Electronics

Khora opened its doors as the very first virtual reality store in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. Customers cannot only trial VR goggles and headsets, they can also purchase them or enjoy different virtual experiences. 

Computer manufacturer Acer has appointed Bart Janssen as its new country manager for Benelux, succeeding Marc Pauly. Previously, he was the company's product business unit head for the Benelux.

Leapp, which sells refurbished Apple products, aims to open another 4 stores in the current quarter and a whole range of additional stores later this year. This will continue the offline expansion at a rapid pace for a company that started as an online retailer.

Allegedly, Google is working on a new smartphone-focused virtual reality headset. Its own operating system will also be geared towards better support for this type of technology in the future. 

Lenovo, the world's largest pc manufacturer, managed to beat analysts' expectations, despite a lower demand for certain gadgets. It managed to outperform forecasts through a rigorous cost-cutting plan.

At the publication of its quarterly numbers, South Korean Samsung has predicted a difficult year, joining its competitor Apple which also warned for lower turnover.

Over the past quarter, Philips has made a 39 million euro net loss, because of one-time costs. Turnover did grow 9 %, mainly thanks to increased medical appliance sales.