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Tech Data UK has appointed Ross Turner as head of consumer business development and Teresa Johnston as smart home business development manager. Both will report to Mark Glasspool, director of consumer product marketing at the firm. In addition, Jason Clegg and Carl Thomas have joined the Retail team; the former as senior account director and … Read more
Distributor Also has opened a new logistics centre in Pirkkala, Finland, enabling same-day delivery across most of the country. The eCommerce warehouse will also serve parts of Estonia. In total, €20 million was invested in the 17,000m² site. In related news, Also Belgie is a new office opened to serve the Belgian market. Based in … Read more
Taiwanese passive OLED maker Ritdisplay has said that demand for its PMOLED panels has been high this year, and revenue for the first half of 2016 is up 40% YoY to $31.2 million. It is thought that profits in the six-month period could exceed those for all of 2015. On the back of the news … Read more
A posting on Amazon’s Spanish site, since removed, appears to have leaked the launch date of Sony’s Playstation Neo console (UHD Playstation is Official – But…). The unit will apparently be available in October (matching the release of the Playstation VR headset), for $440. In addition, a presentation that was leaked online has shown the … Read more
InFocus has opened a new Executive Briefing Centre showroom in Frankfurt, where partners can try out its products. Some of the models on show include InFocus’s Mondopad lineup and a new UltraHD 70″ touch display called Canvas. Demonstration rooms and a training centre are also present.
Japan’s SoftBank Group has agreed to purchase ARM for £24.3 billion ($32 billion). The move underlines SoftBank’s desire to expand in the IoT. SoftBank plans to “at least double” the number of ARM employees in the UK over the next five years. ARM currently has about 1,600 employees in the country. Philip Hammond, the UK … Read more
A consortium of Chinese companies known as Golden Brick Silk Road has purchased the Opera internet browser from its Norwegian developer. The $600 million deal includes Opera’s browser business, its privacy and performance apps, technology licensing and the Opera name. Opera itself will retain its consumer division, including Opera TV and Opera Apps & Games. … Read more
It’s been a while since ZTE released a new handset in its budget Zmax brand, but the company has returned to form with a 6″ phablet for $100. Featuring some interesting functionality for its price, the Zmax Pro has a fingerprint sensor and an octa-core (1.5GHz + 1GHz) Snapdragon 617 CPU, with 2GB of RAM … Read more
Jackie Chan Cinema, owned by Sparkle Roll, and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. today announced the opening of Beijing’s first Dolby Cinema™ at Jackie Chan Cinema’s Beijing Wukesong site. Moviegoers in Beijing can now enjoy the total cinema experience, following the grand opening ceremony conducted today with the preview of the Warner Bros. Pictures feature The Legend … Read more
Since the beginning of the year, when the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 powered smartphones were announced, the 820 processor has been a leader in the mobile industry with over 115 premium smartphone and tablet device deployments, supporting the latest in cutting-edge mobile applications, and helping create more immersive user experiences while also being deployed in … Read more
Digital Projection today announces the launch of four new service centres across the Europearegion, as it further moves to cement its position as provider of best-in-class projection products and aftercare service to its valued and growing customer base. With a new network of Service Partners established in France, Germany, Benelux and Russia where the company’s … Read more
A Chinese company called Deepoon has produced a VR headset that combines all of the elements – including the display and processors – into a single unit. VR headsets today are all, effectively, companion devices. Some use a smartphone as the display and processor (Gear VR, etc); others feature their own display, but still offload … Read more
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