Philips fires four per cent of staff
Published in News
Tuesday, 25 October 2022 10:56

Philips fires four per cent of staff


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
Monday, 24 January 2022 12:15

Philips sees more supply chain woes


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
Monday, 18 October 2021 12:19

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
Monday, 29 June 2020 23:24

Phew. Philips Hue is a bridge too far


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
Monday, 23 July 2018 22:36

Qualcomm-NXP deal teeters on the edge


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
Friday, 11 August 2017 16:07

Smart lighting use set to soar


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
Friday, 11 November 2016 13:34

How to take control of a city’s light


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.