PSCo Partners with VuWall
PSCo has been appointed as exclusive distributor for VuWall Technology in the UK. PSCo said it will be offering training and demonstrations on VuWall from its Assessment Centre in Reading.
Wortmann Converts 1090 Into Professional Tablet
Wortmann AG has expanded its Terra Pad range of tablets with a rugged professional model called the Terra Pad 1090 Industry W8.1 Pro. Featuring hot-swappable batteries and modular options, such as a barcode reader, the tablet meets the MIL-STD 810G and IP65 certification standards. The Terra Pad’s 10.1″ display has 1920 x 1200 resolution and … Read more
Vodafone Germany’s CEO Resigns
Vodafone Germany says that its CEO, Jens Schulte-Bockum, has announced his intention to resign within the current financial year. He has worked for Vodfaone for 12 years, including serving as group strategy director and CEO in the Netherlands. Schulte-Bockum will continue in the role until a successor has been appointed.
“No Sacred Cows” in Glass Redesign
Tony Fadell, head of Google’s Google Glass project, has said that the company is still planning a consumer version – but it may not look like the original concept. Fadell told the Google Zeitgeist conference, in the UK, that there would be “no sacred cows” in the rethinking process.
Google Looks to China for Nexus Partner
A Taiwanese supply chain source has said that several vendors are seeking to become the next partner for Google’s Nexus smartphone lines. These include Lenovo, Xiaomi, Huawei and LG. The source said that, as LG has been used in the past, a Chinese company is more likely to be chosen.
Foxconn, Pegatron Foresee Weak Q2
Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron both reported strong first quarter results but cautioned that the second quarter would be weaker before sales rebound in the second half of the year. Foxconn’s Q1 net profit jumped 55.5% year on year to NT$30.4 billion ($999.1 million), the highest profit for the January-March quarter in the company’s history, while … Read more
Component Order Reduction Rumoured for HTC
Lower-than-expected sales of the HTC One M9 could cause HTC to reduce component orders for the product by as much as 30%, say sources in Taiwan.
Mediaset, Sky Italia Negotiate Pay-TV Deal
Mediaset and Sky italia are reported to be in negotiations about setting up a joint venture pay-TV company. According to Italian sources, Sky Italia would take the majority stake in the JV, which is certain to attract the attention of Italy’s Anti-trust Authority. The two companies’ combined pay-TV subscriber base is in excess of seven … Read more
NHK Compresses 8k to 85Mbps
NHK will show its latest developments in Super Hi-Vision (8k) transmission at its Science & Technology Research Labs open days (28th – 31st May). Content will be sent to the location of the event using NHK’s BSAT-1 satellite; a compression system will shrink the 72Gbps stream to 85Mbps for broadcast, using HEVC encoding and the … Read more
Vodafone Enjoys Successful TV Year
Vodafone has announced that it ended its financial year (31st March) with 9.1 million TV customers in Europe. The TV service will arrive in the UK later this year.
APAC Will Dominate DTV Rise to 2020
More than 1 billion digital TV homes will be added globally between 2010 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. The total will rise by 180% to 1.65 billion at the end of the forecast period – with 134 million new homes this year. Global DTV penetration will reach 97.6% by the end of 2020, up … Read more
SES to Carry First FTA UltraHD Channel
SES will broadcast Europe’s first free-to-air UltraHD channel, Pearl.tv, when it goes live in September. Pearl.tv is a shopping channel that will be broadcast in Germany.
