Sony Corp in Global Consumer Electronics
Karissa Chua
Sony Corp is one of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies. Aside from consumer electronics, the company also manufactures professional use cameras and components, such as image sensors for third-parties. In addition, it operates a music…
OnePlus Transitions Away from Hunger Marketing
Euromonitor International
With the smartphone market expected to exceed 1.6 billion units in 2020, manufacturers are all eager to expand their market share to capitalise on the potential growth opportunity. The market has been particularly challenging for both the leaders…
Rationalising Intel’s Collaboration with Luxottica on Smart Glasses
Euromonitor International
It has not been more than a year since Google Glass was first sold commercially to the public, and, despite an overall tepid reaction towards Google Glass, Luxottica is now forging ahead with yet another attempt at smart glasses. This time, the…
HTC Corp and Sony Corp Earnings Paint a Bleak Picture for Smartphones
Euromonitor International
While Sony has a much more diversified product portfolio than HTC, both companies are highly dependent on demand for their smartphones for revenues and profit. Therefore, slowing growth and intensifying competition in smartphones have been…
The Top Three Trends in Video Games
Euromonitor International
The video games industry is forecast to post sales growth of over US$23 billion globally over the 2013-2018 period. With a 6% CAGR over the forecast period, video games is expected to be far more dynamic than traditional toys and games, which is…
IFA 2014: Flagship Smartphones Aplenty but is Anyone Buying?
Wee Teck Loo
Manufacturers were rushing to showcase their flagship smartphones at the IFA trade show in Berlin, ahead of Apple Inc’s event on 9 September. Samsung Corp showed the fourth generation of its mammoth Note family and Sony Corp introduced the Xperia Z3…
What Happens to Electronics Companies once their Core Products Mature?
Euromonitor International
Both Samsung and Sony own core products that are performing well globally; Samsung’s Galaxy line of phones and Sony’s Playstation 4 gaming console respectively. However if these products are factored out, both companies are struggling in almost every…
2014: A New Beginning for Gaming
Matt Hudak
Last year we looked at what to expect from gaming in 2013 as consumers awaited the arrival of new consoles from Microsoft and Sony. Now that these next generation consoles have finally arrived, with strong launch sales, everyone is looking to see…
CES2014 – Tough Years Ahead for Manufacturers and Retailers
Wee Teck Loo
As a follow-up to the CES pre-event opinion, Euromonitor International looks at some of the more interesting products showcased at the event. Bendable displays webOS Connected toothbrush Source: Samsung Corp, LG Corp and Kolibree SAS Bendable…