Lenovo Adds Russian Distributor
Lenovo has signed Marvel Distributsia in Russia to distribute its consumer notebooks.
MSC Brings eDP to Embedded World
MSC Technologies is to show off its embedded DisplayPort (eDP) products at Embedded World 2016 (hall 2, stand 2-240). The show takes place from 24th – 26th February in Nuremberg. They include modules from Sharp, AUO and NLT.
German Retail Sales to Rise
German trade association HDE expects a slight increase in retail sales in the country this year – which would make 2015 the sixth year in a row to see an increase. €466.2 billion is expected to be spent at retail, a 1.5% YoY rise. Online shopping remains a growth driver, expected to rise 12% to €43.6 … Read more
US Budget Contains a Huge Tax Break For Tech Companies
A recent article by The Register points at a tax break in the 2015 US budget for tech firms. According to the article, the new budget proposes a tax break for multinational US companies that keep profits from their activities in overseas accounts. The Register claims that these accounts combine for a total value of … Read more
Samsung To Show Off Curves in Barcelona
Samsung has announced what is widely expected to be the launch date of the next Galaxy smartphone: the 1st March, just before MWC, in Barcelona. The invitation sent to the Display Monitor team indicates that the phone is likely to be both thin and curved, or flexible.
Samsung Announces Resignations of Two Executives
Samsung announced this week that two of its vice presidents had resigned, both for personal reasons. Park Gwang-gi, vice president of the company’s video display department in charge of strategic marketing tendered his resignation, along with Kim Seok-pil, vice president of strategic marketing for the company’s mobile communications unit. No further details were released.
Microsoft Developing Snapdragon 810 Handset
Microsoft is working on a new Windows Phone unit, which will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor. Juha Kokkonen, general manager for portfolio and product management at Microsoft, confirmed the news, but no other details.
Q4 Marked First Ever Tablet Decline, Says IDC
Q4’14 saw tablet shipments fall for the first time since the market became mainstream in 2010, says IDC. Overall shipments of tablets and hybrids reached 76.1 million units, a 3.2% YoY decline. However, full-year shipments were up 4.4%, to 229.6 million. Senior research analyst Jitesh Ubrani noted that “The tablet market is still very top … Read more
Flextronics Result 06/02/2015
Flextronics’ net profit in the third quarter improved to $153 million from $145 million a year earlier, though turnover was slightly lower at $7 billion from $7.2 billion. For the year to date, Flextronics reported a net profit of $465.7 million on turnover of $20.2 billion.
TDMaverick to Offer Peerless-AV Range Across Europe
TDMaverick has signed a strategic partnership with Peerless-AV to offer an extensive range of products from Peerless across Europe. Products added to its offering include flat-panel mounts, projector mounts, digital signage and video wall accessories, environmental enclosures, flat-panel stands and carts, and interactive kiosks.
Mitsubishi Result 05/02/2015
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation reported a 53% year on year increase in net profit in the first nine months of the year of ¥145.6 billion ($1.2 billion) on turnover of ¥2.9 trillion ($24.6 billion), which was 9% higher year on year. In the third quarter of the year, Mitsubishi’s net profit was 3.3% higher YoY at … Read more
Cable and IPTV Rule Hungary
Hungarian regulator NMHH has said that there were 3.4 million pay-TV subscribers in the country at the end of 2014. More than 2 million received cable or IPTV services, 55% of whom were digital. There were 900,910 DTH subscribers and 117,307 for pay-DTT service MinDig TV Extra, based on data from the three main service … Read more
