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Microsoft May Announce Surface Desktop PCs

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Microsoft is rumoured to be about to present a new addition to its Surface family next month, possibly in New York on the 26th. An all-in-one Surface desktop PC, codenamed Cardinal, is said to …

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Digital TV Up in Germany, but Commercial HD Stumbles

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The Digitalisation Report for 2016, published by the German media authorities, says that 35 million (or 92.3%) of German households now receive digital TV services. The percentage is 82.1% of those using cable, the …

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Merck Opens OLED Production Plant

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Germany-based Merck KGaA has invested €30 million in a new OLED production plant, which will give five times the current production volume when used to full capacity. The 3600m² plant has been 14 months …

Fire TV Voice Search Expanded

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Amazon says that its streaming media player Fire TV is being updated to allow a universal voice search for Netflix, HBO Go and, later, HBO Now. The update will also apply to the Fire …

MultiQ Extends Arriva Relationship

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MultiQ is providing Danish bus operator, Arriva, with the IBI digital information system for its buses. Initially the 41 buses on Copenhagen’s busiest route, used by over 20 million passengers a year, are being …

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Seat Uses LG Screens

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Three flagship Seat stores in Germany piloted an interactive digital signage system, which uses LG screens of up to 65″ with quad core SoC processors. As well as being able to access general information, …

TSMC Updates its Forecast

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) forecast earlier this year that its annual revenue would grow between 5% and 10% from NT$843.5 billion ($27 billion) last year. The company now thinks that the increase will …

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MediaTek Sees Record Sales

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MediaTek saw record monthly turnover of NT$25.87 billion ($826.7 million) in August, up 36% YoY. This contributed to Q2 revenue of NT$72.53 billion ($2.3 billion), also a record. The company is expecting September to …

Panel Makers Issue August Figures

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AUO saw its August revenue drop 5% YoY to NT$28.95 billion ($925.4 million) from NT$30.49 billion ($974.6 million). The year to date turnover was down 16% to NT$207.02 billion ($6.6 billion) from NT$245.49 billion …

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HDBaseT Touchscreen Tester Available

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Media Solutions has made MS-TestPro, a touchscreen test device for HDBaseT networks, available for $1395. It is a handheld device for in-field testing of HDBaseT-based systems and cabling, which has built-in monitoring, logging, and …

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Canatu Receives EU Funding

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Finnish company Canatu has won €22 million ($24.8 million) in funding for R&D into its transparent conductive films and touch sensors, €10 being investments and the remaining €12 million a loan. The films are …

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Dell Result 07/09/2016

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Dell Technologies recorded Q2 net losses of $264 million, down on losses of $292 million a year ago, on turnover which went up 1% to $13.05 billion from $12.98 billion. For the first half …

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