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As SID Display Week approaches with frightening rapidity, we should be thinking big thoughts and getting ready to ask big questions of the experts — real and imagined — who will gather in San Francisco from May 22 to 27. Why, after spending lots and lots of Won to fund its return to the OLED-TV … Read more
AOC’s Style line is known for being – well, stylish, and the newest monitor in the series follows that trend. The 27″ Q2781PQ features narrow (5.7mm left/right/top, 6.25mm bottom) bezels on all four sides, making it suitable for use in a desktop ‘video wall’. An AH-IPS panel enables 178° viewing angles, 2560 x 1440 resolution … Read more
Michael Dell has told attendees of EMC World that he intends to close the EMC acquisition (Dell Pays $67 Billion for EMC) by mid-July. Other executives, from both firms, echoed his statement at the Las Vegas event. EMC’s official word, however, is that the deal will close “between June and October”.
Amazon has introduced a new service competing with YouTube, called Amazon Video Direct. Videos can be rented or purchased, viewed free with adverts or packaged together and offered as an add-on subscription. Several significant companies have already signed up as content distributors, including toy company Mattel, The Guardian and Conde Nast Entertainment. Importantly, the free … Read more
Thales has signed a deal with the Spanish Ministry of Defence to supply its Scorpion helmet-mounted displays to the EF-18 aircraft. The 80 units to be supplied will be installed in 2016 and 2017, following the operational qualification phase and various tests.
Copaco is now distributing Vidi-Touch touch displays for digital signage in the Netherlands.
Huawei’s newest tablet, the MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro, is focused on content consumption (and not, as the name suggests, for work). The 10.1″ LCD display (IPS panel) has an eye care mode – although the company couldn’t tell us exactly what this means! We assume it refers to low blue light output. Like other premium … Read more
Back in March, a new tablet appeared on Samsung’s website before being swiftly removed. The tablet featured a 10.1″ display and was known as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 A. At the end of last week, Samsung officially announced the device – one day after all of its specifications and images were leaked online! It is … Read more
Sources in Taiwan have said that Asus will show off third-generation models in its Zenfone family in June. Over 90% of the Zenfone 3 units will use Qualcomm processors; the others will use Mediatek.
Asus’ April revenues fell sharply, down 42.4% MoM and 12.7% YoY, to NT$26.1 billion ($799.3 million). Year-to-date revenues were up 3.1% YoY, at NT$136.1 billion ($4.2 billion). The fall was blamed on delayed purchases, as the company is getting ready to launch new products. Revenue gains are forecast for May and June, when Asus expects … Read more
Acer has said that its consolidated revenues fell 42.1% MoM and 11.2% YoY in April. Revenues reached NT$14 billion ($428.8 million), with year-to-date revenues of NT$70.4 billion ($2.2 billion) (down 16.2%).
Foxconn’s April revenues were down 5.1% MoM and 8.5% YoY in April, to NT$322.4 billion ($9.9 billion). In the first four months of the year, revenues fell 6.3% to NT$1.3 trillion ($39.8 billion).
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