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Apple Voted ‘Coolest Wearables Brand’

A survey by Juniper Research has found that Apple was voted the ‘Coolest Wearables Brand’ by consumers – regardless of the mobile OS that they use. Five of the top spots were occupied by technology companies: Apple, Samsung, Google, LG and Sony. Microsoft (13), Motorola (14), Huawei (18), Garmin (19), Pebble (20) and Xiaomi (21) … Read more

Dyoptyka Begins Asset Sell-Off

uDM2 deformable mirror module in an active state. Deformable area elliptical in shape with major axes 3mm and 4.5mm in length. Highly randomised surface deformations created at up to 500kHz. Closed loop control system maintains consistent behaviour.Dyoptyka has formally posted a message noting that it is going out of business. The company was a pioneer … Read more

Lenovo Refused to Sell Microsoft’s Surface Pro

Both Dell and Lenovo have said that they will sell Surface Pro tablets through their business products division – but Lenovo has revealed that, while it was approached, it turned Microsoft down. CEO Gianfranco Lanci told The Register that he saw no reason why Lenovo should sell a competitor’s product. Analyst Comment This is not … Read more

LGD Cuts OLED Sales Forecast

LG Display has updated its OLED TV sales forecast and revealed this is in its quarterly presentation. The company now expects to see between 400,000 and 500,000 TVs in 2015, and 1 million in 2016. LGD’s previous forecast had targeted 600,000 sets this year, and 1.5 million next year. OLED-Info believes that the reduction is … Read more

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 43

The new Apple TV box can now be pre-ordered in 80 countries. The 32GB model costs $150 and the 64GB costs $200. Deliveries should begin to arrive on the 30th October. The price of LG‘s OLED TVs continues to be reduced. The EG9100 curved TV (1920 x 1080) is down to $1,885 on Amazon. Last … Read more

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 43

LG‘s V10 smartphone (LG Goes Dual-Screen, Dual-Camera for Content Creation) can now be pre-ordered in the USA, through AT&T. The phone will go on sale on the 6th November. A mid-range version of Microsoft‘s Surface Book laptop (Microsoft Makes a Splash in Laptop Market) has been spotted. Sharing specifications with the base model (Core i5, … Read more

Microsoft Result 26/10/2015

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Microsoft, Inc. reported a flat net profit of $4.6 billion for Q1 2016, flat from $4.5 billion YoY, in spite of a turnover decline of 12% YoY to $20.3 billion from $23.2 billion. In constant currency terms, the turnover would have decreased only 2%. Earnings per share for the quarter increased to 58 from 55c … Read more