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JD.com, China’s largest ecommerce company by revenue, and Lenovo, a global leader in PC and smart devices, today announced an expansion of their existing relationship to address growing consumer and business demand for Lenovo products throughout China. At an event at JD’s Beijing headquarters, JD.com CEO Richard Liu and Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing … Read more
The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) pro gaming tour (season 11) has chosen Acer’s Predator XB241H gaming monitor as its official monitor. Season 11 of the IEM tour began in July in Shanghai, China and will head to Oakland, CA, USA in November, then to Gyeoggi, South Korea in December before making a final stop in … Read more
Kyocera is to acquire 100% of the shares of Melles Griot KK, a Japan-based manufacturer of optical components. Melles Griot is currently a subsidiary of US-based IDEX Corp. The company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyocera on the 1st September.
The Digital Place Based Advertising Association (DPAA) has announced that brand leaders have agreed to rub shoulders at this year’s 2016 Video Everywhere Summit, taking place on the 27th October at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Among the speakers are John Costello, Bonin Bough, Kimberly Gnatt, Fernando Arriola, Ed Gold, Sarah Beddoe, Lou Paskalis … Read more
A teardown of the Oculus Rift headset by IHS has shown that the total component cost is around $200 – with the displays being the most expensive part. The dual 3.51″ AMOLED displays (each 1200 x 1080) cost $69 together. The devices, the same as the ones used in the HTC Vive, have a high … Read more
A digital signage event will be held at the IHK Köln (Cologne Chamber of Commerce) on the 30th August. The free event will cover all aspects of digital signage and DOOH. Register at http://tinyurl.com/jxqo4uc.
JCDecaux has installed an 84″ screen in Utrecht, in the Netherlands. This is the third Dutch city where JCDecaux is installing a Mupi Métropole network, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Sharp reported Q1 net loss of 27.4 billion yen ($271 million), down 18% YoY from 33.4 billion yen ($330 million). Turnover was 423.4 billion yen ($.2 billion), down 32% YoY from 618.3 billion yen ($6.1 billion). Display Devices turnover was down 36% YoY at 109 billion yen ($1 billion).
Microsoft is now selling developer editions of its Hololens headset. Customers must be in the US or Canada. They can order up to five kits, each of which costs $3,000.
Worldwide semiconductor sales totalled $79.1 billion in Q2’16, says the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA): a 1% QoQ rise but a 5.8% YoY fall. For June 2016, worldwide sales rose 1.1% MoM and declined 5.8% YoY, to $26.4 billion. Year-to-date sales at the end of June were down 5.8% YoY. John Neuffer, CEO and president of … Read more
HTC reported Q2 2016 net loss of NT$3.1 billion ($97.8 million). Turnover was NT$ 18.9 billion ($596 million). For the six month period, net loss was NT$ 5.7 billion ($180 million), whereas turnover was NT$ 33.7 billion ($1 billion).
Leading global smart phone brand Vivo has held its #5 position as IDC released its Q2 2016 Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report on Jul 29th. In the second quarter of 2016, Vivo remains on an upward trajectory with shipment amounts reaching 16.4 million units, an 80.2% year-on-year growth, achieving a 4.8% global market share. … Read more
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