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Ebel Takes on Lenovo’s EMEA Smartphone Business

by Tom Allen

Oliver Ebel is Lenovo’s new VP and general manager of smartphones for the EMEA region. His former post, of VP and GM MEA, has been filled by Marc Godin. http://tinyurl.com/q69wez8

Microsoft and LG Fight to be First

by Tom Allen

Two mobile launch events have been announced for October, by Microsoft and LG. Microsoft’s event will be held in New York on the 6th October. Several Windows 10 flagship devices are expected, including new …

JDI Unthrones LGD in iPhone Orders

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News has said that Japan Display is supplying 50% of panels for the iPhone 6S – ahead of LG Display (48%) and Sharp (2%). JDI is expected to remain the top supplier …

Tags:iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

EMEA Thin Clients Hit Five-Year Low

by Tom Allen

The EMEA thin client market suffered from its third quarter of falling shipments in Q2’15, IDC’s data has shown – reaching its lowest volume in five years. Shipments were down 17.7% YoY to 385,000 …

Dell’s New Hybrid Will Feature UltraHD

by Tom Allen

A leak has shown a ‘Surface rival’ from Dell, in the form of the XPS 12. Apparently set to be released as a hybrid device, the product will feature a 12″ UltraHD display and …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Dell| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 37

BLU Products and MediaTek Partner on the BLU Pure XL Flagship Smartphone Device, First in the US Containing MediaTek’s Flagship Helio X10

by Tom Allen

BLU Products, the market leader in unlocked devices in the United States, announced today the launch of the BLU Pure XL, which will be on display at the 2015 CTIA Super Mobility Event in …

Tags:Mediatek| Smartphones| SOCs| USA

Smart Wearables Push Market to 23% CAGR

by Tom Allen

New vendors; new devices; a growing number of experiences and price points; and steady consumer adoption will drive the global wearable market in the future, says IDC. The firm forecasts that wearable device shipments …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 37| Wearable Market

NASA Brings Space to Earth’s Surface

by Tom Allen

US space agency NASA is launching North America’s first non-commercial UltraHD TV channel for consumers. NASA Television will go live on the 1st November, broadcasting footage from the ISS, current NASA missions and re-mastered …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| North America| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Large-Area Margins to Plunge After Five-Year High

by Tom Allen

Profit margins for large-area TFT-LCD displays reached 10% in Q1’15, says IHS – their highest level since the first half of 2010. However, prices and margins are now being pressured downwards by high factory …

ARM Awarded Top Broadcast Industry Honor at IBC 2015

by Tom Allen

ARM accepted the IBC2015 International Honour for Excellence in front of an audience of the world’s most influential broadcast and entertainment companies last night in Amsterdam. The company was recognized for its processor and …

Tags:Arm| Awards| Broadcast| IBC 2015

MaxLinear Launches New Four-Channel Full-Spectrum Capture™ Satellite Receiver ICs

by Tom Allen

MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications applications, today announced a new family of four-channel Full Spectrum Capture™ (FSC™) tuner-demodulator devices that …

Tags:Pay TV| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| Satellite| Semiconductors

SES to Distribute NASA TV UHD

by Tom Allen

SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, announced today the distribution of NASA’s new Ultra HD channel, produced by Harmonic, the leading video delivery infrastructure provider. The content will …

Tags:Satellite| SES| UltraHD