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China will account for 40% of VR headset shipments in 2016, says Canalys

Canalys predicts vendors will ship 6.3 million virtual reality (VR) headsets worldwide in 2016, of which 40% will be in China. ...

HD Panel Demand Remains Steady in New Year

Demand for high-definition panels for smartphones will be steady through the Chinese New Year period, say sources in Asia, as vendors ...

Streaming Media Adapters to be all 4K in leading regions by 2022

The arrival of linear 24×7 streaming video services, such as DirecTV Now and YouTube TV, is increasing the relevance and uptake ...

01 STMicroelectronics Retains Leti Links

Jean-Marc Chery is the Deputy CEO from STMicroelectronics (STM) which has several big facilities in Grenoble that work closely with Leti. ...

PC Shipments Fall As XP Renewals Slow

PC shipments fell to 71.7 million units in Q1’15, representing a 5.2% YoY decline, according to numbers from Gartner. The replacement ...

Just two topics this Week

This week we include in LDM a special report on the Digital Signage Summit in Munich, which continues to gain momentum. ...

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Russia Considers Blanket Device Ban

by Raverstead

Russia will ban a host of connected products from being sold in the country from 1st January, according to local news source RR News. The decision will potentially affect any device that can access …

Tags:Cloud Computing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Sharp Result 31/10/2014

by Raverstead

Sharp Corporation returned to profit in the first six months of the year, reporting a net profit of ¥4.7 billion ($40.9 million) on turnover of ¥1.32 trillion ($11.5 billion), which compares with a net …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Sony to Rethink Smartphone Strategy

by Raverstead

In an interview with The Nikkei newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/o5vybsm), Sony CFO Kenichiro Yoshida said that the company plans to rethink its smartphone strategy. While the recent finance results (see elsewhere in this issue) showed poor …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Toshiba Provides Component Choice

by Raverstead

Toshiba’s Satellite laptop range has seen a significant expansion, with 12 new models in the Satellite L50-B, L50D-B (15.6″) and L70-B (17.3″) lines. The 15.6″ models are 23.5mm thick and weigh 2.2kg. The 17.3″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Updates from the SuperComputing Conference

by Raverstead

The SuperComputing Conference being held in New Orleans is an interesting event if you have high performance computing (HPC) needs, like those in broadcast, post production and some ProAV applications. This is where the …

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ZVEI Recognises Work of GFU Chairman

by Raverstead

The ZVEI trade associated in Germany has honoured GFU chairman Hans-Joachim Kamp with the Golden Plaque of Honour, in recognition of his three decades of work in and commitment to the electrical industry.

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

HD+ Reaches 1.6 Million Subs

by Raverstead

HD+, the German TV platform, now has almost 1.6 million customers, five years after it was launched. Compared to September 2013, 313,683 new subscribers have joined HD+. An additional 1.3 million viewers are in …

Tags:Germany| HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 44

PS TV Comes to Germany

by Raverstead

Sony’s Playstation TV (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24) box is now available in Germany.

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AUO Capex Budget for Expanded G8.5 Production

by Raverstead

AUO will expand TV panel production at its G8.5 facilities next year, say Asian news sources. According to reports, capacity will rise by about 10,000 substrates a month in the second half of 2015.

Tags:AUO| Capacity| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Production Capacity| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Eircom Passes TV Target

by Raverstead

Ireland’s Eircom has grown its eVision TV service by an additional 7,000 households. The service has now passed 28,000 customers, after its launch one year ago. Eircom had set a target of 24,000 customers …

Tags:Ireland| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Ocean Expands Westfield Presence

by Raverstead

Ocean Outdoor has launched ‘The Screen @ Southern Terrace’, a new full-motion 325 site in Westfield London. It measures 5.2m x 2.7m and has a 10.5mm pixel pitch.  

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Ocean Outdoor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Spanish Pay-TV Rose in Q2

by Raverstead

The number of pay-TV subscribers in Spain increased by 340,000 in Q2’14, says regulator CNMC, to 4.3 million. Telefonica’s Movistar service saw the largest growth, up 91% YoY to 1.2 million. Canal Plus lost …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Spain| TV Reception| Vol 21 - Issue 45