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HP reported Q1 2016 net profit of $600 million, down 16% YoY from $800 million. Turnover was $12.2 billion, down 12% YoY from $13.9 billion. Each segment of the business was down, in particular consumer hardware and printing.
Universal Display reported Q4 net profit of $18.1 million, up 38% YoY from $13.1 million. Turnover was $62.3 million, up 11% YoY from $56.2 million. For the full year 2015, net profit was $14.7 million, down 65% YoY from $41.9 million, including a $33 million inventory write-off. Turnover for the same period was flat at … Read more
Tech Data has signed a distribution agreement with Iiyama. Tech Data is the first major national distributor to cover Iiyama’s complete portfolio in Italy.
Cablevision – the New York-based telco – has said that its 2015 video customer results were significantly improved compared to 2014, with 45,000 fewer losses.
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, calls the industry to action to develop compliant USB products as defined in the USB specifications. USB Type-C™ is forecasted to dominate mobile devices, PCs and other consumer electronics, with an estimated two billion devices by 2019, according to IHS. … Read more
Retailers visiting the Retail Design Expo – part of the Retail Business Technology Expo and Retail Digital Signage Expo on 9-10 March – will see the UK debut of DisplayMapper that is set to change the face of retail. Having created retail projection showstoppers like Harrods’ Faberge installation, Projection Artworks developed DisplayMapper for retailers that … Read more
Creating a sustainable workplace is becoming increasingly important for both professional and home users alike. Today, opting for energy-efficient, sustainably-produced technology is not only understood as being good for the planet, but also of benefit to users who can, for example, save ongoing electricity costs by choosing a monitor with low energy consumption. But considering … Read more
Cree has demonstrated a high- brightness and high-efficiency LED, which delivers almost 1,600 lumens at 134 lumens-per-Watt (LPW). Colour quality is said to be similar to that of an incandescent light bulb. The result is around a 25% increase in LPW over production LEDs of similar colour quality, under real-world operating conditions. According to Cree, … Read more
Applied Materials Inc has announced that Dr. Robert Visser has received a 2016 Special Recognition Award from the Society of Information Display.The award is for his “pioneering research and commercialisation of new display technologies related to OLEDs, LCD materials and barrier films, including encapsulation technologies for OLED and flexible displays.”
Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that Dr. Robert Visser has received a 2016 Special Recognition Award from the Society of Information Display, a leading industry organization comprised of the top scientists, engineers, corporate researchers and business people of the display field. The award is for his “pioneering research and commercialization of new display technologies related … Read more
AUO has used an event at its headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan to show new products and technologies. These included both large and small displays, and were not limited to LCD displays. AUO CEO Paul PengA 65″ LCD TV panel was the largest product shown. It is described as borderless, due to the use of Gate … Read more
For several months (beginning in September: see Rumour: Foxconn Takes Stake in Sharp Display Unit), Foxconn has been linked to a takeover of Sharp – either specific business units or the whole company. Finally, Sharp has accepted the Taiwanese firm’s bid. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sharp has accepted Foxconn’s ¥700 billion ($6.2 billion) … Read more
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