Samsung Q2 earnings fail to meet analyst's expectations

Samsung Q2 earnings fail to meet analyst's expectations: Samsung reported its second quarter earnings on Tuesday morning, and the numbers failed to meet analysts' expectations. For the three months ended in June, the manufacturer of the Samsung Galaxy S5 reported sales of 52 trillion won ($51.4 billion USD) and reported operating profits of 7.2 trillion won ($7.1 billion USD). Not only were the Q2 results lower than the previous year's figures, they were also lower than the first quarter's numbers as well.



Samsung also said that tablet sales in the period, "were sluggish due to a longer replacement cycle than that of smartphones, which is usually ...

This is the coolest demonstration of self-driving cars I’ve ever seen

This is the coolest demonstration of self-driving cars I’ve ever seen:



If Volvo had to appeal to Van Damme's epic split to sell more trucks, Hyundai just released this insane self-driving demonstration to try to sell their vehicles: A group of stuntmen jump from the roof of moving cars leaving them on their own. It's impressive to see the cars driving and braking without a driver.

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Audi Suspension Springs Are Trading Steel for Composites

Audi Suspension Springs Are Trading Steel for Composites:



Forget what you know about car suspension: Audi is tearing up the rule book and making its latest springs from glass fiber-reinforced composite instead of steel. It's not gone mad, though; this is the future.

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Daimler's Self-Driving Truck Isn't Good for Nervous Highway Drivers

Daimler's Self-Driving Truck Isn't Good for Nervous Highway Drivers:



Attention Google: Your self-driving car looks wimpy compared to this self-driving beast-turned-truck. On Thursday, German automaker Daimler demonstrated the Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 (that's when it hopes the vehicle will hit the marketplace) to spectators.

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Supply chain turning optimistic about PC market in 2H14

Supply chain turning optimistic about PC market in 2H14: The PC industry has recently started regaining momentum with Intel, AMD as well as Taiwan-based upstream component suppliers aggressively preparing for potential demand in the second half of 2014, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Digitimes Research: Ultra HD TV shipments to grow at CAGR of 160% from 2013-2017

Digitimes Research: Ultra HD TV shipments to grow at CAGR of 160% from 2013-2017: Worldwide Ultra HD TV shipments will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 160% from 2013 to 2017, soaring from 1.5 million units to 68.2 million, according to Digitimes Research.

Cisco, Dell may shift server ODM orders from Foxconn

Cisco, Dell may shift server ODM orders from Foxconn: As Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Hewlett-Packard have established a non-equity joint venture to produce servers for cloud computing, Cisco Systems and Dell are likely to shift orders from Foxconn to other ODMs including Quanta Computer, Wistron, Inventec and Mitac International, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.