ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONICS 
August 5, 2016 Foxconn Hires Ex-Staff Of Nokia Chennai Plant For Andhra Pradesh Unit: Report
Foxconn was earlier a major supplier to Nokia’s plant. Chennai: Electronics equipment maker Foxconn India has re-employed over 2,000 workers of its two closed plants near here for its assembling unit at Sri City Special Economic Zone in Andhra Pradesh. The company has also hired most of around 3,000 staff at Nokia’s facility at Sriperumbudur […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 Government Invites Merchant Bankers For Hudco Stake Sale
New Delhi: Government has invited applications from merchant bankers to assist in carrying out the proposed disinvestment of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco). “The government of India is considering to divest 10 per cent paid-up equity capital of Hudco out of its shareholding of 100 per cent in the domestic market through initial public […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 LG Electronics Says Q2 Operating Profit Likely At Two-Year High
LG Electronics Inc said in a regulatory filing that April-June profit was likely $504 million. Seoul: South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said on Friday its second-quarter operating profit likely reached a two-year high, with analysts pointing to strong contributions from its mainstay home appliances and television set businesses. The world’s second-biggest TV maker by market share, […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 Samsung Unveils UFS Cards, Successor to the Beloved microSD Standard
HIGHLIGHTS UFS stands for Universal Flash Storage Read speeds five times that of the microSD cards No word on pricing and availability In a bid to move the world of memory cards to the next level, Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced a new type of removable memory card in Universal Flash Storage (UFS) that […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 Samsung Tips Best Profit In More Than 2 Years For Second Quarter
Seoul: Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday its second-quarter operating profit likely rose 17.4 percent from a year earlier, its highest in more than 2 years as Galaxy S7 smartphone sales propelled mobile earnings. The world’s top maker of smartphones and memory chips said in a regulatory filing its April-June profit was […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 Centum Electronics Completes 51% Stake Buy In France’s Adetel Group
New Delhi: Centum Electronics on Wednesday said it has completed acquisition of controlling stake in France’s Adetel group. “The company has completed the activities with respect to acquisition of the French Adetel Group SA,” Centum Electronics said in a BSE filing. Last month, Centum Electronics announced acquisition of controlling stake in France’s Adetel group. “Centum […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 Samsung Electronics Set For Best Quarter In Over 2 Years
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is poised to issue guidance for its best quarterly profit in more than two years. Seoul: Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is poised to issue guidance for its best quarterly profit in more than two years, propelled by a surge in mobile earnings on the back of robust […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 Formula E to Organise Virtual Race Next Year; May Offer USD 1 Million Prize
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The event will see regular race drivers set against fans on simulators 5 gamers are likely to secure slots in the competition The race will be a part of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next year Gamers across the world may soon have a thrilling reason to rejoice, for Formula E is contemplating […]
ELECTRONICS July 8, 2016 Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 With 1TB Storage Launched in 10 New Markets
HIGHLIGHTS Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 with 1TB storage now in 10 more markets It comes with sixth-gen Intel Core i7 processors paired with 16GB RAM Till now, the 1TB SSD variant was only available in the US and Canada Microsoft has announced that the 1TB Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 variants have […]
ELECTRONICS July 8, 2016 Chipmaker Micron to Cut Jobs After Turnaround Plans Dashed
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc said it would lower costs, including by cutting jobs and focusing on fewer programs, after its hopes of reversing its fortunes this year were thwarted by a persistently challenging market. Demand for Micron’s DRAM chips for personal computers has continued to fall, while it faces stiff competition from rivals such […]
ELECTRONICS July 8, 2016 Hardware as a Service: HP Gets Ready to Lease Computers to Businesses
HIGHLIGHTS HP to offer hardware products on lease as PC demand weakens Will monitor its device’s health and offer replacements accordingly Promises to ensure that all data is wiped-off post device’s use HP Inc., the second largest PC-maker in the world after Lenovo, on Thursday said that it will start offering computers and other hardware […]
ELECTRONICS July 8, 2016 Xbox Play Anwhere Restricted to E3 2016 Xbox One Games Only
HIGHLIGHTS Every game in development at Microsoft will work on PC and Xbox One. This is due to the company’s Xbox Play Anywhere program. This includes Xbox mainstays like Halo. Microsoft has confirmed that any game developed by its own studios going forward will work with itsXbox Play Anywhere program. “Every new title published from […]
