Toshiba Chooses Cidexport for Clearance Lines
In France, Toshiba has chosen Cidexport as its official distributor of clearance models. The broker already offers a selection of Toshiba notebooks through local and international resellers.
Medium Adds Vendors in Germany
Medium has expanded its offering in Germany through three new distribution deals. The company has added touchscreen and interactive displays from Focus Touch, interactive whiteboards from Smit and display supports and mounts from HKS.
100% of German IT Companies Expect Revenue Growth
Germany’s Central Association of Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers (ZVEI) has predicted a positive year for the German electrical industry. Speaking at the Hannover Messe this month, ZVEI president Michael Ziesemer said that 59% of companies expect sales growth up to 2% YoY – and the remaining 41% expect even higher growth. ZVEI predicts a 1.5% … Read more
Digital Signage Returns to Russia
The Digital Signage Russia conference – said to be the country’s largest signage event – will take place on 29th May in Moscow’s Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel. Organised by Digisky and OVAB Europe, the conference is attended by venue owners and DOOH network operators. Around 300 delegates from 140 companies visited last year’s show.
Z4 Rumours May Apply to Different Phone
A Twitter source known for technology leaks (@Vizileaks) claims that recent rumours about the upcoming Sony Xperia Z4 smartphone actually apply to a lesser model called the Z3 Neo. The rumours claim a 5.1″ display (1920 x 1080), octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage – if Vizileaks is correct, the … Read more
iOS 9 Expected at WWDC 2015
Apple has announced the date of its Worldwide Developer Conference. For 2015 the event will take place on 8th June, at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. The tagline this year is ‘The epicenter of change’, and iOS 9 is widely-expected to be shown off.
Intel Result 15/04/2015
Intel Corporation has reported its Q1 results, the first based on the company’s new financial reporting structure which brought its mobile and communications unit together with Intel’s PC client business. Turnover was flat year on year at $12.8 billion, while net profit rose 3% to $2 billion from $1.9 billion a year earlier. Turnover in … Read more
Apple Fan Auctions Collection For Charity
An Apple 1 computer – one of only 13 still in existence – has been listed on eBay. The seller is Bob Luther, who is selling off his collection of Apple products. 10% of the profits will go towards the ALS Association. Luther sold an Apple 1 on eBay last year, for $365,000. The new … Read more
AUO Insists Antitrust Compliance is in Place
AU Optronics (AUO) appeared in a US court this week to deny charges that it had failed to implement an effective compliance programme, after the company was found guilty in 2008 of conspiring to fix LCD panel prices. According to the arraignment in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, which was … Read more
Samsung Holds Off on Flexible Tablets
A Korean website, Inews24, says that concerns over profitability will keep Samsung from launching 7″+ flexible tablet products this year. The company will instead look to apply the technology to smartphones.
In-Car Infotainment Shifts to APAC
The Volvo XC90 has its own infotainment system, complemented with third-party productsThanks to a rapid expansion of connected navigation systems and in-car Wi-Fi, ABI Research predicts that Connected Automotive Infotainment Systems (CAIS) will grow at a 33.8% CAGR over the next five years. More than 342 million systems will have shipped between 2015 and 2020. … Read more
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent say they have entered into a memorandum of understanding under which Nokia will offer to buy all of Alcatel-Lucent’s equity shares through a public exchange offer in France and the US. The all-share deal values Alcatel-Lucent at €15.6 billion. Nokia said that the combined company would create “an innovation leader in next … Read more
