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Fnac, the French electronics and music retailer, has made a bid for UK-listed rival Darty. The French company made a bid of £1.01 per share – valuing the company at £533 million ($807.7 million). Darty said in a statement that it would consider ‘explore the benefits’ of a merger. The company is Europe’s third-largest electrical … Read more
At the same time as it introduced the V10 smartphone (LG Goes Dual-Screen, Dual-Camera for Content Creation), LG showed a preview of the second generation of its Watch Urbane (Wearables and Smartphones Are The Focus for LG). Claiming the highest resolution of any smartwatch currently on the market, the new Watch Urbane features a 1.38″ … Read more
MultiQ has acquired Mermaid, the Danish digital signage company. The new company, still called MultiQ, will apparently be the largest digital signage supplier in northern Europe. Its headquarters will be in Lund, Sweden. Financial terms were not disclosed.
LG Electronics (LG) today took the wraps off its newest smartphone fuaturing multimedia capabilities never before seen in a mobile device. The first of its V Series phones, the LG V10 was designed to provide a rich multimedia experience — both consumption and creation %U2 Distinctive new features such as a Second Screen, Dual Front … Read more
The Advanced Imaging Society in the USA has presented a Lumiere Award – its highest honour for technology innovation – to Stream TV Networks, for the Ultra-D glasses-free 3D system. Ultra-D displays are currently being mass-produced by Pegatron. Stream TV’s Bud Robertson (centre) with AIS president Jim Chabin (left) and chairman Mike DeValue (right)
Stream TV Business Development VP Bud Robertson (center) with Advanced Imaging Society President Jim Chabin (left) and AIS Chairman Mike DeValue (right) receives Lumiere Award for the company’s breakthrough Ultra-D glasses-free 3D technology … Stream TV Networks, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been honored by the Advanced Imaging Society for its Ultra-D … Read more
LG’s V10 smartphone (LG Goes Dual-Screen, Dual-Camera for Content Creation) features a fingerprint sensor from Fingerprint Cards AB. The sensor (FPC1035) supports 360° finger rotation.
Berlin’s iconic monument the latest site in CyArk’s mission to digitally preserve 500 historic sites around the world; Iron Mountain and Seagate provide end-to-end services for capture, access and preservation of scanning data. On the eve of the 25th anniversary of German Reunification, the Brandenburg Gate has been digitally preserved through a collaboration between Landesdenkmalamt … Read more
Toshiba posted a loss in Q1 of its 2015 fiscal year, on weak TV and PC sales. Net PC sales were down 31%, to ¥116.8 billion ($975.6 million), while TV sales roughly halved, to ¥21.8 billion ($182 million). The results were delayed due to the accounting malpractice that was discovered earlier this year (Toshiba CEO … Read more
In the midst of unveiling new phones this week (Google Learns from Competition With Dual Flagships), Google also updated its Chromecast dongle with a new, redesigned version. Rumours about a circular Chromecast first appeared in September (Second-Gen Chromecast Seen in Leak), and was confirmed during an event at the end of the month. Naturally it … Read more
TiVo’s new Bolt STB is UltraHD-capable (for Netflix and YouTube) and includes an improved ‘SkipMode’ feature to wind past adverts. The box can handle cable and Verizon’s FiOS service, but not satellite or AT&T’s U-Verse. A 500GB model will cost $300 and a 1TB model will cost $400 – including a year of service. Analyst … Read more
Nvidia has launched its Shield STB in the UK, France, Germany and the Nordics. It is an Android TV media player (with UltraHD support), with Nvidia’s game streaming service, Geforce Now. It costs €160 ex VAT.
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