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We’ve all been there – watching adult videos on a three-monitor set-up with surround sound, in a room with blacked-out windows and soundproofing, is just not immersive or private enough. Luckily, VirtualPorn360.com is here to save the day. Now, you can consume 360° adult entertainment on your smartphone, anywhere and any time. On the bus? … Read more
The North American Digital Signage Federation is planning a “Google Hangout” session to discuss 4K in digital signage. Video content production and screen resolution, particularly 4K format, often come up as emerging opportunities in digital signage. The objective of this panel discussion will be to cut through some of the clutter and get to the … Read more
Warranty Week has delved into the warranty reports of the top (non-US) consumer electronics companies – although the news is not hugely surprising. As in past years, product warranty costs remain a minor expense for most of the top CE companies. Aside from notebooks and smartphones, the warranty expense rate for most CE products are … Read more
Ingram Micro posted a Q2 net loss of $34.3 million, compared with a profit for the same quarter last year of $50.5 million, on revenue of $10.6 billion, down from $10.9 billion. For the six months there were profits of $9.0 million, down from $75.4 million, on turnover of $21.2 billion, a reduction from $21.3 … Read more
On July 31, Hisense Group and Sharp announced that Hisense will be purchasing all equity and assets of Sharp’s TV factory in Mexico for $23.7 million with rights to use the “Sharp” brand name and all its channel resources in both North and South American regions. This acquisition will have Hisense completely taking over Sharp’s … Read more
A confluence of factors leading up to Microsoft’s Windows 10 launch led to an all-time high of Windows Tablet market share in Q2 2015 at 9 percent. Total Tablet shipments reached 50.8 million units in Q2 2015, down 3 percent from 52.4 million in Q2 2014, according to preliminary data by Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & … Read more
A variety of factors created ideal conditions for Windows tablets in Q2’15, with the OS’s market share ending the period at a record high of 9% worldwide. Strategy Analytics’ new report (http://tinyurl.com/ozyr37h) shows that total tablet shipments fell 3% YoY in Q2: from 52.4 million to 50.8 million. While Windows tablets rose, Android’s share was … Read more
Arris Group Inc. reported Q2 net profits of $16.76 million, a drop from $39.02 million a year earlier, on revenue which fell 12% to $1.26 billion from $1.43 billion. For the half year, there were profits of $35.88 million, down from $79.82 million, on turnover of $2.48 billion, a 7% decrease from $2.65 billion. The … Read more
Chris saw a very interesting article by James Mathers on the reasons why the summer release of movies in the US is based on franchises, and the play out of content on TV and in the cinema. For more and to read the original article, go here.
Samsung has developed and tested a system to replicate the view from the front of a truck onto its rear to help drivers following behind. The system uses a adds a wireless video camera to the front of the truck that transmits a video image to an array of four video wall monitors on the … Read more
Semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp. recorded Q1 net profits which rose 9% to ¥29.9 billion ($240 million) from ¥21.2 billion ($170 million) in the same quarter last time on revenue of ¥179.3 billion ($1.4 billion), down 14% from ¥209.3 billion ($1.7 billion) a year ago. The company said that profitability increased because of reduced fixed … Read more
Pixelworks Inc. posted Q2 net losses Of $2.8 million, up on losses for the same quarter last year of $2.4 million, on revenue which fell to $15.1 million from $15.2 million. For the half year there was a loss of $6.2 million, an increase on the loss of $4.9 million a year earlier, on turnover … Read more
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