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View ArticleLG sells a record 14.5 million smartphones in Q2; mobile division turns a profit
Tweet Good times are coming to LG as the South Korean manufacturer announced today that it sold a record 14.5 million smartphones during the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 20 percent from the...
View ArticleRegulatory filing shows that Xiaomi made a profit of $56.1 million in 2013
Tweet A report filed with the China Securities Regulatory Commission revealed that Xiaomi turned a profit of 347.48 million Chinese yuan ($ 56.1 million) in 2013, with an operating margin of 1.8...
View ArticleLG sells 59.1 million smartphones in 2014, net profit doubles
Tweet LG has plenty to be excited about, as the South Korean manufacturer’s financial results for 2014 indicate that it sold 59.1 million smartphones in 2014, an increase of 24 percent from the...
View ArticleSony aims for a profit of $4.2 billion by 2018, will focus on image sensors...
Tweet In its three-year corporate strategy plan, Sony has highlighted that it is aiming to attain an operating profit of 500 billion yen ($ 4.2 billion) by focusing on profitable divisions within the...
View ArticleYouTube reportedly considering new ad-targeting system after failing to post...
Tweet According to a new report today, Google is looking at implementing a new ad targeting-system for YouTube. The new system would seek to make YouTube more profitable after years of struggling to...
View ArticleHTC posts small $11.6 million net profit for first quarter
Tweet While HTC may not be the most lucrative Android OEM, it has been turning a profit over the last few quarters. The first quarter of 2015 is no different with HTC reporting a net profit of $ 11.6...
View ArticleSony raises full-year profit outlook after strong sales of image sensors and...
Tweet Sony is turning things around thanks to strong showing by its image sensor and videogame divisions, but its smartphone business is still struggling. Tweet
View ArticleHTC records $1.3 billion revenue, net profit of $11 million in Q1 2015
Tweet HTC has announced its Q1 2015 earnings, with the Taiwanese manufacturer recording a year-on-year increase of 25 percent in revenue while netting a profit of NT$ 0.36 billion ($ 11 million). Tweet
View ArticleSony posts overall profit of $780 million, mobile sales decline 16 percent
Tweet Sony’s restructuring efforts — centered around its image sensors and console divisions — are paying off, with the manufacturer announcing a $ 780 million operating profit for the quarter ending...
View ArticleSamsung releases earnings guidance for Q4 2015, misses profit forecasts
Tweet Samsung has released its earnings guidance for Q4 2015, forecasting an operating profit of 6.1 trillion won (US$ 5.08 billion) during the quarter. While the figure is 15.3 percent higher than...
View ArticleSprint comes close to profit in Q3 2015, continues to attract more customers
Tweet Sprint has published the company’s financial earnings report for Q3 2015. The major U.S. carrier made an operating loss of $ 197 million, which is a substantial improvement over Q2’s $ 585...
View ArticleSony posts $1 billion profit, but mobile sales take a tumble
Tweet Sony has posted its Q3 2015 earnings, and while the manufacturer has done significantly better from Q2 2015 on account of strong PlayStation sales, mobile sales have fallen 14.7 percent....
View ArticleSony records huge net profit in 2015 even as mobile sales decline
Tweet Sony has announced its earnings for the financial year 2015, and the vendor has recorded its largest increase in profit since 2007. Net profit increased by 666.7% to ¥304.5 billion ($ 2.7...
View ArticleSamsung set to post best profit in two years thanks to the Galaxy S7
Tweet Samsung has announced its operating profit is the highest in two years, increasing by 17.4 on last year alone, thanks in turn to sales of its Galaxy S7 handsets. As reported by Reuters, profit...
View ArticleLG posts Q2 profit in spite of $132 million loss from the mobile unit
Tweet LG has announced its Q2 2016 earnings, recording an operating profit of $ 503.1 million (584.6 billion won) over revenues of $ 12.05 billion (14 trillion won). Strong sales of home appliances...
View ArticleSony records $205 million profit in Q2 2016, mobile unit finally in the black
Tweet Sony has posted its financial results for the quarter ending in June, announcing a modest $ 205 million (¥21.2 billion) operating profit. That’s down from the $ 780 million (¥84.2 billion)...
View ArticleHTC leaves ‘ultra competitive’ entry-level smartphone market to focus on...
Tweet Expect only mid-range and high-end flagships from HTC moving forward. HTC is hoping that less is more when it comes to smartphone offerings. Chia-Lin Chang, President of HTC’s Smartphone and...
View ArticleSamsung predicts it’ll break its own profit records in Q1 2017
Tweet Samsung forecasts record-breaking profits in Q1 2017. As the largest Android manufacturer, Samsung records more profits than the rest of the field put together. And it now looks like the company...
View ArticleSamsung forecasts all-time record profit of $15.5 billion in Q3 2018
After a downturn in Q2, Samsung is once again back to shattering profit records. Samsung is on track to beat the $ 14.6 billion in profits it netted in Q1 2018. In its Q3 2018 earnings guidance,...
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