Romania Trials DVB-T2
Radiocom, the Romanian national transmission company, has begun DVB-T2 tests. The tests are taking place in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Timisoara. All transmitters for DVB-T2 should be in place by the end of 2016.
Mind-Control Tested by BBC
The BBC is trialing a way for people to control their TV using the power of their thoughts. BBC Digital created the prototype with The Place. 10 BBC employees used a headset, measuring electrical activity in the brain, to open the iPlayer and start viewing a programme, without touching a physical controller. Concentrating hard enough … Read more
Dolby Vision Expands in Netherlands
A second Dolby Cinema (Dolby to Take on IMAX in Large Format Theaters) is to be opened in the Netherlands. The location will be JT Bioscopen’s JT Hilversum theatre, following an opening in Eindhoven last year. It will be officially opened on 15th July.
USB-C Makes HP Appearance
HP has shared more details, as well as a launch date, of its first USB-C hybrid: the Pavilion X2, which was teased at Computex this month. Set to arrive at the same time as Windows 10, this convertible PC shares a name with the 2014 model, but uses a different design. A magnetic hinge is … Read more
Gigaset to Enter High-End Market at IFA
Landline phone maker Gigaset has announced plans to enter the smartphone market. It hopes to compete with Samsung and Apple on high-end units. An Android smartphone range will be launched in multiple global markets, with an official launch at IFA 2015 in September. Details have leaked about one of the devices, the ‘Sloan L’. It … Read more
Sony, Panasonic Not Ready to Give Up on TVs
Reuters reports that Sony and Panasonic have no plans to abandon their TV businesses, despite reporting mounting losses in recent years. According to Reuters, both companies believe that retreating from the TV market would close off more promising opportunities. With a focus on the premium sector of the TV market, both Sony and Panasonic are … Read more
JCDecaux Completes Continental Outdoor Media Acquisition
JCDecaux has completed the acquisition of Africa’s Continental Outdoor Media. The company announced in December 2014 that it would acquire Continental Outdoor in partnership with Royal Bafokeng Holdings, a community-owned investment company, with a shareholding split of 70/30. Through the acquisition, JCDecaux now has reach in 13 new African countries.
Smart Wearables Will Dominate in 2016
With new vendors – including Apple – preparing to introduce new wearables, the market continued to grow in Q1’15. A new forecast from IDC estimates that 72.1 million wearable devices will be shipped worldwide this year. This represents 173.3% YoY growth, from 26.4 million units in 2014. Shipment volumes are expected to increase at a … Read more
Hybrid Vendors Achieve Triple-Digit Growth
Hybrid device popularity is climbing rapidly, with shipments expected to be up 70% from 2014 levels this year. Gartner believes that shipments will reach 21.5 million units, representing 12% of total mobile PC sales – and are on course to reach 26% in 2019. Eight million of the total will be hybrid tablets and 13.5 … Read more
Jabil Result 19/06/2015
Jabil Circuit Inc. has reported its third quarter results, recording a net profit of $72.2 million on turnover of $4.3 billion, which compares with a net profit of $188.2 million on turnover of $3.8 billion in Q3 of the previous year. For the first nine months of the year, the company’s net profit declined 26.6% … Read more
Flat Shipments Expected at Quanta
Quanta vice chairman, C.C Leung, has said that the company expects notebook shipments to be flat this year. Customer demand is growing, said Leung, helping Quanta to overcome soft overall PC demand. 48.5 million notebooks were shipped in 2014.
The End of Glass, Vacuum & Metal Technology
Usually, I like to write my editorials in the early morning on press day. I like to get them written while I’m fresh and before I have really started my day. This week is an exception as I am in Orlando for the Display Summit and Infocomm, and the time difference means that I am … Read more
