LGE Germany Appoints New CEO
Young Lee has been named as the new CEO of LG Electronics Deutschland. Lee, who has held various roles with LG for almost 30 years, takes over from Kiju Song, who was CEO in Germany for three years.
Samsung Kicks Off 2015 With German Roadshow
A Samsung roadshow will take place at Berlin-Tempelhof on 25th – 27th February. The ‘Smart | Er | Life’ show will highlight TV, AV, IT and mobile products, as well as home appliances and B2B products. Following the event, pop-up showroms will appear in five German cities: Munich (2nd March); Essen (4th March); Stuttgart (10th … Read more
Intel Result 21/01/2015
Intel Corporation has released its fourth quarter and full year results, achieving record turnover for Q4 and 2014, both up 6% and also record full-year unit shipments of PCs, servers, tablets, phones and Internet of Things devices. The company’s net profit in Q4 increased 39.5% year on year to $3.6 billion from $2.6 billion, while … Read more
Google to test modular cellphone in Puerto Rico
Google will begin a trial of its Project Ara modular smartphone concept (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48) in Puerto Rico this year. The trial will take place in partnership with Mexican carrier Claro and local carrier Open Mobile. Project Ara is based around a central ‘core’, with users adding their own modules to increase … Read more
BBC Tests HDR at New Year
BBC engineers used an Arri camera to capture the New Year’s Eve fireworks in London in HDR – part of the move towards UltraHD Phase 2. BBC R&D identified HDR as providing one of the most noticeable improvements in image quality of several technologies, including wide colour gamut and higher spatial resolution. (Frankly, the BBC’s … Read more
Xiaomi Targets Internationals With Low-Cost Phablet
Xiaomi has unveiled the latest in its premium ‘Mi’ series of mobile devices: the Mi Note. While still low cost for a phablet of its specifications, the Mi Note will be offered in several versions – including one, the Note Pro, while will be Xiaomi’s most expensive product to date. With a 5.7″ display (1920 … Read more
Streambox and Celebro Collaborate on High-Res Broadcast
Streambox and Celebro Media Studios have partnered to debut a live UltraHD broadcast from the UK. The transmissions were enabled by Streambox’s 4k Software Encoder/Player and 4k Rackmount Encoder/Decoder.
Falling White-Box Shipments Affect Supply Chain
As large vendors produce more low-cost smartphones, international shipments are falling for Chinese white-box handset manufacturers. Asian sources say that the component orders placed by white-box vendors are falling because of the shift in the market.
Inventec Look to India for New Fab
Inventec may open a new factory in India to supply clients outside of China, chairman Richard Lee has said. Company president KC Huang recently visited India to examine the feasibility of such a move. New plants are also to be opened in Beijing, raising capacity from the city to about 8 million smartphone units a … Read more
The Global Smartwatch Market Will See More Alliances with the Fashion Industry in the Coming Years
TechNavio has announced the publication of its market research report on the Global Smartwatch Market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 96.8 percent from 2014-2019. The latest report from TechNavio emphasizes budding alliances between smartwatch vendors and the fashion industry. These days, vendors and consumers alike have started considering the physical appearance of … Read more
Dell Momentum Continues with 8 Consecutive Quarters of PC Gains in Global Share
Dell’s momentum in its client solutions (PC) business continued during the fourth calendar quarter of 2014 as it registered its eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year gains in global share and grew faster than the overall industry, based on preliminary data recently released by industry analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Specifically: “Our growth in 2014 in the … Read more
MEA Broadcasters Must Enhance Customer Experience in Bid to Counter the Flood of OTT Content
The acceleration of localized content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against freemium services will all shape the coming 12 months in the Middle East and Africa’s rapidly evolving media and broadcasting industry. That’s according to International Data Corporation’s newly … Read more
