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Clear Channel May Sell European Assets

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to be considering options for its European business, having been approached with offers for the unit by private equity firms. According to a Reuters report, CVC Capital Payments …

Tags:ClearChannel| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

MTS is Ambitious With DTH

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Russia’s MTS will launch its own satellite TV platform this year. According to Kommersant, the service will cover 95% of Russia and offer 160 channels, of which 30 will be HD. It will cost …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Russia| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Gesture User Interface Design Advances

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The use of gesture user interfaces was discussed by several speakers at TGM. Presenters from AMS and XYZ Interactive addressed the hardware and software necessary to implement gesture user input systems. For its part, …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

IDTechEx Forecasts 8km² Area Demand for MO Backplanes

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IDTechEx has released a new report focusing on metal oxide (MO) backplanes. These are in use by both Sharp and LG (IGZO), and are being prototyped by Chinese companies such as BOE. 7km² of …

Tags:AMOLED| BOE| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Metal Oxide| Mobile Display Monitor| Oxide TFTs| sharp

Intel’s Perceptual Computing Initiative

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Geoff Walker, in his role as Senior Systems Architect at Intel, delivered a keynote entitled Interactive Computing Devices and Applications Based on Intel RealSense Technology. In explaining why Intel is pursuing its perceptual computing …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Medion Box Accepts Multiple Streaming Technologies

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Medion has launched a new media streaming box in France and Germany. The Medion Life Zoombox is connected to a TV via HDMI and can accept content from other devices via Miracast, WiDi and …

Tags:France| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Media Players

Internet of Things Adoption Climbing Quickly

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There will be 4.9 billion connected ‘things’ (such as ATMs and airline check-in machines) in use next year, up 30% from 2014, and 25 billion by 2020. These figures come from Gartner, which says …

Tags:Gartner| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Microsoft Goes to Rock- Bottom Price on First Lumia

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The first smartphone with ‘Microsoft Lumia’ branding has been revealed. The Lumia 535 sports mid-range specifications but an aggressive price: it will cost just €110 ex VAT, when it is launched this month (a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Sony Mobile Hires German Sales Manager

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Sony Mobile in Germany has named Jürgen Strätker as sales manager in the region.

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Microvision Result 14/11/14

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Microvision Inc. narrowed its third quarter net loss to $3.3 million from $3.6 million a year earlier, while turnover was little changed year on year at $968,000 compared with $964,000. The company’s net loss …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Microvision| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Vodafone Plans UK TV Next Year

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Just one week after UK mobile operator EE launched its own EE TV service (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), rival Vodafone has announced plans to introduce a service next year. The company will …

Tags:broadband| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vodafone| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Quanta Plans Double-Digit Wearable Growth

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Quanta vice chairman C.C. Leung told journalists in New Taipei City that the company expects “significant growth” in the wearables market next year. Leung said that Quanta is targetting double-digit sales growth and will …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| Quanta| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Wearables