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Sony’s Low-Cost Projector Wows With Black Levels

I was able to borrow one of Sony’s VPL-HW45ES home cinema projectors in late July (Sony Eases Home Cinema Entry) to ...

Panasonic Expands Battery Recall

Panasonic has expanded the recall of Toughbook H2 battery packs in the USA, which it began earlier this year. The recall ...

TCL Result 20/08/2015

TCL Corporation has released its interim results, reporting turnover in the first six months of the year of $7.3 billion, up ...

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 47

The Radiforce RX850 medical monitor from Eizo (Eizo Brings Modular Monitor to RSNA) has achieved FDA 510(k) clearance for breast tomosynthesis, ...

HUMAX Unveils FVP-5000T Freeview Play Recorder

HUMAX, the UK’s leading provider of digital set-top boxes, has introduced its easiest-to-use Freeview Play Recorder yet with the launch of ...

Sony Result 31/10/2014

Sony Corporation’s net loss in the second quarter widened to ¥136 billion ($1.2 billion) from ¥19.6 billion ($172.6 million) in Q2 ...

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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 4

by Vanessa Browning

Two new touchpanel PCs have been launched by Advantech. The 12.1″ TPC-1251T and 15″ TPC-1551T units feature Advantech’s iDoor modular design; customers can use this to add desired functionality without adding unnecessary hardware and costs. The modules …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Fujitsu| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| sharp| Smartphones| tablets| Touch PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 04

LG Adds Czech Distributor

by Vanessa Browning

LG monitors are now being distributed in the Czech Republic by 100Mega.  

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Dynascan DS321LR4 LCD display

Dynascan to Debut High-Bright Display

by Vanessa Browning

Dynascan will launch a very bright 32″ signage display at ISE next month (10th – 12th).  Extending Dynascan’s number of professional displays to 11, the DS321LR4 can be mounted horizontally or vertically. It is able …

Tags:ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Media Markt and Saturn List on eBay

by Vanessa Browning

Media Markt and Saturn in Germany have expanded their multi-channel strategy and are now selling electronic goods through eBay. The retailers have around 93,000 products listed on eBay. (eBay has had a lot of …

Tags:eTailers| Large Display Monitor| MediaMarkt (Saturn)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Samsung Combats Android With Windows

by Tom Allen

In a bid to reduce its reliance on Android, Samsung will release several affordable handsets based on Windows Phone 8.1 this year. The news comes from The Korea Times, whose source – a Samsung …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Windows

PC Decline Slowed in 2014, Say Gartner and IDC

by Tom Allen

PC shipments increased 1% YoY in Q4’14, indicating a slow but steady improvement in the market after two years of declines. Shipments reached 83.7 million units, according to Gartner. PC displacements by tablets peaked …

Tags:Acer| Asus| Dell| Gartner| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 03| Worldwide

Handset Panel Pricing to Fall 10%

by Tom Allen

To maintain orders from Chinese vendors, Japan Display will aim to lower its handset panel prices in Q1’15, say sources in the supply chain. Handset panel module pricing could drop as much as 10% …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 22 - Issue 04

TSMC Result 15/01/2015

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manuafacturing Company Limited (TSMC) has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, recording a net profit in Q4 of NT$80 billion ($2.5 billion) on turnover of NT$222.5 billion ($7 billion), which …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Hon Hai Ends Year with Record Sales

by Helen Vince

Hon Hai Precision Industry ended the year with record sales for the second consecutive month and achieved new quarterly and annual highs. In December the company’s sales reached NT$515.5 billion ($16.2 billion), slightly ahead …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Chinese Makers to Halt Capacity Expansion

by Tom Allen

Taiwanese sources say that Chinese notebook component makers have temporarily halted expansion of their production capacities. The move comes due to wage increases and short labour supply in the country.   

Tags:Components Market| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Production Automation Makes Up For Labour Shortage

by Tom Allen

In order to reduce the impact of rising wages and short labour supply in China, Inventec is said to have begun to trial production line automation at factories in Shanghai in late November. When …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Technology| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Acer’s Annual Sales Lowest in 7 Years

by Helen Vince

Acer reported its lowest annual sales since 2007 for last year, decreasing 8.4% year on year to NT$329.8 billion ($10.4 billion). The company’s sales in December rallied slightly, rising 1.7% sequentially and 2% YoY …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03