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Following the July release of an investigation into alleged accounting malpractices (Toshiba CEO Resigns Over Accounting Scandal), Toshiba says it is taking steps to restate past financial results and to finalise its results for fiscal 2014. Toshiba says it will record a net loss for last year but is yet to determine the extent of … Read more
NEC Deutschland and Transtec AG have signed a reseller agreement to extend their strategic partnership in high performance computing (HPC). Transtec plans to integrate NEC’s products into its HPC and services portfolio.
With a wide dimming range of 10 cd/m² to 650 cd/m², Eizo’s new Raptor monitors are designed for air traffic control (ATC) applications. The low and high brightness levels especially suit the monitors’ use in ATC towers, where lighting conditions can vary greatly. Both the 21.3″ RP2124 and 23″ RP2324 feature Eizo’s automated stability function. … Read more
TCL Corporation has released its interim results, reporting turnover in the first six months of the year of $7.3 billion, up 6.6% from the first half of 2014, and net profit of $253 million, a rise of 73.7% year on year. The company said that the significant increase in net profit was mainly attributable to … Read more
Chinese tablet supply chain makers have been shifting production to other applications, according to ET Mag‘s sources. In light of falling orders from Chinese white box tablet vendors, companies have been moving to smartphones, automotive devices and wearables. These companies include Holitech, Shenzhen DPT-Touch and Silead.
Sahara in the Netherlands (not related to Sahara in the UK) is no longer offering Philips’ digital signage products.
Lenovo’s online-only brand, Zuk, showed a prototype of a transparent smartphone at the launch of its Z1 phone in China (Lenovo’s Z1 Features Full-Speed USB). A video, from Vidibyte Gadget Focus, has now been posted showing the phone, which apparently uses an OLED panel (according to OLED-Info). See http://tinyurl.com/ptdk3z5.
Wired magazine has released an interview with Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, in which he states that Oculus will focus in the immediate future on Virtual Reality (VR) rather than Augmented Reality (AR). This distinction is often lost or even used incorrectly by many consumers. So far AR solutions like Google Glass where seen as consumer-oriented … Read more
Google is spinning off its Niantic Labs activity, responsible for the augmented reality game Ingress and a location based mobile app. Ingress is a very successful augmented reality game, which has been downloaded more than 12 million times and which uses a smartphone as the play platform. Within the game, augmented reality game play is … Read more
US research firm Tractica has predicted that 16.7 million Apple Watches will be shipped this year, out of a total market of 24.4 million smartwatches. The figure represents a 68.4% market share. Research director Aditya Kaul commented on the usefulness of Apple Pay as a ‘killer app’, as well as demand in China. Kaul added … Read more
According to a report by Frost & Sullivan, 3D displays are set to become ‘a game changer’ in the smartphone, tablet and laptop markets. 3D technology is to have a strong impact on ‘mega trends’ such as smart products and connectivity & convergence. Total revenues will rise from $4.2 billion in 2012 to $22 billion … Read more
The explosive growth of the consumer electronics sector all over the world has created a plethora of opportunities for three-dimensional (3D) displays. The technology has transformed user experience in the 3DTV segment, its most commercially successful segment, and is now set to become a game changer in the markets for smartphones, tablets and laptops. New … Read more
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