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Loewe to Keep Manufacturing in Germany

Loewe has announced that it now intends to maintain its manufacturing base in Germany, having signed a strategic deal last year with Hisense to produce the major hardware components of its products in China. The company’s co-CEO, Mark Huesges, told Reuters that there would not be a cheaper version of any Loewe product as the … Read more

Qualcomm Facing EC Antitrust Probe

A Reuters report suggests that Qualcomm could be facing an investigation by the European Commission into an allegation of anti-competitive behaviour made by a subsidiary of Nvidia four years ago. British firm Icera was acquired by Nvidia in 2011, after it had already made a complaint to the EC in June 2010 accusing Qualcomm of … Read more

Samsung, LG To Pay $19 million in Brazil LCD Cartel Case

Samsung and LG have signed agreements with Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) to pay approximately $19 million to settle a cartel investigation involving the Brazilian LCD market. The two companies had been under investigation in Brazil since 2008 for alleged price-fixing practices, as part of the wider global investigations into the LCD cartel … Read more

Dynamic Focus on 46″ Full HD LCD Public Displays

This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 46″ Full HD category covering sizes 43.5″ to 48.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are 11 brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, NEC Displays is second and Philips is third. The … Read more

EMEA Public Displays Healthy in Q2

The Public Display market in Europe was 21.6% up on an annual basis but was flat compared to Q1 in Q2 of 2014 according to Meko’s DisplayCast market research service. “We’ve recently revised our PD forecast to be seasonal”, said Bob Raikes, principal analyst of Meko Ltd. “When we started the service, we designed our … Read more