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Middle East and Africa Tablet Market Posts Healthy Growth but Slowdown Looms

March 30, 2015 by Helen Vince

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded robust year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment. The latest figures released by global advisory services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) show that the overall MEA tablet market grew … Read more

ASUS Transformer Book Chi Available for Preorders

March 30, 2015 by Helen Vince

ASUS begins accepting preorders for the Transformer Book Chi family from the ASUS Store and select resellers. Announced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 (CES), the Transformer Book Chi is a family of razor-thin 2-in-1 Windows detachables that offer the unrivalled convenience of a powerful laptop and transforms seamlessly into a handy tablet whenever needed. … Read more

Forget Demand, Supply Drives Price

March 30, 2015 by David Barnes

The perennial problem with supply-demand forecasts is that demand is a function of price. Watching internal and external analysts forecast supply-demand up close and personal for 20 years leads me to conclude that such forecasts are misleading at best and dangerous at worst. There is an alternative. Consider supply. While LCD makers have the option … Read more

Dynamic Focus 19″ Wide LCD Monitors V22 Issue 14

March 30, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 19″ wide category, covering both 16:10 and 16:9 models and sizes from 18″ wide to 19.9″ wide. There are 14 brands featured in the advertising. Acer is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, AOC is second and Philips is third. … Read more

Arrow Extends Offer for Data Modul

December 21, 2022March 30, 2015 by Helen Vince

Arrow Electronics has reduced the acceptance threshold of its offer for all outstanding shares of Data Modul from 75% to 50%, thereby extending the offer period to 7th April 2015. In February, Arrow Electronics, through its wholly-owned subsidiary in Munich, Germany,initiated an all-cash tender offer to acquire the shares of Data Modul, for a purchase … Read more

NanoTech Signs Licensing Agreement with Paramount Pictures to Offer “INTERSTELLAR” on UltraFlix Streaming Network

March 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

NanoTech Entertainment (otcpink:NTEK), a pioneer in bringing the ultimate quality streaming experience to consumers, announced today a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures, that will bring the award-winning epic “INTERSTELLAR” to UltraFlix™, NanoTech’s streaming network. Under the agreement, the film will be available on UltraFlix beginning March 31. Named as one of the Top Films of … Read more

New Mid-Range Smartphone Series from LG Begins Global Launch

March 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

LG Electronics (LG) kicks off the global rollout of its new mid-range smartphone lineup starting in South America to be followed closely by Europe, Asia, Middle East Africa and North America. This premium but affordable series comprised of Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy was first unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in early March where … Read more

YouTube Moves Forward With 60fps UltraHD

March 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

YouTube introduced 60fps videos last year, and is now combining the format with UltraHD resolution. The content is still only an experiment (YouTube has only enabled it on six videos), and requires a relatively high amount of processing power – my laptop ran them at more like 1fps – plus, of course, an UltraHD display! … Read more

Quality Almost Rivals Content in OTT Importance

March 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

A report on OTT TV from Conviva shows that quality is more important to consumers than was thought. 75% of OTT viewers will abandon a poor-quality stream in the first four minutes, the report (http://tinyurl.com/o3ysjnk) shows. More than 30% said that they would leave OTT services as soon as there is playback degradation, and 20% … Read more

Artist Paints With ShadowSense

March 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Dutch artist Edo Draaijer has launched a new blog (http://tinyurl.com/qy99buw), where he demonstrates art created exclusively using Baanto’s Shadowsense touch technology. Shadowsense can distinguish between brush sizes and can sense the deformation of the brush to reflect pressure.

Nanotech Licenses Hollywood Film

March 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Nanotech continues to expand the content in its Ultraflix library, having recently signed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures. Paramount has given Nanotech permission to host the 2014 film Interstellar.

Microvision Receives $8 Million License Fee

March 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Microvision has received an $8 million license fee payment from its Fortune Global 100 partner – commonly assumed to be Sony (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 15). The firm said that it has received $18 million in orders, shipped since December 2014, as well as its licence fee.