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CEA Reports an Uptick in Consumer Sentiment Towards Tech Spending

May 1, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

The CEA collects data about the sentiment of consumers in the USA towards the economic development as well as technology spending. These sentiment surveys are not looking at what happened in the past, but are trying to project what is going to happen in the future. There is a difference between what people think about … Read more

IBM-Lenovo Deal was 10 Years Ago

May 1, 2015 by Tom Allen

Lenovo has marked the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s PC business. The move helped the company to evolve from a China-only PC maker to a global PC vendor. Lenovo celebrated the sale of more than 100 million Thinkpad (an IBM brand) laptops this year. (The Lenovo seems to me to be the best … Read more

Lenovo Marks Decade of Success Since Acquisition of IBM’s PC Business

May 1, 2015 by Tom Allen

On May 1st, Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) marked the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s PC business a major milestone in its evolution from China-only PC maker, to global PC challenger, to where it is today: one of the world’s most innovative technology companies. Over the past decade, Lenovo has achieved tremendous growth … Read more

Worldwide Tablet Market Contracts for Second Straight Quarter

May 1, 2015 by Helen Vince

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices fell to 47.1 million in 1Q15, a -5.9% decline from the same quarter a year ago, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet … Read more

SID Honors Luminaries from Around the World

May 1, 2015 by Bob Raikes

The Society for Information Display (SID) today revealed this year’s industry innovators chosen to join the ranks of SID’s elite Honors and Awards recipients. These exceptional scientists, engineers and business leaders are selected from a field of highly talented professionals for their remarkable contributions to the field of information display. The 2015 honorees will be … Read more

Philips Quad HD Monitors Now in 32″ Size

May 1, 2015 by Helen Vince

MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, announces an exciting addition to the line-up of displays with super-fine resolutions beyond HD. At 32 inches, the BDM3270QP display is a new size for Philips Monitors with QHD, and offers users another choice for increasing their screen space. Raising productivity with its … Read more

If they can do what they say they can….

May 1, 2015 by Bob Raikes

This week, Tom and I both went to the TV Connect event in London and I also went along to events run by Ericsson (alongside TV Connect) and Sharp so it was a busy week here. One story that is really intriguing me is the V-Nova one. We have reported this several times in recent … Read more

Light Polymers Removes Steps From Coating Production

May 1, 2015 by Tom Allen

US-based Light Polymers has developed a lyotropic liquid crystal material that can be used for coating LCD and OLED displays. The material, CF001, has flat dispersion of retardation and can be used for compensation films. Flat dispersion of retardation reduces the colour tint of the film when viewed from off angles. Normal compensation films lend … Read more

Intel Creates New Technology Group

May 1, 2015 by Helen Vince

Intel is reported to have reorganised its mobile related operations to create a new technology group, which will incorporate the former New Devices group and a number of research and product development efforts. The reorganisation is aimed at helping Intel move into new mobile products, particularly wearable devices. The new unit will be led by … Read more

Pixelworks Result 06/05/2015

May 1, 2015 by Helen Vince

Pixelworks Inc.’s net profit in the first quarter was $14.4 million compared to $13.5 million in the first quarter of 2014, primarily driven by 35% growth in chip revenue and reflecting market share gains in the projector market. The company’s net loss in Q1 widened to $3.4 million from $2.5 million in the first quarter … Read more

Quantum Materials Raises $490,000

December 21, 2022May 1, 2015 by Helen Vince

Quantum Materials says it has raised $490,000 of a planned $2 million round of financing, from five investors. The company said earlier this year that it wanted to increase its quantum dots production capacity eight-fold this year and last week, to achieve this, Quantum Materials took delivery of a larger quantum dot production system (Quantum … Read more

Microvision Result 06/05/2015

May 1, 2015 by Helen Vince

Microvision Inc. posted a first quarter net loss of $3.9 million on turnover of $901,000, compared with a net loss in the first three months of last year of $8 million on turnover of $1.2 million.