Hannspree’s Smart Sports Watch Available in UK
In the UK, Hannspree has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Entatech for its first wearable device, the Smart Sports Watch.
Loewe Recognises Chinese Partnership
Loewe has been working with China’s Hisense since 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 29); in recognition of that fact, the company has now installed a new TV in the Chinese embassy in Berlin. “China is a promising market for Loewe”, said CEO Mark Hüsges. Left to right: Chinese ambassador Shi Mingde, the Bundestag’s Hans … Read more
Rumour: Oppo’s Watch Charges in Five Minutes
China’s Oppo – a mobile device maker known for its high-end and affordable smartphones – is developing a smartwatch with very fast charging. According to Chinese social network Weibo, Oppo will show its new watch soon, possibly at the launch of the Find 9 smartphone. The watch is said to be capable of charging fully … Read more
Microsoft Files Lawsuit Against Kyocera
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Kyocera alleging that three of the Japanese company’s phones infringed seven Microsoft patents. According to a Reuters report, Microsoft has asked a federal judge in Seattle to impose a US sales injunction against Kyocera’s alleged infringing products. Microsoft had previously said that it will adhere to the wishes of … Read more
Apple Plugs TV, Adds a New MacBook and erm…. Shows Some Watches
We have held off from the flood of initial streams and comment that came with the Apple announcements on Monday. We’re covering the Apple watch in detail in one article and have a separate article (for both our newsletters) to look at the new MacBook. This is the first new product category that Apple has … Read more
Sony Starts Job Cuts in Sweden
Sony is reported to have started making the first round of job cuts in its mobile business, with news that 1,000 jobs are to go in Sweden. The company is understood to have told staff in Lund that it will almost halve the workforce there from 1st April when Sony begins making structural changes to … Read more
Asus Aims to Triple Smartphone Shipments
Jonney Shih, chairman of Asus USA, has said that the company intends to triple its smartphone shipments this year. That would put the company’s shipments at 25 million units. Six new markets will be added, bringing the company’s total to 20.
Low Season Takes its Toll on Innolux
The low season took its toll on Innolux, as it did across most of Taiwan’s manufacturers, with the company seeing sequential falls in both sales and panel shipments in February. The company’s sales for the month fell 24.5% from January to NT$27.2 billion ($859.7 million), though this 9.4% ahead of February of last year. Sales … Read more
Samsung Unpacks Two New Phones
Samsung held its “Unpacked 2015” event at the Barcelona Conference Centre on the evening before the show proper opened. It was a big event – with many partners and Samsung staff as well as a lot of media from around the world. The number of attendees would have been in the thousands. The big announcement … Read more
Tobii and EyeTech Agree Technology Partnership
Tobii and EyeTech Digital Systems have entered into a royalty-bearing technology partnership which will give EyeTech access to Tobii’s patented Region-of-Interest Technology. EyeTech becomes the second licensee to receive the ability to use Tobii’s proprietary technology, which is said to be a core component of modern high-speed, power-efficient eye tracking. Financial terms were not disclosed.
TCL Result 12/03/2015
TCL Corporation has released its full year results, posting a net profit of $518 million, 60% higher than the previous year, on turnover of $14.4 billion, which was 18.4% higher year on year. TCL Communication Technology, the group’s fastest-growing company, achieved sales revenue of $3.9 billion in 2014, a YoY increase of 60.3%, and net … Read more
PSCo Brings New Tech to Assessment Centre
Between 16th and 27th March, PSCo is inviting its partners to visit the PSCo Assessment Centre in Reading, where it is showing its newest display technology. As well as a new DigitalMedia control system, the space has five zones dedicated to LEDs (showing pitches down to 1mm); videowalls; high-brightness displays; brackets; ultra-large screens; and players … Read more
