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Sales of large (32″+) FPDs in the USA rose 12% YoY in December, according to PMA Research. The firm gets its data from professional AV dealers and integrators in the USA, serving commercial markets. Commercial- and consumer-grade volume were driven by year-end corporate spending, with many consumer models also sold into commercial applications. PMA found … Read more
Dell has expanded its European distributor base and added Ingram Micro as a reseller of its PCs, notebooks, tablets and displays in Switzerland. Ingram Micro already distributes Dell products in Austria, Germany and the UK.
TechNavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the Global Gesture Recognition Market for Smart TV, which is expected to post a CAGR of 33.07 percent from 2014-2019. According to the latest report from TechNavio, development of gesture recognition technologies by OEMs will provide a boost to the global market. Microsoft’s Kinect … Read more
The second generation of Toshiba’s Chromebooks has been introduced, with two different screen resolutions and up to 11.5 hours of battery life. As Chromebooks, the CB30-B-103 and CB30-B-104 are designed to be used while connected to the internet. As well as the 16GB SSD, owners will have access to 100GB of cloud storage on Google … Read more
The old seven-bar clock at the Kennedy Space Centre’s Press Site is arguably a part of history, used in many Apollo launches. Last December, the clock became history, as it was too old to continue to repair. NASA has now replaced it with ‘a new clock for a new generation’: an LED board with the … Read more
Teleplan, a company specialising in electronics after-sales, says that British people throw away more than £1.4 billion ($2.1 billion) every year. In a recent survey, 69% of respondents had had one electrical item break in the last two years, while 23% had had between two and four break. ‘Most people’ simply throw these broken items … Read more
A multi-touch best practice guide is to be introduced by 3M (8.F300). The guide will include advice from 3M and its European partners, to show where and how touch technology can be used. A media server capable of delivering uncompressed 3Gbps playback will be introduced by 7thSense Design (10.R114). The Delta Infinity Media Server has enough bandwidth to power 8k … Read more
In its recent financial report (Samsung Profit Fell for First Time in 3 Years), Samsung said that it is to adopt a new mobile device strategy, following a year of ‘weak earnings’. The company will use ‘new materials and designs’ – effectively, we understand, scrapping the plastic body in favour of metal and glass. Samsung will … Read more
Sky PLC has reported its half yearly results, posting a net profit of £1 billion ($1.5 billion) on turnover of £4.3 billion ($6.5 billion), which compares with a net profit in the first six months of last year of £411 million ($625.2 million) on turnover of £3.7 billion ($5.6 billion).
Michael Tsai, VP of AUO’s display business group, has said that the company is aiming to hold a 30% share of curved UltraHD TV panel shipments worldwide this year. The majority of AUO’s shipments will be 50″, 55″ and 65″ units.
Asustek said it managed to achieve revenue growth in 2014 and is optimistic about its performance this year, despite tough competition in mobile devices. The company shipped 20.1 million notebooks in 2014, a 6.9% increase from 2013, though most of this increase was attributed to low-priced models in specific markets. Shipments of tablets fell short … Read more
Monthly production at AUO’s G8.5 facilities in Houli, Taiwan, will be increased by between 25,000 and 30,000 substrates by 2016, said company president Paul Peng. The move will add 5% to AUO’s overall capacity. It is part of a shift towards more profitability, said Peng, not just market share. AUO will allocate NT$40 billion ($1.2 billion) … Read more
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