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GTDC Hires Regional Deputy Chairman

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The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) has appointed Alessandro Cattani as its first regional deputy chairman for Europe. Cattani, the CEO of Italian broadliner Esprinet was named a member of the GTDC’s executive council …

Emerging Markets Take Smartphone Slack

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Smartphone shipments are expected to rise 23.8% YoY in 2014, according to IDC, to more than 1.25 billion units, from 1.01 billion in 2013. A 12.7% CAGR will lead to 1.8 billion shipments in …

Epson Leads US Projector Sales in July

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PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in July. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’; ‘mainstream’; and ‘high end’. Aaxa manufactured three of the pico and …

Freesync Monitors Will Cost $100 Less Than G-Sync

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AMD has told PCR that its upcoming Freesync (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) gaming monitors will be between $80 and $100 cheaper than models with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. Both aim to eliminate screen …

Global Phablet Shipments to Reach 175 Million in 2014

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According to a new forecast from the IDC, worldwide phablet shipments (smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5″ to less than 7″ will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing the 170 million portable …

LG Studying When to Withdraw From Plasma

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At a media briefing in Seoul recently, LG has confirmed that it will leave the plasma TV market ‘in the near future’ – following Samsung’s exit earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No …

Samsung Announces UHD Content Deals with Amazon

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CES 2014, Samsung announced it was working with Netflix and Amazon to deliver original UHD programming to Samsung UHD TVs. In March, Netflix began streaming “House of Cards” in 4K to Samsung and other …

Tablets Fall, but Emerging Regions Rise

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IDC’s tablet-plus-hybrid forecast for 2014 has been reduced to 233.1 million units. The new figure represents a 6.5% YoY growth rate: significantly below the previous prediction of 12.1% growth. “[I]t would be easy to …

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ViewSonic Returns to Gaming in a Big Way

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The day before our flight to IFA (watch for the full report soon!), we attended an event by ViewSonic, in London, where the company was introducing new gaming monitors. ViewSonic has recently partnered with …

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CES Founder, Jack Wayman Dies Aged 92

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The death has been announced of Jack Wayman, International CES founder and consumer electronics industry legend. He was 92. Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO, Gary Shapiro said that “the consumer electronics industry has …

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Clear Channel Switzerland Names New Director

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Clear Channel Switzerland has hired Diego Quintarelli as the company’s new sales director.

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Digital Projection Names UK Sales Manager

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Digital Projection has appointed Iain Ambler as regional sales manager for the UK & Ireland. Before joining Digital Projection, Ambler held similar roles at Barco and Projectiondesign.