Helen Vince

subscribe

Will New Challengers Disrupt the Mobile Phone Market in 2015?

by Helen Vince

Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015, which will be held on March 2-5 in Barcelona, Annette Zimmermann, research director at Gartner, discussed the future of the mobile phone industry and shared her outlook for …

Tags:Gartner| MWC 2015| Smartphone Market| Wearable Market

Gary Wicka LG

LGE Names US Head of Marketing for Commercial Displays

by Helen Vince

LG Electronics USA has appointed Gary Wicka to the newly created position of B2B senior director of marketing. Wicka will lead marketing efforts to support LG’s commercial display business in the US. He joins …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 09

JDI wants Apple to Invest in Screen Plant

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Japan Display (JDI) is in talks with Apple about investing in a new plant to manufacture screens for Apple iPhones and possibly for the Apple Watch. According to …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Copaco Extends Lenovo Partnership

by Helen Vince

Copaco in Belgium has extended its partnership withe Lenovo and is now also distributing the company’s corporate PCs and servers.

Tags:Belgium| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Nvidia gains 3% in Q4 from last quarter, Intel dropped 4%, AMD slipped 7%

by Helen Vince

Graphics processors, stand-alone discrete devices, and embedded processor-based GPUs are ubiquitous and essential components in all systems and device today from handheld mobile devices, PCs, and workstations, to TVs, servers, vehicle systems, signage, game …

Tags:AMD| GPUs| Intel| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Nvidia

Daktronics LED Displays Chosen for Swiss Rail Service

by Helen Vince

Daktronics was chosen by Switzerland’s largest travel and transport company, SBB to supply and install 50 LED video displays at 17 rail stations across Switzerland.

Tags:Daktronics| Digital Signage

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Result 25/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (CCO) has reported its fourth quarter and full year results. The company posted a net profit in Q4 of $43.3 million on turnover of $802 million, which compares with …

Tags:ClearChannel| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Sainsburys digital price labels

Sainsbury’s Trialling Digital Pricing Display

by Helen Vince

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is trailling a new digital pricing display to reduce the use of paper and automatically update prices. The retailer has installed the displays in its Shoreditch Old Street Local store …

Tags:Digital Signage| Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| ePaper| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Samsung to Acquire LoopPay

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics is to acquire LoopPay, a mobile wallet solutions provider that turns magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers. Under the terms of the deal, LoopPay will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung …

Tags:Apple| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 09