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

March 12, 2015 by Helen Vince

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

ISE No-Shows Make an Appearance at DSE

March 12, 2015 by Steve Sechrist

The 12th annual Digital Signage Expo got underway at the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center in mid-March (10-13), on the heels of a much larger Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) that took place just weeks before. While many of the same vendors were at the ISE there was still plenty to see on … Read more

Computacenter Result 19/03/2015

March 12, 2015 by Helen Vince

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

Nanoscale’s Coating Waterproofs Electronics

March 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

UK-based Nanoscale has developed a product called Flash Flood, which – it claims – will make electronics water-resistant. The coating is supplied in the form of a liquid; after three coats (including in the ports), plus drying time, electronics will be protected against accidental splashes. CNN found that a phone can even be submerged for … Read more

BenQ Streamlines Professional Installations With New SU917 Projector

March 12, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned digital lifestyle solutions provider, today introduced its new SU917 Colorific™ projector. Created to streamline the setup process for large venues, the 5,000 lumen device couples incredibly high brightness with easy calibration tools such as a 1.5x zoom lens, vertical lens shift, corner fit correction, and a remote control hot … Read more

SmartKem Scoops Semiconductor Award

March 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

SmartKem’s tru-FLEX semiconductor platform has won the Innovative Product of the Year award at the 2015 ESTnet Awards. Presented in Cardiff in early March, the ESTnet awards celebrate the achievements of electronics and software companies – specifically those in Wales.

Cable Rises Despite Competition

March 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

Speaking at the 2015 Cable Congress in Brussels, Caroline van Weede – MD of Cable Europe – has said that the cable TV industry is “alive and kicking”, despite increased competition from both traditional and new platforms, such as satellite and IPTV. Over the past year, the industry has generated an additional €1 billion in … Read more

Animal Planet Claims First 60fps UltraHD Programme

March 12, 2015 by Tom Allen

Animal Planet (owned by Discovery) claims to have the first TV series to have been shot and post-produced in UltraHD at 60fps. The series, Too Cute, is about kittens and puppies. It consists of four episodes, was shot on a Sony F55 camera and is being broadcast now.

Alcatel One Touch Has Lots to Show

March 12, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

Alcatel One Touch announced its Idol 3 smartphone that comes either as a 4.7″ or 5.5″ model. While the 4.7″ has an 1280 x 720 IPS display, the 5.5″ model has a FullHD IPS display. Both are LTE devices that also differ in their other specs, with the 4.7″ version having a quadcore Snapdragon 410 … Read more

Droiders Develops Apps for Augmented Reality

March 12, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

Droiders is a developer of apps for augmented reality hardware. While the company does not develop or manufacture its own augmented reality hardware it does offer a “cardboard box” approach for smartphones to provide a test bed for potential users. Its business model is based on supplying pre-developed apps as well as unique special applications … Read more

ZTE Introduces Spro 2 Microprojector

March 12, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

ZTE was showing its latest line up of smartphones and introduced the Spro 2 microprojector (shown at CES) to Europe. The ZTE Star 2 is an upgraded 5″ FHD model running on Android 4.4. The new phone upgrades the low level voice control by accepting Chinese and English commands, while Spanish input will be added … Read more

Microsoft Shows Lumina 640 XL at MWC 2015

March 12, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

For the first time, Microsoft has taken over the release of new mobile phones after its acquisition of Nokia’s mobile device activities. The Lumia 640 is a 5″ 1280 x 720 IPS LCD smartphone while the Lumia 640 XL sports a 5.7″ 1280 x 720 IPS display. From a display perspective this is on the … Read more