Netflix doubles profit but Wall Street not very happy
Netflix has increased its annual revenues by 35% and doubled profits over the course of 2018, but that didn’t prevent a 3.8% share price drop in overnight trading.
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Q1 2018
Google, Alibaba and Apple erode Amazon’s smart speaker dominance
Research firm Strategy Analytics has published its latest numbers on the global smart speaker market and they reveal rapid growth and diversification.
Western European smartphone market nosedives – Canalys
Market researcher Canalys has published its Q1 2018 smartphone numbers for Europe and they indicate a severe contraction in its richest markets.
Apple sold 16 million iPhone X in Q1 – far more than any other smartphone model
Research firm Strategy Analytics reckons Apple managed to shift 16 million units of its flagship smartphone last quarter, defying pessimistic reports.
Smartphone market Q1 2018: Apple is doing just fine
Amid rumours that sales of its flagship smartphone have disappointed, Apple posted yet another set of impressive numbers.
Chinese smartphone market is shrinking but we can’t agree on how much
A slew of Chinese smartphone numbers have been churned out by leading educated-guessers and the only thing they agree on is that it’s declining.
Nokia shares plunge on weak Q1 2018 numbers
Finnish networking vendor Nokia had a disappointing Q1, with profits sinking year-on-year, resulting in a 7% share price decline at time of writing.
Ericsson continues its search for silver linings
Swedish networking giant Ericsson reported continued sales declines in Q1 2018, but feels the grand plan is starting to show some positive results.
Samsung beats profit expectations for Q1
Samsung has announced its Q1 2018 earnings guidance and its profit is set to be significantly higher than analysts were expecting.
O2 plugs 5G but will it be more false promises?
O2 might be lagging behind when it comes to 4G performance, but its hoping to get ahead of the pack with the launch of a 5G test bed at The O2 in North Greenwich later this year.
Orange starts making money in France – who would have thought it?
Orange has released its latest quarterly results and it actually made money in its domestic market for the first time since 2009.
Singtel throws out a mixed bag for its latest quarterly results
Revenues up and profits down. Some regions did well and some did bad. The consumer business declined and Digital Life jumped up. A real mixed bag for Singtel.
Would you believe it, Twitter posts its first ever profit
Now this is not something many people were expecting, but the ugly duckling of the social media giants posted its first ever profit in the last quarter.
T-Mobile US continues march with another 891k postpaid phone subs
Every quarter the industry sits back and wonders how long the Uncarrier momentum will continue and every quarter the magenta army marches on. This quarter saw 891,000 net additions of postpaid phone subscribers.
Snap’s spreadsheets start to crackle as sales pop
Snap has always been pretty good at coming up with new ideas to engage consumers but making money was always its Achilles heel.
Softbank kicks off domestic telco listing
Softbank has unveiled plans for an initial public offering for its Japanese telco business as CEO Masayoshi Son looks to draw a line between investments and telecommunications.
ZTE numbers show it’s hot of the tails of Nokia and Ericsson
ZTE has published guidance for its most recent quarter, with the poor-man’s Huawei showing Ericsson and Nokia you can make money if you try hard enough.
Samsung profits shrink despite record revenues
Samsung has reported its earnings for the final quarter of 2017, and while profits shrunk year-on-year it does seem to be pretty good news for the Koreans.
Intel’s Krzanich does this best duck impression
Intel might be fighting back the flames of the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws, but CEO Brian Krzanich has done his best to put on a calm front for investors during the latest earnings call.
Bigger, prettier and now profitable – Jio is poised to dominate India
It’s bad news for those who thought the Jio bubble might pop and everything would return to normal in India; Jio’s latest quarterlies show it is a money making machine.
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