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Arris has made ‘substantial progress’ in the integration of UK STB company Pace (Arris to Acquire Pace for $2.1 Billion). The company closed the deal in January, following a declaration of full year 2015 revenues of $4.8 billion. Arris has predicted Q1’16 revenues of $1.5 billion $1.6 billion. In a recent media statement, Arris said … Read more
Technicolor has ‘found’ an additional €30 million in synergies, following its acquisition of Cisco’s Connected Devices (set-top) business last year (Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business). Synergies are now expected to exceed €130 million by 2018, compared to initial guidance of €100 million.
Huawei showed off a new convertible tablet to challenge productivity devices like the Surface Book and iPad Pro, and called the Mate Book. It will be available in a range of prices, set by the processor choice (all sixth-gen Core M devices from Intel). Its use was being demonstrated in scenarios including office work and … Read more
ZTE introduced a new generation of its SPro mobile projector. The first of these was launched at CES 2014, and the second at CES 2015. MWC 2016 show saw the SPro Plus tablet, with an integrated DLP projector. Like the SPro 2, the Spro Plus feature automatic vertical (manual horizontal) keystone correction and auto focus. … Read more
NEC Display Solutions Europe concluded a successful ISE 2016 with the theme, ‘Your world is our showroom’. ISE 2016 highlighted NEC’s innovation in LCD, LED and laser technologies, touch and interactivity and sensor technologies which were showcased in an application-focused showroom created with key NEC ecosystem partners.
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced vívoactive HR, a GPS smartwatch with Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology. The vívoactive HR helps keep track of active moments throughout the day, counting steps and floors climbed, intensity minutes, monitoring sleep and featuring built-in GPS-enabled sports apps for walking, running, biking, swimming, golfing, … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., announced that Samsung Pay, the most accepted mobile payment service that works at the majority of merchants today, has reached a global milestone – about five million registered users processed over 500 million dollars in the first six months, showing a strong adoption rate in South Korea and the U.S. This … Read more
The metro and bus workers from TMB, the main public transport operator in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, have announced plans to strike during Mobile World Congress which will be held 22-25 February 2016. The metro strike is currently expected on Monday, 22 and Wednesday, 24February, and the bus strike on Tuesday, 23and Thursday, 25February; … Read more
At the 2016 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 22-25, optics pioneer ZEISS will introduce its next generation data glasses prototype to the tech community. At Pepcom’s international media event MobileFocus Global on Feb. 21 the smart glass prototype and design will be shown in Europe for the first time. The new ZEISS optical system … Read more
Nanoco was selected as the winner of the Prism Awards, 2016 in the Materials and Coatings category, for its cadmium-free quantum dots. The award was presented at a ceremony held in San Francisco during the SPIE Photonics West Conference, which took place between the 13th and 18th February.
Digital UK has opened up on the technical specification for Freeview Play. This means that all broadcasters, platforms and equipment manufacturers can participate in the next gen hybrid DTT/OTT platform. Development of the platform has been led by Digital UK and incorporates features recently defined in the HbbTV 2.0 standard for internet services and applications. … Read more
Image credit: Nikkei,Local sources say that Sharp is to close its Tenri LCD factory in Nara Prefecture, Japan, although there will be no job losses. The move is being taken as part of a re-organisation of the company’s loss-making LCD business. Sharp’s Tenri plant began operations in 1991 and has been used to produce smartphone … Read more
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