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Disappointing Q4 Puts Brakes on IDC’s Tablet Forecast

IDC has cut back its five-year forecast for worldwide tablet shipments, following a YoY decline in Q4’14. The firm expects 234.5 million units to be shipped this year, representing a moderate increase of 2.1%. Although predictions have been cut, IDC still expects positive – if low – growth from the tablet market in the coming … Read more

Bang & Olufsen to Reorganise AV Business

Bang & Olufsen has announced plans to reorganise its AV business in order to “reduce complexity and increase flexibility”. The restructuring will result in a reduction of approximately 125 staff, the majority of which will be in the company’s AV segment, saving the firm an estimated DKK100 million ($14.3 million) a year. Bang & Olufsen … Read more

AUO Focuses on Five Areas for Panel Promotions

AUO is focusing on five key areas to promote panel sales this year, said president Paul Peng. They are UltraHD resolution; curved display technology; integrated touch; image improvement technologies such as wide colour gamut; and added-value functions for industrial, enterprise, car-use and wearable applications. AUO will produce more panel sizes to support UltraHD resolution, and … Read more

HTC Shows Smartphone and Fitness Band at MWC 2015

HTC One M9

HTC has announced the new One M9 smartphone with 5″ FHD display and Qualcomm 820 octacore processor. The LTE phone is the new flagship model and like its predecessor comes with a metal enclosure and most likely a price tag to match the high end appeal. While not officially announced, the phone may be available … Read more

Garmin’s Fitness and Smartwatch Devices Impress

Garmin Epix

Garmin was showing an impressive array of fitness and smartwatches that also address many sports and fitness requirements. As one would expect from Garmin, GPS plays an important role in its products. While not new by any means, the high end devices, like the Epix, fall into the smartwatch category as they allow for connection … Read more

SK Telecom has New Ideas and a PicoProjector

SK Telecom had three developments that are relevant to displays at MWC 2015. First there was the Bignote Beam, an input system for projection systems. The unit uses IR emanating from a wand or pen to locate the position on the projection screen. This is an alternative to touch solutions or video analysis. The sensor … Read more

Haier Uses MWC to Launch 3 New Tablets

Haier voyage v5 series

Haier announced three new tablets at MWC 2015. The W800 is an 8″ 1280 x 800 IPS Windows 8.1 tablet with a quad core Intel processor. The device is available in selected European markets for €129. The W203 also runs Windows and has a 10.1″ IPS 1280 x 800 screen and Intel quad core processor. … Read more

Panasonic Has Some Surprises at MWC

Panasonic Lumix CM1

Panasonic surprised visitors with some new products at MWC that are relevant to our readers. The first was a CCTV software solution for storing and analyzing video streams with face recognition software. If you think that sounds like science fiction you may be absolutely right, but in this case it actually works. With privacy laws … Read more

Worldwide Tablet Growth Hits the Brakes, Slowing to the Low Single Digits in the Years Ahead, According to IDC

Following the first year-over-year decline in worldwide tablet shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), the International Data Corporation (IDC) has scaled back its five year forecast for the product category. Worldwide shipments are expected to reach 234.5 million units in 2015, a modest year-over-year increase of 2.1% from 2014. Although the outlook has … Read more

Computacenter Result 19/03/2015

Computacenter plc has released its 2014 results, reporting a net profit of £55.1 million ($81.3 million) for the year on turnover of £3.1 billion ($4.5 billion), which compares with a net profit a year earlier of £33.1 million ($48.8 million) on turnover of £3 billion ($4.4 billion). Total turnover in Germany declined 8.2% to £1.1 … Read more