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CEO Will Step Down When Sharp is Profitable

When Foxconn took control of Sharp, its vice chairman Tai Jeng-wu (Innolux and Sharp See Changes at the Top) became the ...

Sony Tweaks PlayStation VR

Sony has updated the Playstation VR headset by allowing the headphone cable to be integrated into the main cable. The design ...

ZTE Sees 94% Jump in 2014 Profit

ZTE reported a 94% increase in net profit for 2014, at CNY2.6 billion ($420 million), thanks mostly to growing sales of ...

Huawei Reports Slower Growth

Chinese phone maker, Huawei, reported a slowdown in growth last year as the company begins to increase investment in its smartphone ...

NanoLumens to Host Public Display Security Webinar

US LCD display manufacturer NanoLumens will host a webinar next month, detailing the company’s top 10 tips for protecting public display ...

Hulu Subscribers Prefer Subscription VOD to Legacy Pay TV

A recent survey by TDG Research shows that over 67% of Hulu subscribers, if asked to choose, would elect to keep ...

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STMicroelectronics Result 30/10/2014

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STMicroelectronics swung to a net profit in the third quarter of the year of $72 million from a net loss a year earlier of $142 million. Turnover for Q3 of this year was $1.8 …

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Shelf Share: A Revealing Research Tool

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Deirdre Kennedy, an analyst for Gap Intelligence, has written extensively about shelf share in the retail space. Her explanation of the term is comprehensive and her examples are particularly relevant to the display trade. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Fitbit Slots in to Smartwatches

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Fitbit has revealed a fitness tracker that also acts as a smartwatch. Joining two other wearables (the Charge and Charge HR, with small AMOLED screens), the Fitbit Surge features an LCD display. It includes …

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Vivo Has Ambitious Smartphone Plan

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A posting on the ‘Chinese Twitter’, Weibo, has revealed that smartphone maker Vivo is planning to create a 3.8mm-thick smartphone. Yes, that’s 1.3mm thinner than the current record-holder, the ELife S5.1 from Gionee (Display …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

And Finally – give up your first born…

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We’ve all been there – you need to get online but you don’t want to use your data allowance. You cast an eye over available WiFi networks: locked, locked, password-protected, paid access. Suddenly up …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21| Wi-Fi

Getting Ready for Change

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As I wrote to readers this week, we are in the process of combining Display Monitor and Large Display Report into a new publication, Large Display Monitor (the creativity of the naming is astounding, …

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Sony Considers Indian Manufacturing Plant

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Indian media claims that Sony is considering establishing a manufacturing plant in the country. The Economic Times of India quotes Sony’s Indian MD, Kenichiro Hibi. Hibi apparently said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stress …

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SVoD Popularity Will Rise Rapidly in Europe

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More than 20% of European TV households will pay for VoD packages (subscription VoD, or SVoD) by 2020. Digital TV Research forecasts that the overall figure will be 59.4 million (20.7%), up from 18 …

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Haptic Technology Approaches $52 Billion by 2018

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The haptic touch technology market will grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2013 and 2018, ending the forecast period with revenues of almost $51.8 billion. Smartphones and virtual interfaces will be the main …

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Canon’s Newest Projectors are Portable

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Canon’s newest LV projectors all feature a filter-free design and long-life (6,000-hour in eco mode) lamp, to prolong their lifetime and reduce maintenance. The five models (LV-WX300, LV-X300, LV-S300, LV-WX300ST and LV-X300ST) are 1DLP …

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CSR Pursued by Microchip

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Microchip Technology, of the USA, has approached UK-based Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) with an acquisition offer. CSR announced that it had rejected Microchip’s preliminary offer as too low, according to the EE Times. Microchip …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Exertis to Acquire Sweden’s CapTech

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Exertis says it is to acquire CapTech Distribution AB, Sweden’s largest independent technology distribution business. The company said last year that its strategy was to expand its geographic footprint across Europe as it aims …

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