S. The report shows that 26.9 percent of the mobile subscribers surveyed use phones made by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94). Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) follows with 18.5 percent,...
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A new flagship phone from Google is here, termed the Google Nexus 4. Google is working really hard to make better products that compete with the rivals, and the Nexus 4 is one such attempt by Google. This phone is manufactured by LG, and surprisingly, it’s not Samsung this time. This left many people wondering why Google had shift from Samsung to LG. Pricing is one of the most important aspect of the Nexus...
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PHILIPS (BIT:PHIA) continues to beat the forecasts for the third straight quarter. The drastic restructuring has gathered pace and cost cutting measures have shown their magic. The Dutch lighting and electronics major said its third quarter profits rose to 170 million euros ($220 million) from 76 million euros in the same period a year ago. The Dutch lighting and consumer electronics major reported third quarter sales of 6.13 billion euros compared to 5.91 euros in the...
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