Would you Believe It Sony Has Finally Made A Profit Would you believe it? Sony has finally made a profit selling flat panel TVs and Blu ray players. The profit comes after the company slashed over 20,000 jobs, and closed 18 major factories. Also contributing to the company's success is a move to third party manufacturers to make Sony products.
Internet TV Set To Be Mainstream Before 3D Claims Experts Internet-enabled TV's are proving more popular than 3D TV's claims a leading research Company they have also tipped lower shipments of 3D enabled TV's. They also claim that IPTV will become mainstream ahead of 3D TV.
Sharp To Launch New LED TV Technology In OZ Sharp, who is a worldwide leader in the development of LCD and LED TV technology used by several manufacturers including Sony in their high end Bravia sets, is set to launch a new range of TVs in Australia that incorporate a recently developed TV technology called Quatron.
GFK TV Sales Data Not Accurate Say GfK who are having to second guess their consumer electronics and IT research data in Australia after JB Hi Fi and Retravision WA refused them access to sales data has estimated that 140,000 large screen TVs were sold during the World Cup period of May to June 2010.
Samsung Go After Pro AV & CEDIA Channel With $10K TV Samsung is set to go after the premium end of the flat panel TV market with a new slick new $10,000 55? 9 Series LED TV which will be sold primarily be the Pro AV and custom installers.
Simon Baker To Front Samsung Campaign Samsung Electronics Australia has turned to Australian actor Simon Baker, star of the Channel Nine series The Mentalist, to communicate its Turn on Tomorrow brand campaign.
Sharp Extends Topfield PVR Promo Sharp will extend its PVR promotion for another month following growing consumer and retailer demand.
Samsung Hurting Sony As They Chase 32 per cent TV Growth Samsung Electronics who yesterday tipped a record US$4.1 Billion profit is set to hurt the struggling Sony claim analysts as the Korean giant looks for further growth in the highly competitive consumer electronics market.
Secret Samsung TV With 1TB Of Storage To Be Launched In OZ EXCLUSIVE: A brand new HD TV is set to be launched in Australia that includes a 1 terabyte hard drive, IP connectivity, built-in Foxtel, Telstra BigPond movies as well as 3D TV technology.
Samsung Q2 Profits Hit $4.09 Billion Samsung Electronics, who have been burning up the Australian market with record sales of TVs printers and appliances, has reported a record second quarter profit ofUS $4.09 Billion. Sales rose 14 per cent in the quarter.
3D Plasma Set To Be Hot As Panasonic Cranks Up LED Capability Panasonic who has made a name for itself selling plasma TVs, is set to take on Samsung and LG with a new generation of LED and LCD TVs following their acquisition of Hitachi?s entire stake in an LCD TV manufacturing business.
New Display Screen Patent Filed By Apple A new patent filed by Apple reveals that the iPad Company is looking at ideas for a screen that allows for haptic feedback on its iOS devices.
Teac Gets New Brand Ambassadors Teac announced that it has signed partnerships with Mark Winterbottom of Ford Performance Racing and Darren Lockyer of the Brisbane Broncos. The two will now act as brand ambassadors and help build consumer awareness of the brand.
Sanyo Backs New AFL Team Sanyo announced that it will take the role of major campaign partner to Team GWS, the first AFL team for Greater Western Sydney.
Panasonic Ready For Digital Switchover Panasonic announced that its new Viera televisions, Blu-ray players and recorders, as well as DVD players and recorders will carry a digital ready high definition label to help consumers make the switch.
Ultra HD TV Is Coming With 7680 X 4320 Pixel Just when the market has got use to HD TV a Japanese research lab has shown Ultra HD running on a plasma TV which delivers a 7680 X 4320 pixel image.
New Stewart Screen Complements Any Decor Stewart Filmscreen has announced the Gallery Wall Screen, a sculpted fixed frame screen that is available in a wide variety of custom materials, finishes and colours.
3D TV Launch Fibs & Lack Of Stock Haunt Sony OZ Sony Australia who last night launched their 3D TV offering in time for the FIFA World Cup is refusing to say whether they have stock problems or how much 3D TV stock they have in Australia. They have also refused to answers questions about why they lied to journalists about the launch date of their 3D TV offering.
3D TV vs 2D Live Sport Coverage Review Queensland may have won last night?s State Of Origin game, but it was 2D TV that scored all the goals when it came down to 2D vs 3D coverage of the NRL blockbuster.
$300 32" HD LED TV And $800 50" HD Plasma By Xmas, Say Experts The price of LED TVs is set to fall by up to 25 percent, however, a slide in the Australian dollar may negate the price cuts being passed on to consumers, several vendors have told ChannelNews.
Strong Sanyo And Panthers Relationship Continues Sanyo today announced it has extended its Major Sponsorship of the Penrith Panthers for another year with a further 2 year option. The company is the longest serving major sponsor of any NRL team, beginning their association with the Panthers in 2000.
Sony Confirm June Launch For 3D In Oz See TV Commercial Sony Australia said they would not launch their 3D TV offering until July, but in an effort to take advantage of the FIFA World Cup, which they are sponsoring to the tune of $500 million, the launch has been brought forward to June.
Google TV Not Exclusive To Sony As Other Vendors Jump On Board Senior executives working on the new Google TV platform have said that Sony has not got exclusive access to it. Analysts are also saying that the roll out of Google TV will put pressure on Microsoft, who have struggled to deliver any benefits for Australian consumers with their Windows Media Centre offering.
Sony On The Outer In Google TV Deal Yes, Sony is involved in the Google TV project, but no, you don't need to buy a Sony TV as most of the services that Google is currently talking up can be accessed via a set top box or a Google Android phone. All; you need is a bog standard HD TV to get the full experience.
Google TV On Android Finally Revealed Sony has overnight announced an alliance with Google that will see the struggling consumer electronics Company combine Google?s open-source Android OS platform with Sony?s expertise in consumer electronics and product design.
New Google TV A Threat To Foxtel And TV Stations In Oz A smart new TV platform set to be rolled out today by Google in partnership with Intel and Sony could be a major threat to advertising on free-to-air TV stations and Foxtel, as the search company moves to compete with Apple and local TV stations in countries like Australia.
Sony, Intel & Google To Reveal TV This Week Google will this week reveal their new Google TV in partnership with Sony, Intel, and Logitech who are developing a brand new remote for the TV. Based on an Android operating system, the device will be shown to 3,000 Google software developers who are meeting in San Francisco for an annual software conference.
Sony Wobbles As Sales Fall Worldwide Sony Australia is set to report a fall in sales and profits, as Sony sales globally continue to fall. Last night in Japan Sony confirmed that sales of their consumer products which include Bravia LED TV?s and Handycam video cameras and Cybershot digital cameras, had fallen 19.9% during the past year.
TV Sales Flat LED & Big TVs Driving The Market Australian retailers have been warning for weeks that TV sales were flat with several chains like Harvey Norman banking on the launch of 3D new LED TV?s and Internet enabled TV?s to drive sales back up. Now it has been officially confirmed that sales in the first quarter were officially ?flat?.
Sony Makes A Profit Cutting People & Closing Factories Sony is set to post a net loss of $449 million for the Japanese fiscal year ending in March due to cost cutting and the outsourcing of manufacturing. What is not known at this stage is whether Sony has been able to make gains selling their loss making Bravia TV and Sony PS3 Playstation consoles.
Military Powered PS3 Cell Grunt Coming To A TV Soon The Sony PS3 and its cell process has gone way beyond gaming with universities and the US military building Linux based server farms to harness the power of the Cell processor. This is the same engine that will shortly appear in Toshiba's 3D TV?s that eliminate the need 3D glasses.
Big Changes Tipped At Panasonic And Sanyo Panasonic has cut its cut its losses in the first three months of 2010 despite a fall in global sales of 7% during the past 12 months. They have also announced major capital investment programs spanning energy, consumer electronics and digital camera's.
LG Display Court Loss Could Hurt Apple Days after launching their new range of 3D and LED TVs in Australia, LG has lost a major display patent case in the USA after a court found that the Korean company had violated four patents relating to the performance and reliability of LCDs.
LED And LCD TV Prices Set To Fall Days after Samsung announced a $3,000 3D bundle that included a 50" 3D TV, 3D Blu ray player and 3D movie, analysts are tipping that LCD and LED TVs will fall even further in price as manufacturers launch new models and manufacturing capacity increases.
Sony Set To Make A Small Profit After Two Years Of Losses Sony who has been discounting products in Australia in an effort to gain market share is expected to post an operating profit when they announce their annual results later this month.
Struggling Sony Set To Reveal Intel Google TV Sony who is struggling to convince consumer to buy their Bravia branded TVs is set to announce a new TV and home entertainment system that will incorporate an Intel processor and Google Android Dragonpoint software.
LG Oz Set To Expand After Scoring Live 3D TV Deal EXCLUSIVE: LG Electronics, who last year only managed a $13K profit from almost a billion dollars turnover in Australia, is set to announce a major restructure of their business, with the introduction of new divisions and an expansion in the product range that they sell.
68 Per Cent Of Oz Households On Digital TV The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy announced that 68 per cent of Australian households have already converted to digital TV.
Sony Moves From Digital Offender To Complainant Sony, who has six months was found guilty of infringing on Vizio patents, has complained to the U.S. International Trade Commission of patent infringement by TPV Technology Ltd., the former Innolux Display Company.
Samsung Cut Telstra Content Deal Days after Sony rolled out their new Internet-enabled Bravia TV in a deal with Yahoo7; Samsung is set to launch a new Internet content service in partnership with Telstra.
Sony Cuts Bravia TV Deal With Taiwanese Manufacturer Sony has announced a new relationship with Taiwanese Company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. ("Hon Hai") to make their Bravia LED TVs, in a bid to cut costs and start making a profit on selling the range.
TEAC TV Commercial Aims For Product Awareness TEAC has rolled out a TV commercial over the Australia Formula One Grand Prix weekend in an effort to help its trade partners increase in-store sales.
Sharp Bundles LED TV With 500GB PVR From today, consumers who purchase selected Sharp LED TVs will receive a free 500GB Topfield PVR valued at $699.
$1.1 Million Fines Coming For Dodgy TV & Appliance Marketers EXCLUSIVE: The Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said that Australia does not need mandatory testing of appliances or consumer electronics goods following the recent exposure of LG Australia as a ?serial liar? over the energy performance of several of their products. He has also warned both vendors and retailers that in the future they face fines of up to $1.1 million dollars for misleading consumers.
New Technologies To Drive TV Sales Sales of flat panel TVs are set to reach 228 million units in 2010 as 3D, LED backlighting, and internet connectivity become more prevalent in the market says research company DisplaySearch.
A Big New TV Brand Emerges In OZ Price War Tipped The big four TV brands in Australia, Samsung, Panasonic LG and Sony, are set to compete head on with a new kid on the block who already has bragging rights to the fact that over 100 million people a night turn on one of their TV. And as for price "bring it on they say".
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