AVM Adds Christie Projectors
AVM Rental has added Christie’s WU14KM Roadster projectors to its professional fleet.
AVM Impact Rebrands to AVMI
AVM Impact has announced that it is rebranding from AVM Impact to AVMI on 1st October 2014 and at the same time will introduce a new logo and strapline “sharing your vision”. AVMI is a global provider of AV, video conferencing and digital media technologies.
Exertis Micro-P Signs Acer Deal
In the UK, Exertis Micro-P has signed an exclusive agreement with Acer to distribute the Aspire E1-510P 15.6″ touchscreen laptop.
PCA France Signs Lenovo
PCA France has been named as official distributor for a selection of notebooks from Lenovo.
Samsung Trials New Retail Concept
Last week Samsung brought a new retail concept to the UK which it has been trialling in the US. Called CenterStage, the idea was developed by Samsung and Cheil Worldwide
Tarox Offers LG Videoprojectors
German distributor, Tarox, is now offering videoprojectors from LG throughout Germany.
ARM’s Big.Little Evolves at Ineda
A low-power chip, developed by start-up Ineda Systems, has been developed to extend the lifetime of wearable devices. The chip works alongside the main processor. It listens for voice commands at all times and is able to run simple apps. The main processor can thus save energy by spending more time powered down. Ineda is … Read more
China Works to Replace Windows, OSX and Android
The People’s Post and Telecommunications News, of China, says that an OS to rival those from Microsoft, Google and Apple could be deployed by October. The paper quoted the head of an official OS development alliance, Ni Guangnan, who said that the system would appear on desktop devices first. It would then be extended to … Read more
Huawei Has Android Concerns
Richard Yu, the head of Huawei’s consumer business group, is concerned about the lack of OS choice for mobile device makers. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Yu said, “We feel Tizen has no chance to be successful”. He revealed that Huawei had a team researching the OS, but he cancelled the work. … Read more
Nvidia and VMware Bring Workstations to Chromebooks
Google and VMware are working with Nvidia to bring workstation-level graphics to Chromebooks. VMware’s Blast software and Nvidia’s Grid (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 3) virtual GPU technology will be used to deliver a virtual Windows desktop, GPU and data centre to the products. It is unclear yet with Chromebook(s) will be the first to … Read more
Windows 9 Will Ditch Metro
Russian tipster Wzor has said that the enterprise version of Windows 9 will be released without the Metro (tile-based) UI. The source also said that Windows 9 would support a 3D mode and Windows 8.1 users will receive a free upgrade to the new OS, or possibly a $20 special offer. Wzor also claimed that … Read more
Innolux Faces Loading Rate Shortfall
There is a gap of 20% between Innolux’s notebook panel supply and market demand, president JC Wang said at Touch Taiwan. The company expects to see 1% – 2% notebook panel shipment growth in 2014, although the current shortage is expected to last into Q4. A shortfall has also been identified in monitor panels, which … Read more
