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Samsung & Sony Mulling Plants in India

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that both Samsung and Sony are considering plans to establish manufacturing bases in India. Samsung is thought to be considering a facility to produce smartphones and tablets, while Sony …

Weak 2014 Boosts Chinese New Year TV Comparison

by Tom Allen

TV sales ‘recovered’ during the Chinese New Year period, according to DisplaySearch’s Bing Zhang in a new blog post (http://tinyurl.com/pj8xam2). Unlike 2014, the three-week period in 2015 showed no signs of weakness. DisplaySearch’s initial …

Acer Renews Marvel Partnership

by Helen Vince

Acer has renewed its distribution agreement with Marvel in Russia. The distributor will continue to offer Acer’s consumer notebooks through its reseller network.

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 13

by Tom Allen

It is a common maxim that ‘porn drives technology’, and Pornhub and Durex are seeking to prove the fact, once again. Durex has moved into the digital space with a new mystery gadget that …

Stevinson Joins Entatech UK

by Helen Vince

Entatech UK has named Dave Stevinson as the company’s new commercial director, following the sudden departure of Jon Atherton. Atherton had been with the company for 22 years and said he was leaving to …

ZetaDisplay Buys Finnish Digital Signage Firm

by Helen Vince

Sweden’s ZetaDisplay has entered into an agreement to acquire Finland’s Marketmedia Oy, one of the country’s largest suppliers of digital signage, for approximately €2 million. ZetaDisplay supplies digital signage to major chains in the …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 11

NEC Shares Solution Showcase Dates

by Tom Allen

The seventh annual NEC Display Solutions showcase will take place on the 20th and 21st May this year, at the Vinopolis in London. There will be zones dedicated to applications including retail, DOOH, education, …

Intel Bundles Iris Graphics for Gamers

by Tom Allen

Intel will introduce its first Core i7 CPU (Broadwell architecture) with an LGA socket and in-built Iris Pro graphics this year. Pete Baker, VP of software and services, said that the new hardware would …

Tags:Chips| Gamer| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Production Ramp to Lower TV Panel Pricing

by Tom Allen

Pricing of LCD TV panels will soften in Q2’15, say sources in Asia, as China’s BOE ramps up production at the G8.5 Chongqing plant. LG Display will also increase its shipments. These factors will …

AUO’s Sales and Shipments Decline

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) saw sales and panel shipments decline in February. Revenue for the month of NT$28.3 billion ($895.8 million) was 11.8% lower than January and broadly flat year on year, taking sales so …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sony Agrees Licensing With Microvision

by Vanessa Browning

Sony has licensed Microvision’s PicoP laser beam scanning (LBS) pico projector technology. The company will pay an $8 million upfront license fee, as well as royalty payments. Microvision and Sony have been working together …

CPT’s Monthly Sales Down 21.4%

by Helen Vince

Chughwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported a 21.4% month on month and 18.4% year on year fall in sales last month to NT$3.8 billion ($120.2 million). February’s result brought sales to date to NT$8.6 billion …

Tags:CPT| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11