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Display vendors should be aware of a change to regulations in Europe, which will be enforced from January 2015. July 2010 saw a political agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission, which set up new regulations for the labelling of products in Europe (Display Monitor Vol 17 No 29). Directive 1062/2010 introduced new … Read more
PCs in MEA enjoyed 2.1% volume growth YoY to reach 4.26 million units in Q3’14. According to IDC, the result was boosted by two large education deals in Pakistan and the revival of the Egyptian market. Both the desktop and portable segments showed an increase, of 3.6% (to 1.73 million) and 1.1% (to 2.53 million), … Read more
According to an article in Digitimes, the demand for electrophoretic displays (e-paper) is on a global decline. The article explains this decline with lower sales of electronic book readers, with Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic leaving the market. In the US, Amazon is still the market leader and according to recent sales results, is doing well. … Read more
One of the big potential applications for the next generation of virtual reality gear is the ability to immerse yourself in a 360-degree video experience. While there is a going crop of 360-degree capture devices, NextVR has one of the most sophisticated rigs. That’s why, when it says it has captured a live concert of … Read more
A keynote dedicated to mobile technology will consist of a panel with executives from Electrolux, General Motors, Philips and Qualcomm. ‘How Mobile is Fundamentally Changing Our World’ will take place at 1pm on 6th January in the Westgate Theatre. Hardent, at the VESA DisplayPort stand (South Hall 1, #20,624), will showcase what is said to … Read more
Revenue from consumer electronics (CE) sales in Germany in 2015 will fall 3.3% YoY, to €10.2 billion. The forecast is presented by trade association Bitkom, based on data from the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO). While the rapid 15% decline seen in 2013 has not stopped, it has slowed considerably. The market’s performance continues to … Read more
Tablet sales grew strongly in the MEA region in Q3’14, says IDC, spurred by significant Android shipments. Volume rose 29.6%, to 4.15 million units. Growth was most evident in the consumer segment, which was boosted by a number of IT festivals and back-to-school promotions. YoY declines hit both iOS and Windows in Q3, but Android … Read more
With falling prices for 4k/UHD TV sets, the remaining question for the TV industry is how to provide UHD content to the consumer? While the consumer may be intrigued by the excellent images seen in the retail store, the question is how impressed he will be once the UHD TV is in his living room. … Read more
Global PC monitor shipments in Q3’14 fell 5.1% YoY, to 33.4 million units, according to IDC. Shipments are expected to remain flat, at around 33.5 million units, in Q4’14. Two of the world’s largest monitor markets experienced modest shipment growth: Western Europe and the USA (4.4% and 4.5%, respectively). IDC expects US shipments to grow … Read more
Emerging markets exhibited record levels of smartphone growth in Q3’14, while mature regions like Western Europe continued to decline. Smartphone sales were up 20.3% YoY, to 301 million units – balanced by falling feature phone sales, with the result that total mobile phone sales to end users in Q3 were flat, says Gartner. Total smartphone … Read more
Last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 49), talks surrounding the second phase of the International Technology Agreement (ITA-II) were said to have stalled over a disagreement between China and South Korea. Reuters now reports that the talks, which aim to update the 17-year old agreement, have fallen through because of the deadlock. “The participants … Read more
Vixs Systems Inc. narrowed its third quarter net loss to $2.9 million from $5.1 million in Q3 a year earlier, while turnover improved to $10.7 million from $7.3 million in the previous year. For the first nine months of the year, Vixs Systems’ net loss was down to $11.8 million from $25 million for the … Read more
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