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Nintendo has celebrated its 125th anniversary. From humble beginnings creating ‘Hanafuda’ playing cards in Kyoto in 1889, the company took 70 years to introduce the videogames that it is known for today. Arcade machines began to be exported to Europe and the USA in the 1970s, and the famous Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console was … Read more
Apple has revealed that 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units were sold during the smartphone’s launch weekend. Samsung also enjoyed a minor celebration recently, having sold the 1 millionth Galaxy S5 smartphone in Germany.
A tender by the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science has been won by Acer. The company will provide the country with up to 47,000 Travelmate B115 notebook PCs. It is the largest tender that Acer has been awarded this year.
There have been more than 650 million MHL products shipped worldwide, since the technology’s launch in 2011. MHL LLC has said that adoption is accelerating in the emerging markets of India and China.
The ‘Screen4All Forum’ is a programme of coonferences dedicated to developments in the television, cinema and new screen industries. Topics covered on the first day will include VR games, 3D printing, augmented reality and the future of cinemas. The second day will be dedicated to UltraHD, while the third day will revolve around funding avenues … Read more
The second Samsung Developer Conference will run between 11th and 13th November, at Moscone West in San Francisco. The theme is ‘Connected Living. Connecting Developers’, and the event will focus on health, wearables, VR, mobiles, games and the smart home. Register at http://samsungdevcon.com.
Intel has received approval from Israel’s finance and economy ministries for a planned investment of $6 billion to upgrade a chip manufacturing plant in the country. The investment if reported to be the largest single investment by a foreign company in the country. Intel will receive a $300 million grant over five years from the … Read more
Taiwanese touch panel manufacturer Wintek says it has secured an extension for the repayment of bank loans and is also looking for a new injection of capital to finance its business. In a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the company said that it plans to cut costs by streamlining operations and boosting manufacturing efficency, … Read more
Connectivity – Last week, VESA released the details of its new 1.3 specification. This week, they revealed the updated protocol will be available in USB Type-C connectors. The protocol will also work on DisplayPort connectors and over HDMI connectors to a certain degree. If all this sounds confusing, it is. While the higher data rates … Read more
French electronics retailer Fnac plans to open seven new smaller stores by the end of year, including three in Portugal and two in France. The move is part of Fnac’s strategy to focus on smaller stores managed by franchisees. Reports suggest that the retailer is still in talks with Intermarch
Ingram Micro has been chosen by Dell to offer its entire portfolio of products in the UK. Ingram Micro has already been distributing Dell products elsewhere in the world but this is the first time the two companies have signed an agreement for the UK.
Russian distributor Marvel Distributsia is now offering all-in-one and desktop PCs from Asustek throughout the region, as well as networking products and CE devices.
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