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IDC has forecast a 2.7% fall in global PC shipments this year. Although still negative, this represents an improvement from the previous -3.7% forecast. Q3 shipments were down 0.5% YoY, but ‘most regions and market participants’ viewed this as a short-term gain, rather than a sign of recovery. Mature regions’ PC shipments are still growing. … Read more
Research and Markets has published a new report on quantum dots. The firm examines the technology’s market opportunities between 2015 and 2022. These opportunities expanded rapidly over the past year as QDs began to appear in mainstream displays of all sizes. LCD screens enhanced with QDs are challenging OLEDs in some areas. The report also … Read more
Qualcomm Incorporated reported a 3% year on year increase in turnover in the final quarter of the year at $6.7 billion and 1 26% YoY increase in net profit to reach $1.9 billion. For the year, turnover was 7% higher at $26.5 billion while Qualcomm’s net profit increased 16% YoY to just under $8 billion. … Read more
Qualcomm is currently facing an antitrust investigation in China (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) and has now revealed new probes in the USA and Europe. During the company’s earnings report (see Finance News), Qualcomm announced that the two investigations had begun in the last month. The USA’s Federal Trade Commission is investigating the company’s … Read more
Quantel has a nice presence in the sports broadcasting segment where its Enterprise sQ servers are used to store live video feeds on a frame by frame basis. This allows for instant editing. And, since these servers are networked over fiber Ethernet connections, editing can be done in one location, content stored in What is … Read more
R&D Core, a UK-based start-up, is working with Plastic Logic to develop a resistive touch system for flexible displays. Digital Resistive Area Sensing (DRAS) layers are integrated behind a display stack, and respond to pressure from a user’s fingers. Because the layers are behind the display, the screen’s optical performance is not affected. The DRAS … Read more
Rovi has acquired venture-backed start-up Fanhattan, inventor of cloud-based Fan TV branded products, in an all-cash transaction. Fanhattan pioneers ways to discover media and entertainment on any screen, from any source, through Fan TV. Fan TV integrates different sources of programming, such as linear television, video on demand (VoD), and over-the-top (OTT) video into a … Read more
Acer wants to introduce a rugged Chromebook in March next year, according to a source speaking to Omgchrome.com. The C740 will be designed for use in classrooms, with a brushed iron metal design and reinforce hinges and – apparently – display. The 11.6″ unit will be powered by an Intel Broadwell-U Celeron processor – that … Read more
It has been claimed that Acer will launch an 11.6″ touchscreen Chromebook in the first half of 2015. Taiwan-based supply chain sources have said that the product will be convertible; users will be able to turn the cover and turn the device into a ‘tablet’. Quanta will produce the new Chromebook.
There is a rumour that Lenovo will launch a low-cost Chromebook early next year, targeting the sub-$170 segment. Members of the Taiwanese supply chain say that the product will use CPUs from Rockchip Electronics.
Russia will ban a host of connected products from being sold in the country from 1st January, according to local news source RR News. The decision will potentially affect any device that can access online services operating within the country. A new law states that online services operating in Russia must keep their data inside … Read more
The Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) in Russia, polled by OVAB Europe, has fallen dramatically since the last survey in September: from 28.85 base points to -22.74. While the business situation in Russia is currently satisfactory, expectations for the next six months are highly negative. The main reason for this is the tumbling rouble … Read more
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