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Smartphone vendors to wait for 2Q launch to avert hot iPhone demand, say Taiwan makers
With the iPhone 4S launched globally in the fourth quarter of 2011 and expected to be selling well in the first quarter of 2012, other international vendors including Samsung Electronics, HTC, Nokia and LG Electronics are expected to launch their new smartphone models in the second quarter to avoid competing too directly with the iPhone 4S, according to Taiwan-based smartphone supply chain makers. Mainly due to hot sales of the iPhone 4S, Apple recorded the largest global smartphone market share of 23.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011, followed by Samsung with 23.5% and Nokia with 12.6%, the sources cited Strategy Analytics statistics as indicating. Based on previous experience, sales of iPhone 4S will remain at peak in the first quarter of 2012 and then begin to decline, the sources pointed out. In consideration of advantageous timing, Samsung, HTC, Nokia and LG will unveil new models of smartphones at the 2012 Mobile World Congress to take place in Barcelona, Spain, during February 27-March 1 for launch in the second quarter of 2012, the sources indicated. |
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Apple Becomes World's Largest Smartphone Vendor in Q4 2011By: Vincent Chang | According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 54 percent annually to reach a record 155 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011. Apple reclaimed top position as the world's number one smartphone vendor during the quarter. Alex Spektor, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said, " Global smartphone shipments grew 54 percent annually to reach a record 155.0 million units in Q4 2011. Apple overtook Samsung to become the world's largest smartphone vendor by volume with 24 percent market share. Apple's global smartphone shipments surged 128 percent annually to 37.0 million units, as distribution of the iPhone family expanded across numerous countries, dozens of operators and multiple price points." Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, " While Apple took the top spot in smartphones on a quarterly basis, Samsung became the market leader in annual terms for the first time with 20 percent global share during 2011. With global smartphone shipments nearing half a billion units in 2011, Samsung is now well positioned alongside Apple in a two-horse race at the forefront of one of the world's largest and most valuable consumer electronics markets." Tom Kang, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, " Nokia's global smartphone market share halved from 33 percent in 2010 to 16 percent in 2011. A lackluster touchscreen smartphone portfolio and a limited presence in the huge United States market caused Nokia's shrinkage last year. Nokia's partnership with Microsoft will be very much in focus during 2012, and the industry will be watching closely to see how swiftly the two companies can expand in the high-value 4G LTE market that is rapidly emerging across the United States, Japan and elsewhere." Smartphone Vendor Shipments and Market Share in Q4 2011
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Samsung Profit Rises as Surging Mobile-Phone Sales Mask LCD-Panel Slump
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Jan 27, 2012 8:25 AM GMT+0800
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Samsung Profit Rises as Phone Sales Mask Slump in LCD Panels David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Galaxy smartphones helped the company’s mobile-phone sales surpass a record 300 million units last year amid competition with Apple Inc. Galaxy smartphones helped the company’s mobile-phone sales surpass a record 300 million units last year amid competition with Apple Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), Asia’s largest consumer-electronics company, reported higher fourth- quarter profit as surging phone sales offset declining earnings at its panel business. Net income was 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion), compared with 3.42 trillion won a year ago, the Suwon, South Korea-based company said in a statement today. The average of 28 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg was 3.99 trillion won. Sales rose 13 percent to 47.3 trillion won, in line with a preliminary estimate announced Jan. 6. Galaxy smartphones helped the company’s mobile-phone sales surpass a record 300 million units last year amid competition with Apple Inc. (AAPL) Samsung, whose parent group is planning a record investment this year, is introducing more phones and tablet computers to cushion slumping profits at its liquid-crystal panel business. “They pulled off decent earnings at a time when the macroeconomic situation isn’t so good, thanks to healthy smartphone sales,” Kang Jeong Won, a Seoul-based analyst at Daishin Securities Co., said before today’s announcement. “The key now is whether the strong performance in smartphones can continue in 2012.” Capital ExpendituresSamsung rose 0.5 percent to 1,118,000 won on the Korea Exchange as of 9:15 a.m. in Seoul, while the benchmark Kospi index was little changed. The company will spend 25 trillion won this year in capital expenditures, including 15 trillion won in its chip business and 6.6 trillion won in its panel business, according to a regulatory filing. Operating profit was 5.3 trillion won, in line with the company’s preliminary estimate of 5.2 trillion won. Full-year net income fell 15 percent to 13.7 trillion won, while sales climbed 6.7 percent to 165 trillion won. Smartphone sales rose 30 percent from the previous quarter. Operating profit at the telecommunication unit jumped 79 percent to 2.64 trillion won, Samsung said. That compares with the 2.8 trillion-won median of four analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg News. Revenue gained 52 percent to 17.82 trillion won. Samsung overtook Apple in the third quarter to become the world’s largest smartphone seller after shipping 27.8 million units, market researcher Strategy Analytics said in October. Samsung’s smartphone sales more than tripled during the three- month period from a year ago, more than doubling the company’s market share, it said. Smartphone SalesSamsung probably sold about 32 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, according to an estimate from Dongbu Securities Co., helped by Galaxy devices. Apple said Jan. 24 it sold a record 37 million iPhones in a three-month period ended in December, helping the company report quarterly profit that more than doubled. Samsung sold more than 300 million handsets, including basic types, in 2011, the company said last month. The Korean company probably will pass Nokia OYJ as the world’s biggest mobile-phone maker by the end of this year, said Kim Hyung Sik, a Seoul-based analyst at Taurus Investment Securities Co. Profit at the semiconductor division rose 29 percent to 2.31 trillion won on sales of 9.17 trillion won. The unit’s operating profit compares with the 1.6 trillion-won median of the four analyst estimates. Specialty ChipsSamsung is faring better than its rivals amid an industry downturn because of its diversification into specialty chips for mobile devices, analysts said. Shipments of smartphone DRAM probably more than doubled last year from 2010, according to an October forecast by researcher IHS iSuppli. The price of the benchmark DDR3 2-gigabit DRAM slumped by 51 percent last year amid slowing personal-computer sales, according to data from Taipei-based Dramexchange Technology Inc., operator of Asia’s largest spot market for semiconductors. Chip prices have fallen to as low as a ball of rice, according to Elpida Memory Inc., Japan’s biggest semiconductor maker. DRAM prices likely will remain at current levels through the first half of this year, with PC demand not picking up quickly, Shin Hyun Joon, a Seoul-based analyst at Dongbu Securities Co., said in a Dec. 21 report. PC shipments in the U.S. declined for the first time in a decade last year, research firm IDC said Jan. 11. Display LossesSamsung’s display division, which makes flat panels for TVs and computer monitors, had an operating loss of 220 billion won, compared with an operating profit of 100 billion won a year earlier, the company said. Revenue climbed 19 percent to 8.55 trillion won. The average selling price of Samsung’s flat-screen panels dropped 21 percent in 2011 amid stagnating television sales, according to an estimate from Dongbu Securities. Global LCD TV shipments probably were 206 million units last year, falling short of an earlier projection of 211 million units, according to research company DisplaySearch. Samsung bought Sony Corp.’s stake in their LCD-making venture, which was formed in 2004, for 1.08 trillion won in cash, the South Korean company said in December. Sony has predicted an eighth consecutive year of losses from TVs. Samsung’s TV-making unit had an operating profit of 570 billion won, compared with a loss of 200 billion won a year earlier, helped by high-end models featuring 3-D functionality and Web-based services, the company said. Sales rose to 16.96 trillion won from 16.33 trillion won. Samsung plans to sell more than 50 million flat-screen TVs this year after selling about 43 million units in 2011, Yoon Boo Keun, head of the consumer-electronics business, said at a briefing in Seoul in December. The company unveiled new sets controlled by voice commands and hand gestures at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month |
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Nokia Posts Quarterly Loss on Impairment ChargesBy: Ian Mansfield | Nokia has reported a net loss of EUR1.07 billion (US$1.4 billion) for the fourth-quarter of the year as revenues also fell by 21% to EUR10 billion (US$13 billion). The company dropped into a loss due to a EUR1.1 billion impairment charge at its location services division. Smartphone sales dropped by 23% compared to a year ago, but by less than analysts had expected. Nokia's CEO, Stephen Elop commented: " Overall, we are pleased with the performance of our mobile phones business, which benefited in Q4 from sequential double-digit percentage growth in our dual SIM business, with particular strength in India, Middle East and Africa and South East Asia." " We have also started our important re-entry into the North American market. Earlier this month, T-Mobile started selling the Nokia Lumia 710 as a lead device. We also announced the new Nokia Lumia 900 with AT& T, and immediately received a number of industry awards." He did however comment that there has been an acceleration in the " anticipated trend towards lower-priced smartphones with specifications that are different from Symbian's traditional strengths." He warned therefore that the company will sell fewer Symbian devices than originally expected. Devices In the fourth quarter 2011, Nokia received the first quarterly platform support payment of US$250 million from Microsoft. It in turn will have made unspecified payments for the Windows Phone OS licenses and support services. On a year-on-year basis, the decline in total Devices & Services volumes in the fourth quarter was driven by significantly lower Smart Devices volumes. Mobile Phones volumes were approximately flat year-on-year, although increased availability of dual-SIM phones helped sales volumes in the final quarter of the year. Sales Volumes by Region
Nokia Siemens Networks The year-on-year decrease in Nokia Siemens Networks' net sales in the fourth quarter 2011 was driven primarily by a decline in sales of infrastructure equipment, which more than offset the contribution from the acquired Motorola Solutions networks assets and a slight increase in sales of services. Excluding the acquired Motorola Solutions networks assets, net sales would have decreased by 11% year-on-year. The sequential increase in Nokia Siemens Networks' net sales in the fourth quarter 2011 was driven primarily by industry seasonality. Services represented slightly over 50% of Nokia Siemens Networks' net sales in the fourth quarter 2011. At constant currency, Nokia Siemens Networks' net sales would have decreased 5% year-on-year. Outlook Looking forward, Nokia expects its non-IFRS Devices & Services operating margin in the first quarter 2012 to be around breakeven, ranging either above or below by approximately 2 percentage points The company refused to offer a full-year guidance due to the uncertainties in its market and the ongoing transition within the business. |
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currently selling 2m phones per q. if u were to jack up the selling price by $1, means additional 2m profit. so if there is demand for the phone, profit is there. let hope the 2 new < $100 phones sell well next q | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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yesterday someone sold 6m bad news? nobody knows, but 6m was taken up
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nowadays price will move up b4 the 14 feb (q3 results), so the right price is 5.5. i say if for takeover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi Who is taking over Spice I2I? Is this confirm? when is the take over?Appreciate your updates. many thanks....doldoves
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Wat news on 14feb????? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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this week or next week to start | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 feb counting, 6 coming? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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S CSL Blasting Promotion Drives Buying Madness
It's the first in the chronicle of S
CSL that co-organizes with i-Gate a 'Everything Must Go' warehouse
sales to give a great kick start for the year of 2012. During the sales
period of 5th to 7th of Jan 2012, it has massively attracted more than
40,000 visitors to join the carnival.
The sale was contented with
plenty of S CSL models together with other brands product such as hand
phone, camera and digital devices. On top of it, the promotion was
highly featured with the highest of 80% discount and the lowest price
started from RM9.90. A huge flock of public was gathered every morning
in front of the gate before the event started to gain the first access
into the ground in order to grab this most worthy ever promotion.
In these 3 days event, it was peaked with its special offer session which every S CSL models merely bid at 80% discounted price. The crowd had gone panic buying on every single piece and everyone was breathless with the even lower price from bid to bid. Obviously, the crowd was not sufficient with the purchase although their hands were full with hand phone sets. Unexpectedly, the crowd was too massive until the security personnel had to release the public entered the ground batch by batch and the queue was long enough to paralyzed the traffic around. Variety of choices with the superb low price has successfully made S CSL over 10,000 units of products sold within 3 days. At the time, it has greatly rewarded the public with their beloved hand phone! This is absolutely an awesome days that everyone will forever remember and hoping for its return. |
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take note Corporate Digest| 16 January 2012
S i2i Launches ‘Racer’ And ‘Latte’ At Smart Prices
In order to fuel creativity, you have to think out of the box. This was exactly what S i2i, a leader in the ‘Switch Up’ to Mobile industry did when it chose the notorious Friday the 13th as its launch date for its first smart-feature mobile internet (MI) devices, “Racer” and “Latte” as a form of advertisement, which was shown widely on the home screen of said products. The first smart-feature MI devices will be introduced regionally, and pre-loaded with its recently launched application store, “S Apps Planet”. The “Racer” and “Latte” models of MI devices were unveiled at the inauguration of the Global Innovation Centre on the same day, which will be a hub for S i2i’s innovation, product design and development talents. The designs of “Racer” and “Latte” are slim and elegantly designed, while it’s packed with features such as 3.5-inch HVGA touch screen and 2.0 megapixel cameras enhanced with face-tracking function. The “Racer” model enables internet connectivity through WIFI and EDGE technologies while the “Latte” model is enabled on EDGE and also allow for access to analogue TV. Pricing For The Masses Priced at less than $100 on a cash and carry basis without any lock in contracts, the “Racer” and “Latte” models will be in line with the group’s goal to cater “affordably priced smart phones” to the masses. This also serves to relinquish the commonly known high end price tag of smart phones. When asked if the low pricing of the MI devices poses a challenge to its operating margin of the group, Dr Bhupendra Jumar Modi, Chairman of S i2i mentioned that it certainly does pose a challenge to a certain extent on its margin, but it is within manageable range. “One of the primary reasons why our smart phones are priced within such price range is because the average income of most people in Indonesia, one of our active markets, is about US$200-US$300 per month. It will technically be impossible for them to afford our smart phones if it’s priced like an iPhone or a Blackberry,” Dr Modi added. As mentioned earlier, the “Latte” and “Racer” are both pre-loaded with applications (apps) from its app store, “S Apps Planet”. These include apps ranging from Facebook to flash games, which are commonly seen across smart phones like iPhone, Blackberry and HTC. Like a typical app store, the apps will also be categorised under “free” or “paid”. Unique Payment For Apps In its efforts to eliminate the need to use credit cards to pay for its apps, users can purchase the “paid” apps using the value stored in their pre-paid SIM card. This effectively eradicates the painstaking process of synchronising credit card merchants and high costs mechanisms to track and endorse its transactions. The same theory applies for the charges of data when the user surfs the internet using the data enabled on the mobile device when WIFI is not available. According to sources familiar with the case, talks are also in progress with local telco operator SingTel, but the outcome of said talks are still not known yet and might need more time to unfold. This could very well be the beginning of yet another revolution in the smart phone world. As consumers, all you need to do is smile along.
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takeover should be 5.5 or above as bk's last purchase was 5.5(right issue) , so any time from now.... |
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BK denies below???tats why halted for clarification for 1 whole day??? funny right Published January 14, 2012
S i2i eyes higher end of cheap
handset market
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Belteshazzar
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dun forget, the right price is still 5.5 |
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13-Jan-2012 09:21
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The start of an uptrend, a bit too early. til 14 feb when the q3 results out, then down again. |
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S i2i LAUNCHES REGIONAL FIRST SMART-FEATURE MOBILE INTERNET DEVICES - DEVICES PRE-LOADED WITH RECENTLY LAUNCHED APPLICATION STORE ‘S APPS PLANET’ TO ESTABLISH EARLY-MOVER ADVANTAGE IN SMART- FEATURE MARKET SEGMENT - UNIQUE PROPRIETARY USER INTERFACE UNVEILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVICES LAUNCH Singapore, Friday, 13 January 2012 – S i2i Limited (“S i2i”, and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a leader in the ‘Switch Up’ to Mobile Internet industry, today announced the launch of the first smart-feature (feature phones with Internet functionalities) Mobile Internet (“MI”) devices to be introduced regionally, and pre-loaded with its recently launched application store, ‘S Apps Planet’. The ‘Racer’ and ‘Latte’ models of MI devices were unveiled at the inauguration of the Global Innovation Centre which will house under-one-roof all of the Group’s innovation, product design and development talents. The ‘Racer’ and ‘Latte’ models of MI devices will be priced at less than S$100 on a cash- and-carry basis, i.e. without lock-in contract. The competitively priced ‘Racer’ and ‘Latte’ models of MI devices are slim and elegantly designed and come with features such as 3.5-inch HVGA touch screen and 2.0 megapixel cameras enhanced with face-tracking function. The ‘Racer’ model MI devices enable Internet connectivity through WIFI and EDGE technologies while those of ‘Latte’ model are enabled on EDGE and also allow for access to analogue TV. Recognising the significance that software interface and technology-based devices have on the S brand, Si2i unveiled its newly developed User Interface (“UI”) featuring the date “Friday the 13”, which is a reflection of the Group’s brand essence, ‘Unconventional Wisdom’. The Group intends to implement this unique UI in the advertising of its MI devices to support its digital brand building and increase mindshare of its products. Commenting on the launch of the new smart-feature MI devices, Dr. B. K. Modi, Chairman of S i2i, said, “The launch of the ‘Racer’ and ‘Latte’ models of smart-feature Mobile Internet devices, pre-loaded with the ‘S Apps Planet’, is a symbolic event as we herald a new phase of ‘Switch Up’ development. We are not just a handset company but one with an appealing integrated Mobile Internet devices offering.” The mobile applications of the ‘S Apps Planet’ run on MRE which is enabled on chipsets developed by MediaTek Inc., a Taiwan-listed leading fab-less semiconductor company for wireless communication and digital multimedia solutions. Its innovative middleware technology allows for quick development of applications on a standardised platform to deploy services and content on smart-feature MI devices which was previously available only on smart-phones. The Group seeks to establish an early-mover advantage by developing an application store specifically targeting the affordably-priced smart-feature MI devices market as most mobile applications are currently and predominantly developed for the smart-phone market. Added Dr. Modi, “The key to ensure the success of the ‘S Apps Planet’ lies in the customisation and localisation of applications for users of our smart-feature Mobile Internet devices. For instance, we have developed an application called ‘CSL Fun Club’ for the Malaysian market which provides comprehensive content including local news and infotainment, music, and games.” Dr. Modi further commented, “The ‘S Apps Planet’ would not have been possible without our partner, MediaTek Inc. This development is a result of our close business relationship with MediaTek, whose MRE (MAUI Runtime Environment) solution has complemented our process of availing accessible and affordable Internet to the masses from Ivory Coast to Indonesia, many of whom will now be able to access Google, Facebook, and Yahoo! etc for the first time.” Applications in the ‘S Apps Planet’ are available for download either for free or on “try- and-buy” basis. The notable apps in ‘S Apps Planet’ include official Yahoo! and Facebook applications, and S Music where customers will be entitled to download up to 80 songs from Universal Music Group song catalogue for free within 45 days of purchase of the Group’s MI devices. Top artistes with the Universal Music label whose songs are available for download include Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Justin Bieber and pop groups such as U2, Black Eyed Peas and Maroon 5. The ‘Racer’ and ‘Latte’ models of MI devices will be available through local telecommunications operator outlets and another estimated 600 retail points such as 7- Eleven, Ezylink, Arrow, Neosonic International etc. - End – |
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Motorola Mobility Shows Off Two Android PhonesBy: Vincent Chang | Motorola Mobility has announced two new Android 2.3 smartphones that will go on sale in China, Europe and Latin America. The MOTOLUXE comes with a 4-inch edge-to- edge touchscreen display and 8-megapixel camera with flash. The Motorola DEFY MINI has a 3.2-inch touchscreen and 3 megapizel camera with flash. Both devices are expected to be available in Greater China, Europe and Latin America starting this spring. MOTOLUXE is already available in China under the name Motorola XT615 and is expected to be available in Greater China, Europe and Latin America starting in February. Motorola DEFY MINI is expected to be available in China under the name Motorola XT320 and in select countries in Europe and Latin America starting in February. Pricing details not available. |
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