Philips fires four per cent of staff
Published in News


4,000 staff redundant

Philips CEO Roy Jakobs plans to fire 4,000 staff to reduce overheads following sliding sales and steep losses.

Philips sees more supply chain woes
Published in News


Second half of the year until recovery

Dutch health technology company Philips expects sales to recover strongly in the second half of the year, while a steep decline due to the global shortage of parts is likely to persist in the coming months.

Philips slashes sales
Published in News
18 October 2021

Philips slashes sales


Global supply chain issues

Dutch health technology company Philips cut its outlook for sales and profit growth this year and said the global supply chain problems that added to its growing list of worries in the third quarter would likely intensify.

Phew. Philips Hue is a bridge too far
Published in News


Opinion:
 Hue. And cry

Tech readers up on stuff will know that earlier this month Philips discontinued support for its first Hue bridge - V1, so its app no longer works. Or anything. It means you have to spend quite a lot more.

Qualcomm-NXP deal teeters on the edge
Published in Transportation


Wednesday is D-Day

Qualcomm's long term bid to buy Philips spin-off NXP has until Wednesday to be finalised – and the US-Chinese trade wars haven't made things as clear as mud can be.

Smart lighting use set to soar
Published in News


Worth billions soon

A market research company said that the smart lighting market will be worth $65.3 billion by 2025.

How to take control of a city’s light
Published in News


Use one IoT to infect another

Insecurity experts have demonstrated a system which could be used to infect every intelligent lightbulb in a city with malware.

Asustek and Acer see LCD monitor sales growing
Published in Graphics


Asustek has 30 percent growth in EU

Asustek Computer and Acer are doing rather well flogging their LCD monitors.

Philips introduces new 32-inch 4K/UHD monitor
Published in Graphics


The BDM3275UP with IPS-AHVA panel

Philips has announced its new 32-inch 4K/UHD monitor which is mostly aimed at professionals with its IPS-AHVA panel and 10-bit display.

Philips BDM3470UP monitor sports 21:9 AH-IPS display
Published in Graphics


Who said anything about innuendo and BDSM jokes?

The Philips BDM3470UP is a new 21:9 monitor in 3440x1440, but unlike most ultrawides, it’s designed for content creation rather than content consumption.