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TCL Multimedia Result 05/03/2015

TCL Multimedia has announced its full year results, reporting a net profit for the year of HK$234 million ($30.2 million), which included a one-off gain of HK$159 million ($20.5 million) recorded from the closure of certain subsidiaries. Turnover for the year was HK$33.5 billion ($4.3 billion), down 15.1% year on year. Sales volume of LCD … Read more

Multiple Ports Distinguish Plug-In’s Panel PC

Plug-In Electronic GmbH is now offering a new fanless 21.5″ panel PC called the MTC-2021. Designed for industrial systems, the display supports 10-point multitouch, can be operated while wearing gloves and is rated at 7H hardness. IP65 protection means that the front of the PC is protected against water, dust and dirt. The unit can … Read more

Tender Complete for New Turkish Airport

Germany’s Gebr. Heinemann and Unifree Dutyfree have won the tender to provide ‘International Airside Retail’ concessions at Istanbul’s new airport, due to open in 2018. Digitisation is likely to play a major role in the design. Analyst Comment There is a huge boom in airport building in the area from Turkey down to the UAE … Read more

Samsung Germany Names Business Director

Leif Erik Lindner Samsung Germany

Samsung Electronics in Germany has named Leif-Erik Lindner as business director for its TV and audio business in the country. Lindner, who took up his new position at the beginning of the year, has been with Samsung since 2008 in various sales leadership roles. Prior to joining Samsung, he held various management positions with Sony.

Augmenting Virtual Reality

Interaction with the physical world while wearing a virtual reality device is difficult, to say the least – flailing arms will inevitably catch errant pens, cups of water and people while you are happily stacking blocks or flying a plane. Augmented reality does not suffer from that problem in the same way, as in this … Read more

IDC: Commercial Market to Drive European Tablet Growth

Western Europe’s commercial tablet market is expected to exceed 11 million units in 2019, representing a CAGR of more than 130% from 2014, says IDC. Despite the maturing market, this data shows that tablets will continue to represent a significant opportunity for device makers in the future. Tablets have been well accepted by consumers since … Read more

NXP and Freescale Announce $40 Billion Merger

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE: FSL) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which NXP will merge with Freescale in a transaction which values the combined enterprise at just over $40 billion. The merger creates a high performance mixed signal semiconductor industry leader, with combined revenue … Read more