Tagged: Consumer Electronics
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Best Buy to sell off its European business to Carphone Warehouse for stg£500m News
30.04.2013 One of America’s leading technology retailers Best Buy has revealed that it plans to sell off its 50pc stake in Best Buy Europe to Carphone Warehouse for an estimated stg£500m...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Leadership & Management, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Philips to exit consumer entertainment business News
29.01.2013 Dutch electronics giant Philips is exiting the consumer electronics business to focus on the home appliance and healthcare areas, as the company is selling its home... -
Bing reveals its top tech searches of the year News
27.11.2012 The iPhone 5 and Facebook have topped Microsoft’s search engine Bing’s technology and news searches of the year lists, with the iPhone 5 claiming the top spot on the... -
Tech kingmaker Liam Casey’s PCH inks global consumer tech deal with Contour Inc News
18.09.2012 Corkman Liam Casey’s PCH International has formed a partnership with US Contour Inc, a maker of hands-free video cameras, apps and accessories, that will see the two companies...Categories: Apps, Consumer Tech, Deals Done, Digital Business, Games/Entertainment, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Peripherals, Phones, Wireless Communications -
IFA 2012 kicks off with launch of LG Optimus L9 News
29.08.2012 Tech enthusiasts, smartphone fans and gadget fiends: get ready. The press events for the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin have begun with LG first to announce a new... -
'The future is not about geographic barriers' - PCH International's Liam Casey News
28.06.2012 In just a few short years, Cork technology entrepreneur Liam Casey has gone from being a services provider to effectively being a kingmaker in the global consumer technology... -
Sony predicts full-year net loss of US$6.4bn News
10.04.2012 Consumer electronics giant Sony has forecast an annual net loss of US$6.4bn, more than double previous estimates. The company is reportedly planning to axe 10,000 jobs as part...Categories: Tax, Multimedia, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Financial Results, Financial, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Movidius scores €19m deal with Chinese consumer electronics giant News
24.03.2012 Dublin multimedia electronics firm Movidius has signed a partnership deal valued at €19m with Chinese electronics manufacturing player Keen High Technologies. The deal will see...Categories: Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Computers, Multimedia, Phones, Wireless Communications -
The week in gadgets News
20.02.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as Apple will offer a US$10,000 gift card to the person who downloads its 25 billionth app, LG reveals the Optimus Vu and Fujitsu reportedly... -
Sony losses near US$3bn – new CEO faces tough challenge News
02.02.2012 Sony’s new CEO Kazuo Hirai faces a tough task in turning the company around as it warns of a larger-than-expected US$2.9bn annual loss. -
So who is Thorsten Heins, RIM's new CEO? News
23.01.2012 Thorsten Heins has quite the job on his hands as new CEO of beleaguered company Research in Motion (RIM). -
Fewer consumers watch content on TVs, they crave gadgets instead News
11.01.2012 The percentage of consumers watching broadcast or cable TV in a typical week on televisions fell from 71pc in 2009 to 48pc in 2011, while the number of consumers who intend to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Apps -
Ireland's own Mr China News
01.12.2011 China-based Liam Casey has built up a global technology manufacturing empire that is helping to fuel the worldwide consumer electronics boom.Categories: Leadership & Management, Internet, Hardware, Funding, Financial, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Economy, Consumer Tech -
Cork firm launches into Japanese consumer electronics market News
17.11.2011 Cork technology company RedMere has won a deal with consumer electronics player Miyoshi to launch ultra slim high-speed HDMI cables with Ethernet into the Japanese market.Categories: Multimedia, Media, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Young Cork firm RedMere's HDMI devices top 1m sales News
20.10.2011 Cork-based electronics company RedMere, which specialises in HDMI devices for major OEMs including Samsung as well as retailers like RadioShack, has revealed it has surpassed 1m...Categories: Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech -
Profits down at Samsung despite soaring smartphone sales News
29.07.2011 Korean electronics giant Samsung’s operating profits have plunged 18pc to 3.75trn won (US$3.6bn) from 5.01trn won last year. Despite soaring smartphone sales, revenues from... -
Philips losses hit €1.6bn – launches share buyback scheme News
18.07.2011 Dutch electronics giant Philips reported a 4pc sales increase to €5.4bn. The company showed a loss, however, of €1.3bn – a massive €1.6bn drop due to impairments of €1.3bn.Categories: Investments, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Financial Results, Consumer Tech, Analysis, Advisory -
Consumer tech player ZAGG acquires iFrogz for US$104m News
27.06.2011 Consumer electronics accessories firm ZAGG, which is creating 140 jobs in Shannon, has acquired smartphone cover company iFrogz for US$104m. -
Best Buy’s secret weapon to return lost/stolen phones to owners News
27.06.2011 US electronics retailer Best Buy is to deploy an innovative technology created in Ireland that takes a picture of a smartphone, laptop or tablet thief and then uses GPS and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers