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Virgin Joins UHD With TV Relaunch

by Tom Allen

Virgin Media CEO, Tom Muckeridge, has said that the company is to relaunch its TV service under the name Virgin TV. It will use a new STB called Eos, which will be launched in …

Eva Wimmers to Lead Huawei’s Honor in Europe

by Tom Allen

Huawei has taken on Eva Wimmers as the president of Huawei Honor in Europe, and VP of Honor Global. She will be responsible for establishing the Honor smartphone brand in Europe, leading a team …

Leyard and Planar Shipping EP Series

by Isaac Oburu

Leyard and Planar are now shipping Planar EP Series and Planar UltraRes Series from the European factory at shorter lead times. The Planar® EP Series is available in 50″, 58″ and 65″ while the …

Zytronic Touch Sensors Chosen by Nilfisk

by Isaac Oburu

Zytronic’s procap touch sensors have been chosen by Nilfisk’s Car Wash Business Unit, a manufacturer of retail car wash units, to implement a user interface for its Wap WaschBär self-service car wash systems. Consistency …

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Strategy Analytics: Global Smartphone Shipments Grow 1 Percent to 340 Million in Q2 2016

by Isaac Oburu

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 1 percent annually to reach 340 million units in Q2 2016. Samsung maintained first position with 23 percent global smartphone marketshare, while …

Ubimax Joins Vuzix VIP Programme

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix Corporation has announced that Ubimax, a supplier of industrial wearable computing solutions, has joined the Vuzix Industrial Partner (VIP) programme, by invitation. As a VIP, Ubimax will be able to translate its software …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 30

by Tom Allen

The Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) by Andromium, a laptop ‘shell’ for a smartphone, reached Kickstarter last month. It has now passed several goals, one of which means that users …

Ingram Micro to Distribute Partner Tech in Europe

by Isaac Oburu

Partner Tech, a German POS vendor, has chosen Ingram Micro as its first pan-European distributor. Ingram will distribute in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, …

LG Relocates from UK to Germany

by Tom Allen

LG has confirmed that it will move its European HQ from London and Ratingen, near Dusseldorf, to Eschborn in Germany. All employees who are willing to move with the company will be able to. …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Telekom Austria Increases Subscriber Base

by Isaac Oburu

Telekom Austria recorded growth in Q2’16. Total subscribers at the end of June were 470,900, up from 466,600 in Q1. In Croatia, subscribers grew from 194,300 to 196,900. Slovenian subscribers were up from 42,600 …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 29

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 29

by Milos Pavlovic

Andromium‘s Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) – the laptop ‘shell’ powered by a smartphone – is now live on Kickstarter. Prices start at $85. It was funded within 10 minutes, …

Notebook Rebound Boosted EMEA PC Shipments

by Tom Allen

PC shipments in EMEA were slightly above expectations in Q2’16, says IDC, at 16.1 million units shipped – although this still represented a 4.7% YoY fall. Western Europe stabilised at -0.8%, while CEE and …