Quebecor, regional carrier Videotron’s parent company, yesterday announced in Q2 FY2014 financial results. Overall revenues reached CA$1.07 billion. Its wireless operatings contributed CA$66.8 million, an increase of 25.8%. Videotron added some 29,700 new customers to reach a total subscriber base of 551,300. The Apple iPhone was a key contributor with iPhone subscribers now accounting for 22% of the total base. […]
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LG ships record 14.5 million smartphones in Q2 FY2014
LG today announced its Q2 FY2014 financial results. The South Korean company recorded revenues across all operations of KRW 15.37 trillion (about CA$16.02 billion) and a net profit of KRW 412 billion (CA$429.4 million) but singled out its mobile and TV operations in particular for its strong performance. On the mobile side, LG announced that it shipped a record 14.5 […]
Apple announces Q3 FY2014 financial results
Apple today announced its Q3 FY2014 financial results. Revenues came in at US$37.4 billion with net profits came in at US$7.7 billion, both of which were improvements over the same quarter a year ago. At 39.4 percent, gross margins were also up. Over the quarter, Apple sold 35.2 million iPhones, 13.2 million iPads, 4.4 million Macs and 2.9 million iPods. […]
Samsung Q2 FY2014 profits fall as smartphone and tablets sales slow
The era of record sales and profits appears to be well and truly over for Samsung. Along with a strong Korean Won, slowing smartphone sales and “sluggish” demand for tablets means that Samsung’s Q2 FY2014 financial results came in below both those of the last quarter and the same quarter a year ago. It announced sales of ₩52 trillion (about […]
HTC returns to profitability in Q2 FY2014
There was some good news for HTC earlier this week when it announced its unaudited Q2 FY2014 financial results. The company posted a small profit of NT2.26 billion (about CA$80 million) on revenues of NT65.06 billion (about CA$2.32 billion). While sales compared to the same quarter last year are down, profits were up more than 80% year-over-year. HTC’s return to […]
BlackBerry Q1 FY2015 financial results announced
BlackBerry today announced its Q1 FY2015 financial results. They suggest that the company may finally be starting to see the benefits of its new leadership under CEO John Chen, refocused attention on the enterprise space and various cost-cutting measures. It reported a net loss of US$60 million on revenues of US$966 million. Not only is this loss much smaller than […]
Strong HTC One (M8) sales to return HTC to profitability in Q2
It has not been an easy road for HTC in recent years. It has seen its market share drop and profits vanish as sales have plummeted. Last year’s HTC One garnered solid reviews but sales did not meet expectations. Things may finally be looking up a bit for HTC though. The company announced today that it expects to return to […]
LG confirms upcoming LG G3 in Q1 FY2014 financial results announcement
LG Electronics today announced its Q1 FY2014 financial results. It raked up revenues of KRW14.27 trillion (about CA$15.23 billion) with a net profit of KRW92.60 billion (about CA$98.8 million). The LG Mobile Communications Company shipped 12.3 million smartphones over the quarter, a 19 percent increase over the same quarter a year ago. Revenues at the business unit rose 6 percent […]