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The UK’s Ocean Group has announced the acquisition of MediaCo Outdoor, a Manchester-based company specialising in OOH digital and backlight premium large formats. Ocean’s CEO Tim Bleakley said the acquisition will accelerate the company’s dual strategy of developing “ iconic digital and premium formats, and mirrors its acquisition of Signature Outdoor in Birmingham last year”. … Read more
Major UK retailer Tesco reported a record £6.3 billion ($9.4 billion) pre-tax loss for last year, having lost ground to cheaper rivals such as Aldi and Lidl. Tesco swung to a net loss for the year of £5.7 billion ($8.5 billion) from a net profit in the previous year of £970 million ($1.4 billion), while … Read more
Dell UK has promoted its sales director and general manager, Sarah Shields, adding responsibility for consumer, SME, channel and distribution sales for the PC seller. Prior to the promotion Shields focused on consumer and SME sales direct.
According to the United Nations University, 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste (including household appliances) was generated last year – up 2 million tonnes from 2013. Less than a sixth was recycled or made available for re-use. Around 7% came from mobile phones, PCs, calculators and printers. In volume terms, most came from the USA, … Read more
A Galaxy Note rival has been released by LG – but only for the Korean market, at present. A worldwide release is planned later in the year, but specific markets have not been announced. The LG G Stylo phablet is a 5.7″ handset with an IPS panel (1280 x 720 resolution) and in-cell touch. It … Read more
We’d be the first to admit to occasionally prodding an under-performing PC with a toe, but we can at least tell the difference between a computer and Old Yeller. Someone ought to share this information with Lucas Hinch, a Colorado resident who – frustrated by his ageing Dell XPS 410 – took it out back … Read more
The developer edition of the HTC Vive headset, announced at MWC 2015, is now available. However, developers wanting to test the product will need to fill out an application form – Valve, HTC’s partner, will then decide which applicants should receive the headset when distribution begins in the summer. The sign-up page can be found … Read more
A patent awarded to Google has the potential to turn walls into screens. The patent outlines a projection system that can display images on a wall covered with photo-reactive paint. A beam of light from a projector would react with the paint to change the scene displayed – and, like E Ink, the image would … Read more
Cree Inc.’s net profit in the third quarter of the year was down 48% at $24.9 million from $47.7 million in Q3 of the previous year. However, turnover for the quarter improved slightly to $409.5 million from $405.2 million. In the first nine months of the year, Cree reported a net profit of $23.9 million … Read more
Semiconductor revenue will rise to $354 billion, says Gartner. While this is a 4% climb, it is lower than the 5.4% increase predicted in Q4’14. The semiconductor industry is increasingly concerned about revenue growth this year. System suppliers are beginning to tackle problems stemming from local currency depreciation, relative to the US dollar; excess inventories; … Read more
Sony has revised its outlook for this year and narrowed its net loss forecast to ¥126 billion ($1 billion) from ¥170 billion ($1.4 billion) predicted in February, while turnover is now expected to be ¥8.2 trillion ($68.3 billion), 2.5% higher than February’s forecast of ¥8 trillion ($66.6 billion). The company has raised its outlook primarily … Read more
Asus has raised its Zenfone shipment forecast for this year, from 25 million units to 30 million, say supply chain sources. It was said that monthly Zenfone 2 shipments would reach 2 million in May, rising to 2.5 million – 3 million units in June. The sources also said that Zenwatch and Vivowatch shipments this … Read more
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