Parade Technologies Result 28/04/2016
Parade Tech reported Q1 2016 net profit of $10.8 million, up 33% YoY from $8.1 million. Turnover was $70.6 million, up 46% YoY from $48.1 million.
NEC Result 28/04/2016
NEC reported 2016 year end net profit of 26.4 billion yen ($246 million), up 4.4% YoY from 22 billion yen ($206 million). Turnover was 2.8 trillion yen ($26.4 billion), down 3.9% YoY from 2.9 trillion yen ($27.1 billion).
JVC Result 28/04/2016
JVC Kenwood reported 2016 year end net profit of 3.2 billion yen ($30 million), down 32% YoY from 4.6 billion yen ($43 million). Turnover was 292 billion yen ($2.7 billion), up 2.5% YoY from 285 billion yen ($2.6 billion).
TIPA Chooses BenQ
TIPA, the Technical Image Press Association, has chosen BenQ’s SW2700PT display as the 2016 Best Photo Monitor. TIPA represents 30 of the top photography publications, from 15 countries across five continents.
Acer Steps Up its Digital Signage Solutions with its BYOC Platform
With the global digital signage market expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6%1 over the next five years, Acer, with its expansive offering of hardware, software, and services, will continue to provide solutions that evolve with the ever-growing demand for innovative display solutions. Building on decades of experience in computing … Read more
US Pay-TV Shows Small Gains
Infomitv‘s Multiscreen Index shows minor subscriber gains for US pay-TV providers in Q1, with an overall net gain of 33,000 customers. The six operators (Comcast, DirecTV, Dish, Time Warner, Verizon Fios and AT&T U-Verse) had a combined total of 78.3 million subscribers. AT&T faced the largest loss as it promoted its new subsidiary DirecTV, which … Read more
IPTV Rises, Cable Down in Switzerland
Switzerland’s national telco, Swisscom, gained 36,000 IPTV customers in Q1’16, for a total of almost 1.4 million. Customers grew by 166,000 in the past 12 months (13.8% YoY). At the same time, Swiss cable operators fell by 127,000 (4.8%), for a total of 2.5 million subscribers.
Freenet TV Launches Initial T2 Offering
Freenet, which took over Germany’s Media Broadcast in March, will launch several channels on the DVB-T2 platform this month. Initially RTL, ProSieben, Sat.1 and VOX will be broadcast as a package (at 1920 x 1080/50fps) in several urban areas. Public channels Das Erste HD and ZDF HD will also be part of the offering. The … Read more
Samsung Electronics Introduces the 2016 Galaxy A Series
Samsung Electronics today announced the latest smartphones in its Galaxy A Series (2016 edition), the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5, will be available to buy in the UK from the 5th May 2016. The new additions to Samsung’s smartphone offering provide a beautiful look and feel with a host of features including a sharp sAMOLED … Read more
HP’s Pavilion Learns From Spectre
HP has released a slew of new products, slimming its convertible and laptop PCs while also raising battery life. The new Pavilion PC range includes the x360 convertibles and the more conventional Pavilion laptops. Both are thinner and lighter than previous generations. The new 11.6″ and 13.3″ Pavilion x360s are 12-14% thinner (19.3mm and 19.8mm, … Read more
Hitachi Now in Laser Projection
Hitachi’s first entrance into the solid state laser-phosphor market has been unveiled, in the form of the LP-WU9750B DLP projector. It is suitable for extreme use in 24/7 applications, such as digital signage. A sealed engine design keeps the projector free of dust. It is also maintenance-free, with no air filter. The light source will … Read more
Tech Data Mobile distributes FitBit
Tech Data Mobile is now distributing FitBit fitness trackers in Italy.
