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IBM-Lenovo Deal was 10 Years Ago

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has marked the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s PC business. The move helped the company to evolve from a China-only PC maker to a global PC vendor. Lenovo celebrated the sale …

Lenovo Marks Decade of Success Since Acquisition of IBM’s PC Business

by Tom Allen

On May 1st, Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) marked the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s PC business a major milestone in its evolution from China-only PC maker, to global PC challenger, to …

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Light Polymers Removes Steps From Coating Production

by Tom Allen

US-based Light Polymers has developed a lyotropic liquid crystal material that can be used for coating LCD and OLED displays. The material, CF001, has flat dispersion of retardation and can be used for compensation …

Epson Leads March Projectors

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in March. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’ In the 4,000+ Lumen category, Sony had …

AIBs Fall Seasonally in Q4

by Tom Allen

The computer add-in board (AIB) (carrying discrete graphics chips, representing the higher end of the graphics industry) market followed seasonal trends in Q4’14, says Jon Peddie Research, falling 0.68% QoQ and 17.52% YoY. These …

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Vizio Lowers UltraHD Price – Again

by Tom Allen

Vizio has achieved a new UltraHD TV price point with its 2015 M-Series LCD sets – as low as $600. Each of the nine TVs (43″ M43-C1; 49″ M49-C1; 50″ M50-C1; 55″ M55-C2; 60″ …

BenQ’s Curve Brings Gamers Into Action

by Tom Allen

To bring racing gamers into the action, BenQ has entered the world of curved monitors. The XR3501 is a 35″ LCD monitor with a 2,000R curvature and wide 21:9 aspect ratio (2560 x 1080 …

TV Units Rise Faster Than Revenues

by Tom Allen

TV set sales in Western Europe were up 3.2% YoY last year, writes Germany’s GFU, based on data from GfK. More than 34 million units were sold, taking €16.3 billion in revenues (up 0.2%). …

TP Vision Campaign Promotes Android TV

by Tom Allen

Customers in Germany buying an Android-based Philips TV from the 7000, 8000 or 9000 series are now able to return it with no questions asked. TP Vision is running the campaign until 30th June, …

Qualcomm Denies Snapdragon Issues

by Tom Allen

LG chose the Snapdragon 808 chip to power its G4 smartphone, providing more fuel to fire the rumours of overheating that have plagued the Snapdragon 810 (Samsung Drops Qualcomm). Qualcomm has since spoken out …

2015 Fails to Check Tablet Fall

by Tom Allen

Q1’15 was the second consecutive quarter in which the worldwide tablet market declined says IDC. Competition from alternative devices, such as phablets, drove shipments of tablets and hybrids to 47.1 million units, down 5.9% …

Notebook ASPs Will be Sub-$450 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Notebook ASPs are still falling, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on the rising share of low-cost models and low demand for touch notebooks and ultrabooks. Notebook PC ASPs are forecast to fall to $453 this …