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Taiwan’s major notebook manufacturers and ODMs reported sequential sales declines in February, a traditionally slow month because of fewer working days and the Chinese New Year. Acer reported a 9% month on month and 15.6% year on year fall in sales last month to NT$20.6 billion ($651.5 million), bringing sales so far this year to … Read more
Foxconn Electronics’ sales slipped 29.3% month on month to NT$280 billion ($8.9 billion), though this was 7.4% higher than February of last year. Sales for January and February climbed 17.5% year on year to NT$676 billion ($21.4 billion). Of Foxconn’s three major business areas, information, communication and consumer electronics, the consumer electronics business recorded the … Read more
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a German public broadcaster, is to begin trialing DVB-T2 in August. The tests will offer HD content in the Bonn/Cologne region.
Greece has completed its analogue switch-off. The DTT platform is now available to more than 96% of the country’s population.
Free, a French company that has developed an UltraHD Android STB, is powering the box with a Broadcom chip. The Freebox uses a BCM7252 SoC and can show streamed, terrestrial, VoD and recorded content. It is claimed to be the first to support 4Kp60 10-bit HEVC content. Broadcom’s BCM43570 is also used to Bluetooth remote … Read more
The new 12″ MacBook (available April 10) announced this week by Apple and the new XPS 13 notebook PC from Dell (available now) that was first shown at CES 2015, are both great examples of the current state-of-the-art in notebook computer design. The New 12″ MacBook Source: The Verge Dell XPS 13 Source: The Verge … Read more
According to the Wall Street Journal, the ‘Force Touch’ technology on the new Apple Watch and Macbook will also make an appearance on the next iPhone. Force Touch can distinguish between the pressure of a touch, so – for example – a hard press could activate a different response compared to a light tap. Analyst … Read more
Sony’s Playstation Vue service (Sony TV Service Enters Beta) will be rolled out to the USA soon, according to the Wall Street Journal. It will be launched within two weeks in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, said Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House.
NEC’s new Multisync E905 is a 90″ display for video conferencing, with an OPS slot to simplify installation. With a 24/7 scheduler built in, as well as commercial-grade thermostatic cooling capabilities, the unit can also be used in digital signage applications. A three-year warranty is supplied for the display. It will also automatically detect inputs … Read more
With your e-commerce available in the store you can increase your sales and service level considerably. The In-Store Tablet is a mobile and interactive tablet in a handy format. Its size and mobility makes it ideal as sales support when meeting customers in the store. Unlimited product range The amount of products on store display … Read more
LG Electronics USA introduced an all-new digital signage monitor series, a cost-effective solution for the U.S. retail and small- to mid-size business (SMB) markets. The five new models in the SE3B series redefine affordable digital signage, with lower energy consumption, a narrower bezel width and flexible content management features. The sleek and stylish displays, on … Read more
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced it is powering the first Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) Android TV set-top box (STB). Offered by Free, a leading French broadband and IPTV service provider, and powered by Broadcom’s BCM7252 STB system-on-chip (SoC), the newly launched … Read more
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