Microsoft Keeps Fighting: More Lumia Phones Coming
Evan Blass, aka @Evleaks, says that Microsoft is preparing to launch ‘at least’ six new Lumia handsets in the coming months.
Delta Posts Monthly Sales Rise
Delta Electronics said sales in June rose 5.5% sequentially and 5% year on year to NT$17 billion ($546.2 million), taking sales to date to NT$91.9 billion ($2.9 billion), up 1.4% from the corresponding period of last year.
Apple Shows Caution in iPad Orders
Apple is ‘cautious’ about placing supply chain orders for the long-rumoured 12.9″ iPad Pro, say sources in Taiwan. The tablet is expected to be launched in late September, but Apple’s caution means that initial shipment volumes will be ‘much lower’ than previous expectations.
Acer Posts 50% MoM Rise in Sales
Acer reported a 50% month on month rise in sales last month to NT$26.5 billion ($851.3 million), though this was 27.3% lower than June 2014. For the second quarter, the company saw sales of NT$60 billion ($1.9 billion), slipping 11.8% quarter on quarter and for the first six months of the year, sales declined 18.9% … Read more
White-Box Vendors Jump on iPad Hype
White-box tablet makers in China are expected to produce large tablets, to take advantage of hype around Apple’s expected 12.9″ iPad Pro. Taiwanese IC suppliers have said that there is likely to be a boost in demand for large tablets in the second half of 2015. To meet this demand, white-box vendors are producing 10″ … Read more
Telecom Operators Called on to Fund DTT Migration
According to Les Echos, the French senate is to vote on an amendment calling for telecom operators to fund the migration of broadcast services from the 700MHz band. The date of the vote was not published.
Amazon’s Fling SDK Enables Second Screen Experiences
To promote its Fire TV STB, Amazon has introduced a new service called Amazon Fling. The SDK enables users to send video, audio and images from iOS and Android apps to the Amazon Fire TV. Two-way communication between the STB and mobile devices can also be used, to create second screen experiences. For more, visit … Read more
Comcast Streams Live TV
By the end of the summer, Comcast will have launched the beta test of a new service called Stream (how many meetings did it take to come up with that one, we wonder…? – TA). Available to Xfinity Internet subscribers for an additional $15 per month, the service will enable live TV and VoD to … Read more
Rumors about Google Glass 2 are Flying High
Since Google withdrew Google Glass from the consumer market, the speculation about Google’s intentions in the augmented reality field have been closely watched by analysts and mostly they believe that Google Glass 2 will be coming sooner rather than later. In recent days, the number of reports on what the next version of Google Glass … Read more
Gesture Recognition Market for Smart TVs – Technavio Uncovers Global Trends, Forecast & Growth Prospects
Technavio has published a new report on the global gesture recognition market for smart TVs,which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 29% from 2015-2019. Gesture recognition market segmentation by geography Technavio’s report analyses the solutions and products offered by market vendors and presents a comprehensive breakdown in terms of market segmentation … Read more
Parker Showcases Windows 10 Devices at IFA
Nick Parker, corporate VP of Microsoft’s OEM division, will deliver a keynote at IFA 2015. The speech, titled ‘Windows 10 Lights up New Devices’, will highlight new Windows 10 tablets, convertibles, notebooks, gaming devices and all-in-one PCs. It will take place on 4th September at 3pm in the CityCube at Messe Berlin.
Déjà Vu – All Over Again
I am the CEO of the OLED Association a trade group that promotes the use of OLED technology and as a result, I am biased about OLEDs. Smartphones are the driving force that has invigorated OLED displays and is just the latest application to boost the flat panel industry. In the 90s the display market … Read more
