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Dixons Competes With Extended Warranty

by Tom Allen

Dixons Carphone, in the UK, is extending its free warranty offer to high-value products to compete with John Lewis, which has a similar proposition. The free warranty will be applied to top-end TVs, among …

Tags:Dixons| John Lewis Partnership| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| warranty

Xiaomi Teases Thin Flagship

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s next ‘halo’ product will be unveiled on the 15th January, it is thought. The Chinese company has sent out invitations to an event in Beijing, where it says it will launch a new …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Xiaomi

Sony to Join Large Tablet Makers

by Tom Allen

12″+ tablets already exist in the market today, from companies including Samsung and Microsoft; Apple has also repeatedly been linked to such a device. Supply chain sources now say that Sony will also develop …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| tablets

HD Panel Demand Remains Steady in New Year

by Tom Allen

Demand for high-definition panels for smartphones will be steady through the Chinese New Year period, say sources in Asia, as vendors continue to promote low-cost handsets. These vendors are building stock for the New …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain

Tablets and Ultrabooks Became ‘30% More Affordable’ in 2014

by Tom Allen

Tablets and ultrabooks became more affordable in emerging markets last year, says ABI Research. The ASPs of these products fell 7.8% YoY in 2014 as the market matured and commoditised. This represents roughly a …

Tags:Emerging Markets| Mobile Display Monitor

ISE Draws Closer

by Tom Allen

Black Box (10.P481) will present a European premiere of its UltraHD ‘iCompel’ digital signage software; an AIO solution with several layouts to ease the creation of signage campaigns. A DVI splitter called the Videoplex …

Tags:Eyevis| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| POS| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Switchers| Vol 22 - Issue 02

Chips Grow in Multiple Categories

by Tom Allen

IHS has predicted 9.4% YoY growth in worldwide semiconductor revenue for 2014. Broad-based growth across multiple segments is due to drive the market to its best result since the 33% boom in 2010. Total …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 22 - Issue 02

Intel Devises Smart Spider Dress

by Tom Allen

Simultaneously beautiful and terrifying, the Smart Spider Dress is the result of a collaboration between Intel and designer Anouk Wipprecht. The dress – which is 3D-printed – uses Intel’s Edison platform, embedded inside, and reacts …

Tags:Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Wearables

DuBravac Discusses Trends to Watch

by Tom Allen

Shawn Dubravac, CEA’s chief economist, discussed the themes presented in his new book, Digital Destiny, at an event before the CES Unveiled ‘mini show’. He said that there are five ‘pillars’ that form today’s …

Tags:CES 2015| Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Mobiles Keep Low Profile at CES

by Tom Allen

CES has come and gone again, leaving memories and sore feet in its wake. While there were several interesting display developments, some products were only noticeable through their absence. Before we get onto products, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 02

Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation

by Tom Allen

Unlike other tier one companies, Acer had taken a suite in The Cosmopolitan, with no presence on the show floor at all. We visited on Sunday, two days before CES officially began. Mobility was …

Tags:3D Depth Cameras| Acer| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield

by Tom Allen

Razer always manages to surprise with its new CES products, and has won ‘Best in Show’ for the past four years running. This year was no different. Android TV was announced back in June (Display …

Tags:CES 2015| Game Controllers| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Razer| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 03