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Tech Data Result 01/06/2015

by Helen Vince

Tech Data Corporation has reported its first quarter results, posting a net profit of $51.3 million on turnover of $5.9 billion, which compares with a net profit in the first quarter of last year …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Light Polymers Develops On-Glass LCD Compensation Coatings

by Helen Vince

Light Polymers releases LCD and OLED compensation nano-materials coatable directly on on-cell glass which provides flat panel makers with another option to implement compensation coatings. Compensation films are typically used in LCDs to reduce …

Tags:On-cell| SID Display Week 2015

Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion

by Helen Vince

Avago Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Broadcom for $37 billion. The deal values the combined company at $77 billion in enterprise value. Once the transaction is completed. Hock Tan, president …

Tags:Broadcom| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Lenovo’s New Consumer Laptops Designed for Those Who Love Simplicity

by Helen Vince

Lenovo has unveiled three new consumer laptops in advance of Lenovo Tech World, the company’s first exclusive global technology innovation event in Beijing. The new Lenovo Z41, Lenovo Z51 and the ideapad 100 laptops …

Tags:Lenovo| Notebooks

Tivo Buys Polish Middleware Company

by Helen Vince

Tivo has acquired Cubiware, a Polish middleware and multiscreen firm for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will enable Tivo to expand its international presence in 25 countries. The company said it will also expand …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Oculus Acquires Surreal Vision

by Helen Vince

Oculus has announced its acquisition of Surreal Vision, a UK-based company which has been working to refine software that can accurately and quickly build 3D maps of physical environments, which it calls simultaneous location …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Consumer Sentiment on Overall Economy, Tech Spending Dip Slightly in May

by Helen Vince

Consumer confidence toward the overall economy and technology spending both decreased slightly in May, according to the latest data released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Overall EconomyThe CEA Index of Consumer Expectations …

Tags:CTA (was CEA)| Market Data

Global Smartphone Growth Expected to Slow to 11.3% in 2015

by Helen Vince

According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are expected to grow 11.3% in 2015, which is down from 27.6% in 2014. …

Tags:IDC| Smartphone Market

Time Warner Acquired by Charter Communications

by Helen Vince

Charter Communications has acquired Time Warner Cable in a deal which values Time Warner at $78.7 billion. The news comes after Comcast last month terminated its $45.2 billion merger agreement with Time Warner because …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Time Warner| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Charter Communications to Merge with Time Warner Cable and Acquire Bright House Networks

by Helen Vince

Charter Communications, Inc.(Nasdaq: CHTR) (together with its subsidiaries “Charter”) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable. …

Tags:broadband| Mergers & Acquisitions| Time Warner

Thomson Adds French Distributor

by Helen Vince

Thomson in France has added Exertis Banque Magnetique as a distributor for its notebooks and tablets.

Tags:Distribution| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Peerless Appoints Systeam in Germany

by Helen Vince

Peerless has appointed Systeam to distribute its display mounts in Germany.