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Worldwide Device Shipments to Grow 1.5%, to Reach 2.5 Billion Units in 2015

by Helen Vince

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are expected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, a 1.5 percent increase from 2014 and down from the previous quarter’s forecast of …

Tags:Gartner| Mobile Phones| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)

UK Nanotechnology Firm Secures Million Pound Investment Round

by Helen Vince

Peratech Holdco Ltd., a Yorkshire-based firm leading the field in new touch-technologies, has completed a £1million investment round which will see staff numbers grow in sales and engineering. Peratech is a pioneer of its …

Tags:Investment| Touch

Peratech Secures £1 Million Investment

by Helen Vince

UK nanotechnology firm, Peratech, has completed a £1 million ($1.5 million) investment round. The company, which develops new touch technologies, will use the funds to increase its sales and engineering employee base. Peratech is …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Don Allman DPAA

DPAA Expands Board of Directors

by Helen Vince

The Digital Place Based Advertising Association (DPAA) has voted Don Allman, president and CEO of Titan, onto its board of directors. Allman held positions at Foster and Kleiser (now Clear Channel Outdoor) and TDI …

Tags:Advertising| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Dorothee Ritz Microsoft

Microsoft Names New Austria Manager

by Helen Vince

Microsoft has appointed Dorothee Ritz as general manager for Austria, taking over from Georg Meier who has left the company to pursue other interests. Ritz has been with Microsoft since 2004, most recently serving …

Tags:Austria| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Motive Develops World’s First Mobile PVR for ATSC

by Helen Vince

Motive Television PLC (“Motive” or the “Company”) (AIM: MTV), the technology provider to broadcasters and pay television operators, is pleased to announce that it has developed a Mobile Personal Video Recorder (“PVR”), which the …

Tags:ATSC| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders

AT&T’s DirecTV Acquisition Close to Approval

by Helen Vince

Sources have told Reuters that AT&T’s planned acquisition of DirecTV is close to being approved by the US Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The two companies have been in negotiations for …

Tags:AT&T| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 28

aicha evans Intel

Intel Shakes Up Management

by Helen Vince

Aicha EvansIntel has announced a series of leadership and organisational changes. Intel president Reneé James is to leave the company and take up an external CEO role in January 2016. Aicha Evans, general manager …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| People| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 28

AUO, Innolux Dismiss Merger Rumours

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux have dismissed further rumours that the two companies are considering merging, citing differences in market strategy, technology, patents and management. The two companies were reported to have been considering …

Tags:AUO| CPT| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28