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Kopin Names VP for Defence Business Development

by Helen Vince

Kopin has appointed Bill Maffucci as VP of business development, to focus on emerging applications in the defence market. Maffucci has more than 35 years of experience working with defence contractors and started working …

Samsung & Sony Mulling Plants in India

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that both Samsung and Sony are considering plans to establish manufacturing bases in India. Samsung is thought to be considering a facility to produce smartphones and tablets, while Sony …

Acer Renews Marvel Partnership

by Helen Vince

Acer has renewed its distribution agreement with Marvel in Russia. The distributor will continue to offer Acer’s consumer notebooks through its reseller network.

Stevinson Joins Entatech UK

by Helen Vince

Entatech UK has named Dave Stevinson as the company’s new commercial director, following the sudden departure of Jon Atherton. Atherton had been with the company for 22 years and said he was leaving to …

ZetaDisplay Buys Finnish Digital Signage Firm

by Helen Vince

Sweden’s ZetaDisplay has entered into an agreement to acquire Finland’s Marketmedia Oy, one of the country’s largest suppliers of digital signage, for approximately €2 million. ZetaDisplay supplies digital signage to major chains in the …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 11

AUO’s Sales and Shipments Decline

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) saw sales and panel shipments decline in February. Revenue for the month of NT$28.3 billion ($895.8 million) was 11.8% lower than January and broadly flat year on year, taking sales so …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

CPT’s Monthly Sales Down 21.4%

by Helen Vince

Chughwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported a 21.4% month on month and 18.4% year on year fall in sales last month to NT$3.8 billion ($120.2 million). February’s result brought sales to date to NT$8.6 billion …

Tags:CPT| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Apple Watch to Ship 15 Million Units Worldwide in 2015

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, the Apple Watch smartwatch will ship 15 million units worldwide in 2015. Apple will quickly become the world’s number one smartwatch vendor with 55 percent global …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Wearable Market

MPEG LA Introduces License for DisplayPort

by Helen Vince

MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License. The DisplayPort License provides coverage for a variety of digital interface technology standards used in connecting audio/video sources among products such …

Tags:DisplayPort| Licensing

JCDecaux Result 12/03/2015

by Helen Vince

JCDecaux SA has released its full year results, posting an EBIT of €303.1 million and turnover of €2.8 billion, which compares with an EBIT in the previous year of €219.6 million and turnover of …

New Flexible Films for Touch Screen Applications Achieve Longer Lasting Display

by Helen Vince

Today, touch screens are everywhere, from smart phones and tablets, to computer monitors, to interactive digital signage and displays. Many touch screens are made of layered thin (billionths of a meter thick) films of …

Tags:Market Data| Touch Displays

Sony to Phase Out US Retail Stores

by Helen Vince

Sony is to phase out eight of its remaining 10 Sony stores in the US and expand its retail presence through the dealer channel by rolling out 100 more Sony Experience in-store locations. The …