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There were mixed results for Taiwan’s main semiconductor companies last month, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) reporting sequential sales increases, while MediaTek’s monthly results were lower than market expectations. TSMC saw sales climb 8% month on month and 35.1% year on year to NT$74.8 billion ($2.4 billion) in September, taking sales … Read more
Samsung says that it expects third quarter operating profit to be approximately KRW4.1 trillion ($3.8 billion), 60% lower than Q3 of last year and the fourth consecutive quarter of declines. Revenue for the period is also forecast to be lower than expected at approximately KRW47 trillion ($43.7 billion), which is 10.2% down from the previous … Read more
I’m between events today. I got back from the NEC DTF event last night and am leaving for Gitex this evening (if you are going and would like to make contact, send a mail to me at [email protected]). As we are now two months into the merger with the Display Central website and the merging … Read more
HP has announced its intention to split into two separate companies, one comprising its enterprise technology infrastructure, software and services businesses, which will operate as Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, while the other will comprise HP’s personal systems and printing businesses, which will do business as HP Inc. Meg Whitman will serve as president and CEO of the … Read more
Mark is the MD of ViewSonic Europe, having joined the company in 2012. He has a strong history in technology, having previously worked at HP, Netpower, Sony, Lenovo and Promethean. Mark aims to have the European business compete with ViewSonic’s turnover in the USA – when he took over, the European market for the company … Read more
Amazon is reported to be planning to open its first bricks and mortar store in new York City, in time for the holiday shopping season. According to reports, the store on West 34th St. would operate as a mini-warehouse, holding limited inventory for same-day delivery within New York, product returns and exchanges and the collection … Read more
US-based advertising company Titan has been asked to remove Bluetooth beacons it placed in phone booths around New York City. The Mayor’s office requested that Titan remove the beacons – despite their installation being approved last year by New York’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. The Gimbal beacons were apparently being used for maintenance … Read more
A new tool, specifically for Internet of Things devices, has been developed by ARM. The ‘Mbed IoT Device Platform’ is an open-standards operating system. ARM says that it combines ‘internet protocols, security and standards-based manageability into one integrated tool’. It is designed for products using Cortex-M processors. Mbed will be available to partners in Q4, … Read more
The technical preview of Windows 10 is now available to download. Customers willing to put up with (and provide feedback on) beta-status software can sign up for the Microsoft Insider programme at http://tinyurl.com/nwfltx2.
A 12″ Macbook Air is being produced, in low quantities, by Quanta Computer, say Asian sources. Output is scheduled to increase beginning next month. The product is said to have a touchscreen and has been suffering from low yield rates. The sources have said that it may not be available to consumers this year.
An auction of French frequencies in the 700MHz band will begin next year, President Fran
Google has Android Wear, Samsung has Tizen – and now it appears that LG is getting into the wearable OS market. According to a developer website, found by The Verge, LG is working on a version of WebOS that will power such products. The website, since taken offline, mentioned a device called the LG Smartwatch, … Read more
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