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75″ and 85″ TVs have been added to Loewe‘s Reference series (Three Tuners in Loewe’s Premium Reference Series). These are the company’s first large-format UltraHD models. They use direct-LED backlights, and feature an HEVC decoder and HDMI ports that can transport UltraHD content at 60fps. They are being sold now for €9,315 (72″) and €16,200 … Read more
EMEA PC shipments fell 23% YoY in Q3’15, to 18.4 million, according to IDC. Ongoing currency fluctuations in several countries, as well as political instability in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, affected the result. In addition to the currency and political woes, retailers across the region focused on clearing low-cost ‘Windows 8.1-with-Bing’ inventory, in … Read more
Shareholders at Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) did not support a proposed share-swap deal with Foxconn Electronics. SPIL had intended to increase authorised shares from 3.6 billion units to 5 billion, and increase the limit on investments in a single security from 20% of the companu’s net worth to 60%. Both proposals were rejected. Advanced Semiconductor … Read more
AMD saw its sequential QoQ net loss widen to $197 million, compared to a net profit of $17 million YoY, in spite of a turnover increase of 13% QoQ to $1.06 billion from $942 million, while the YoY turnover declined 16% from $1.43 billion. AMD said a $65 million write-off of older generation APUs was … Read more
Mumbai-based Videocon Industries has secured a contract to produce 500,000 handsets for Coolpad India – a subsidiary of China’s Coolpad. Production will take place in Q1 of the next fiscal year, at Videocon’s Aurangabad facility. COO Abhijit Kotnis said, “We see huge business potential in manufacturing in India and we are in talks with several … Read more
This week, I spent some time with Sharp in Malta and had a chance to see the Big Pad large interactive display close up and in a demonstration of how it can be used to share data and documents in meetings, so I had been thinking about interactive meeting displays (IMDs). When I got back, … Read more
Tobii, the global leader in eye tracking, today unveiled the Tobii IS4 eye tracking platform and Tobii EyeChip™, the world’s most advanced, compact and versatile eye tracking components for seamless integration into consumer devices. These new products enable premium grade eye tracking for a wide variety of consumer devices, including desktop and laptop computers, tablets, … Read more
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “United States Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020” report to their offering. The market for augmented reality and virtual reality in the United States is projected to grow at a CAGR over 37% during 2015-2020. Growing adoption in automotive, pico-projectors, and gaming … Read more
Dell, HP, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft are collaborating for the first time on a joint advertising campaign that showcases the exciting innovation in today’s newest personal computers (PCs). The combination of Intel’s best processors ever – 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors – Microsoft’s latest Windows operating system – Windows 10 – and some of the … Read more
This school year, Edmunds Middle School and Hunt Middle School in Burlington, Vermont have been selected to join the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program directed by the nonprofit Digital Promise, a program that is using mobile technology to extend learning beyond the walls of the classroom. All 405 students at Edmunds, and all 383 … Read more
Having first been announced in July, the takeover of Promethean by China’s NetDragon has been unconditionally accepted (China’s NetDragon Launches Promethean Bid). NetDragon, through subsidiary Digital Train, will pay £84.1 million ($130 million) for UK-based Promethean, which operates in the education market. The acquired shares represent a 96% stake in the company. Promethean’s chairman, Philip … Read more
Promethean has acquired interactive touch and pen technology from UK-based Light Blue Optics . As well as the technology IP, the acquisition also includes ‘a key member of LBO’s engineering team’. Going forward, Promethean will integrate the LBO technology into its interactive display products for the classroom. The deal was completed just before the finalisation … Read more
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