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Ingram Micro has decided to close the Trier and Ratingen offices of its Mobility division in Germany, as it centralises work at its offices in Dornach (near Munich). It is expected that most employees will not relocate, so slower sales are forecast in the immediate future as the company recruits a new team.
The Centre for Process Innovation, in the UK, helps companies to develop and scale manufacturing processes. Working with Heidelberg Instruments, the CPI has developed a new high-resolution and -speed roll-to-toll digital lithography tool, to manufacture flexible organic TFTs (OTFTs). The machine can be used to continuously manufacture OTFTs directly onto rolls of plastic film, at … Read more
NAB Show has partnered with Kaleidoscope, the largest community for virtual reality (VR) creators, to host the inaugural Kaleidoscope VR Showcase at NAB Show, which will take place April 18 – 21 in Las Vegas. The Kaleidoscope VR Showcase at NAB Show will feature groundbreaking virtual reality films and immersive experiences, which hail from North … Read more
Apple is set to release iPhone 5SE and iPad Air 3 on the 18th March, according to reports. The iPhone 5SE (Apple Goes Back One Gen With New iPhone) is expected to features A8 and M8 processors, an NFC chip for Apple Pay, Bluetooth 4.2, VoLTE, 802.11ac WiFi and 8MP and 1.2MP cameras.
Mediatek has said that its revenues in January reached NT$21.3 billion ($642.5 million): up 15.2% MoM and 22.1% YoY. The company’s revenues have come under pressure recently due to falling smartphone chip ASPs. This year, it plans to focus on high-end products and optimise its cost structure. Mediatek previously forecast a 7% – 15% revenue … Read more
TSMC’s revenues in January were down 18.7% YoY, to NT$70.9 billion ($2.1 billion), although up 21.4% MoM. The company expects a 1.3% – 2.7% YoY revenue fall for Q1’16.
CSOT, the TCL Group panel subsidiary, has started to produce LTPS panels for handsets and tablet computers at a panel plant in Wuhan, on a trial basis.
Acerhas announced, through CEO Jason Chen, that it plans to unveil its first VR product for consumers in the first half of this year. Chen told reporters that the company has been conducting VR R&D for a while, and is planning to introduce some new technologies. Chen added that the company is thinking about potential … Read more
Asustek reported Q4 net profit of NT$4.54 billion ($135.84 million), up less than 1% YoY. Turnover for the quarter was NT$123.99 billion ($3.7 billion), down 2.4% YoY. For the full year, net profit was NT$17.1 billion ($511 million), down 12% YoY from NT$19.47 billion ($582 million) in 2014. The quarter was characterized by higher smartphone … Read more
Much of what was shown at ISE was previously shown in the LG Display meeting room at CES and that we have already reported on. At the front of the booth were the double-sided curved OLEDs that were shown at CES. The OLEDs look very good, but brightness is not particularly high. The video wall … Read more
Eyevis water resistant LED – the yellow items are ducks! Image:MekoEyevis had plenty to show. We started by looking at a new 55″ video wall LCD that has 1.9mm bezel gap, being based on the Samsung panels and with 4,000:1 contrast. Next we looked at the firm’s existing UltraHD 85″ LCD monitor, which can be … Read more
Mitsubishi still has a big booth at ISE and although we were told “it’ll be heaving at 5:00pm!” (on account of the free beer), actually, the booth was busy, but not full, even with that attraction. The company has had the same booth space for a number of years, but the range of products being … Read more
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