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HP has launched an offer in the UK, whereby customers purchasing select HP PCs will also receive a free monitor. Six mini PCs and one tower PC are part of the offer, with accompanying displays either 21.5″ (worth £115 ($180)) or 23″ (worth £130 ($200)) in size. Prices are ex VAT. See http://tinyurl.com/okwf4rf for more … Read more
Peerless-AV and APlus Systéme Automation will work together at Viscom Paris 2015 (29th September – 1st October). The companies recently signed an agreement for APlus to sell, market and support Peerless-AV’s Xtreme Outdoor displays throughout France, which will be exhibited at the show.
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV today announced it will be joining forces with Parisian digital signage specialist APlus Système Automation at Viscom Paris 2015 (Stand E110), 29 September – 1 October. The two companies recently signed a value-added distribution agreement that will enable APlus to sell, market and support Peerless-AV’s line of Xtreme™ Outdoor Displays throughout … Read more
I have spent most of September at IFA and IBC, or writing about them. The big topic has, of course, been UltraHD in its broadest sense, especially the “next step” for UltraHD, which is high dynamic range (HDR), along with wide colour gamut (WCG). I’m more than ever convinced that the arrival of really high … Read more
The “Experience Day of Beautiful China” global tour event, hosted by the China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC), officially opened at the Thomson Reuters building in New York’s Times Square on September 14, 2015. The event used the cutting-edge “immersive experience” as a tool to present China’s top 100 scenic destinations as “the visiting cards of … Read more
Amazon’s new Fire TV, as well as its Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets, are powered by Mediatek processors, the company has announced. The MT8173, a 64-bit quad-core processor based on ARM’s Cortex-A72 cores, runs the Fire TV. The tablets, meanwhile, use Mediatek’s MT8135 quad-core processor.
MediaTek, a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC), today announced that it will power an array of Amazon consumer products, including the Amazon Fire TV, and Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets. These are the latest in a series of Amazon devices powered by MediaTek that offer … Read more
Graphite Software, the creator of Secure Spaces, today announces its partnership with TCL and the availability of new Idol 3 OneTouch devices from TCL designed to meet the security and privacy demands of enterprise customers and their employees. Following a competitive technology review, TCL selected Graphite Software’s Secure Spaces solution based on superior app and … Read more
Global thin and terminal client shipments fell 8.9% YoY in Q2’15, says IDC, continuing the downward trend seen in Q1 (Thin Client Shipments Suffer After Strong 2014). The market suffered from comparisons to a strong first half result in 2014, which was due to XP PC renewals. In addition, continued currency devaluations in markets outside … Read more
The Inquirer has found out that Microsoft is installing Windows 10 files on users’ PCs – whether they have opted in to the update or not. Users have discovered hidden folders ranging in size from 3.5GB to 6GB, which are installed through Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update programme. Microsoft says that it is helping prepare devices … Read more
A new twist has been added to the long-running rumours of Hon Hai (Foxconn) buying Sharp’s LCD panel business (these began in 2012 and fell through in 2013, when Sharp balked at giving up too much control (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 13) – TA). Now, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper claims that Hon Hai, aka Foxconn, … Read more
The John Lewis Partnership’s revenues and operating profits rose 1.9% (to £4.5 billion ($7 billion)) and 55% (to £273 million ($424 million)) YoY, respectively, in the first half of 2015. However, electrical sales were only up 0.7%, which the company blames on a poor YoY comparison. http://tinyurl.com/qg2c467
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