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Increased PC demand was the main driver for smart connected devices (SCDs) in Western Europe in Q3, which posted another period of growth. IDC’s data shows that PC, tablet and smartphone shipments totalled 60.1 million – an 8.6% YoY rise. As in Q2’14, PC shipments continued to rise, with demand moving to desktops and portables; … Read more
Pixelworks Inc. reported turnover for the third quarter of $17.1 million, which compares with $15.3 million in Q3 of last year, thanks to strong chip sales. The company recorded a net loss for the quarter of $2.3 million, while a year earlier Pixelworks posted a net profit of $1.5 million. In the nine month period … Read more
Planar Systems, Inc. has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net profit in Q4 of $2.2 million on turnover of $53.6 million, which compares with a net loss of $207,000 in the final quarter of the prior year, on turnover of $45.7 million. For the year, Planar swung into a net … Read more
Plastic Logic’s AMOLED technology has been recognised at the Global OLED Congress in Shanghai. The technology won the OLED Innovation Excellence Award. Plastic Logic’s flexible AMOLED displays are based on its own sub-100 deg temperature process organic TFT array.
PMA Research is to begin a flat-panel display tracking service, in addition to its projector tracking. The FPD Tracking reports will be compiled from monthly sell-through data provided by a panel of pro-AV dealers and integrators in the USA. They will highlight sales, revenue, brand shares and top models. The first FPD report, for September … Read more
In its autumn forecast, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organisation has predicted 9% YoY growth in the semiconductor market this year, to $333 billion. All categories are forecast to have positive growth rates, with the strongest rises seen in Memory (17.3%), Discretes (12.3%) and Analogue (10.3%). Steady but moderate growth is expected in 2015, … Read more
ISE 2015 takes place in February next year, in Amsterdam’s RAI convention centre. Three key zones will divide Canon’s stand, where attendees can learn more about colour, refraction and brightness. The focus is on Canon’s research into lens technology. Projectors will be on show throughout, including the new Xeed WUX6000 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No … Read more
Prestigio has appointed Christian Stuhrmann as country general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH).
Prestigio’s Multipad Muze 5001 3G features 3G connectivity, Bluetooth and a dual-SIM slot. It is a mid-range tablet, with 8GB of storage (expandable to 32GB), 7,000mAh battery and 1280 x 800 resolution. Android 4.4.4 is run by a quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 processor from ARM (Mediatek MT8382 chipset). A dual-core Mali 400MP2 graphics card with 1GB … Read more
We’re still three months away, but BETT (21st – 24th January 2015) news has already begun to appear! Promethean (stand B87) is an education technology provider and will be demonstrating its ActivClassroom solutions, powered by Classflow. Classflow is a teaching platform that synchronises devices and manages lessons in a connected classroom. Touch displays (ActivTouch) will … Read more
Videowall company Prysm is expanding its European team with the hiring of two new executives. Glenn Wastyn has been named as vice president of Europe and Rod Wheeler is appointed regional director of sales for the UK and Nordic regions.
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
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