Simon Burns

Recent articles by Simon Burns

Telcos drive US$5.4bn Asian outsourcing market

Telcos drive US$5.4bn Asian outsourcing market

Companies in Asia-Pacific signed more than US$5.4bn worth of business process outsourcing deals.
Simon Burns Jul 24 2007, 7:47AM Mobility
Melting DVD players recalled in Japan

Melting DVD players recalled in Japan

460,000 units at risk, reports claim.
Simon Burns Jul 18 2007, 7:53AM Sales & Marketing
Samsung Electronics 'ripe' for takeover

Samsung Electronics 'ripe' for takeover

Speculation rife as profit margins hit four-year low.
Simon Burns Jul 17 2007, 7:46AM Finance
Profit at last for LG Philips

Profit at last for LG Philips

But agressive expansion may lead to oversupply, analysts warn.
Simon Burns Jul 11 2007, 7:41AM Finance
Rise of the LCDs hits Panasonic

Rise of the LCDs hits Panasonic

Plasma screens losing market share to technology rivals.
Simon Burns Jul 9 2007, 3:24PM Finance
Local HDTV content contribute to soaring revenues in Asia

Local HDTV content contribute to soaring revenues in Asia

International video content to drive sales of US$8bn by 2011, with Australia mainly boradcasting home mande HD programmes.
Simon Burns Jul 4 2007, 3:00PM Finance
iPhone to drive smartphone sales in Asia

iPhone to drive smartphone sales in Asia

Media hype raising awareness of more capable phones.
Simon Burns Jun 27 2007, 7:00AM Mobility
PC shipment growth to drive chip recovery

PC shipment growth to drive chip recovery

Vista having an impact on sales, but not as strong as hoped.
Simon Burns Jun 13 2007, 7:12AM Hardware
Nokia to use Chinese 3G technology

Nokia to use Chinese 3G technology

TD-SCDMA back-end hardware sales near US$1bn in first quarter.
Simon Burns May 30 2007, 7:40AM Collaboration
Korea's memory chip lead threatened

Korea's memory chip lead threatened

Taiwan and China to take over, analyst predicts.
Simon Burns May 30 2007, 7:38AM Hardware
Asia to dominate contract electronics market

Asia to dominate contract electronics market

Regional market value predicted to exceed US$280bn.
Simon Burns May 21 2007, 4:14PM Hardware
LG Philips to move assembly lines to China

LG Philips to move assembly lines to China

Philips wants out of joint venture as profits fall.
Simon Burns Apr 17 2007, 9:10AM Hardware
Asia PC sales top US$7bn in 2006

Asia PC sales top US$7bn in 2006

Lower prices and greater spending power expand the markets.
Simon Burns Mar 12 2007, 9:42AM Hardware
Asia-Pacific switches on to home networking

Asia-Pacific switches on to home networking

Huge opportunity for digital home products and services, says In-Stat.
Simon Burns Mar 1 2007, 9:19AM Mobility
NEC chip unit losses near US$250m

NEC chip unit losses near US$250m

Further changes needed, management and analysts agree.
Simon Burns Feb 27 2007, 2:39PM Hardware
Panasonic crushes plasma TV rivals

Panasonic crushes plasma TV rivals

Undisputed leader during Christmas season.
Simon Burns Feb 6 2007, 9:56AM Strategy
Open source booming in Asia

Open source booming in Asia

Open source code is now used by over 70 percent of software developers in Asia, according to a new report.
Simon Burns Dec 11 2006, 2:24PM Software
Samsung sells 50,000 TVs every day

Samsung sells 50,000 TVs every day

Electronics giant sells televisions worth US$42m per day.
Simon Burns Nov 30 2006, 8:30AM Sales & Marketing
Apple working on two iPhone models

Apple working on two iPhone models

Apple is preparing at least two versions of its forthcoming iPod mobile phone, popularly known as the 'iPhone', according to reports from component suppliers in Taiwan and Japan.
Simon Burns Nov 27 2006, 10:24AM Strategy
Asia-Pacific mobile gamers to spend US$4.4bn by 2010

Asia-Pacific mobile gamers to spend US$4.4bn by 2010

Mobile phone users in the Asia-Pacific region will be spending US$4.4bn annually to play games on their phones by 2010, more than double the amount they spent last year, market watchers predict.
Simon Burns Nov 24 2006, 9:16AM Finance

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