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It’s not just the Apple Watch that could set you back the price of a second-hand car. LG has also now entered the premium smartwatch space, with a 23-carat gold version called the LG Watch Urbane Luxe. The limited edition model (only 500 units are being made) shares specifications with the regular Urbane – aside … Read more
Toshiba has been granted a second extension to the deadline for submitting its annual results, to 7th September. The company was originally legally required to submit its results by 30th June but following the discovery of accounting malpractices earlier this year, Toshiba was given until 31st August to comply. In a statement, the company said … Read more
Samsung held a big press event before the show started. We actually managed to get a seat at the Samsung press conference – a big improvement over previous IFA and CES events and a result of mandatory registration. On the other hand, as it was being live streamed, we could have had a late breakfast … Read more
Technavio has published a new report on the global digital classroom hardware market,which is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 11% from 2015-2019. Digital classroom hardware market segmentation including product and key geography Technavio’s report analyses the solutions and products offered by market vendors and presents a comprehensive breakdown in terms of market … Read more
Large screen sizes are gaining favor as the Tablet transforms into a productivity device, with shipments growing 185% year-on-year in 2015. According to a new Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies report, Apple’s iPad Pro will join a market that is primed for growth, thanks to the success of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 and larger … Read more
Sling TV released its app for Amazon Fire HD and HDX tablets, rounding out its live Internet TV offering on Fire devices, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Amazon Fire HD and HDX tablet device owners can now download the Sling TV app in the Amazon Appstore. For a limited time, new Sling … Read more
Immersive virtual reality has never had a significant footprint at ed-tech conferences—until now. The ISTE 2015 educational conference, with over 21,000 in attendance, is the largest ed-tech conference held in the U.S. Yet the real story underlying this conference begins and ends with some starkly visible trends. One of these trends this year was the … Read more
Reuters reports that Stan Shih, founder of Acer has said that he would welcome a takeover bid for the company, which has seen its stock price fall by almost 50% since April, though any potential buyer should expect to pay a steep price. Acer recently reported a 64% year on year drop in net profit … Read more
Sharp has denied the latest rumours concerning the future of its LCD business. The Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, had reported that the company was considering spinning off its its LCD unit into a joint venture with another company, with Innovation Network Corp of Japan and Hon Hai Precision being named as likely candidates. Earlier … Read more
The message at ZTE’s stand was of a continued expansion into new markets (although still not of the phone that I really want to see in Europe, grumble grumble – TA). First was the Blade V6, the thinnest phone in ZTE’s premium Blade series (6.8mm thick). It has a 5″ display with 1280 x 720 … Read more
The OnePlus 2 smartphone (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset) has been launched. However, in keeping with the company’s theme of exclusivity (and to garner more attention), potential customers must register online before being “invited” to buy the phone. The OnePlus 2 has a 5.5″ display (1920 x 1080), an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and 3GB … Read more
Huawei has said that the Huawei Watch – an Android Wear device – will be released this month. The unit will feature a 1.4″ circular AMOLED display (400 x 400) (likely to be from AUO), with sapphire crystal glass and wireless charging. A 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor will be built in, and the Watch will require … Read more
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