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Links Week Ending 21st January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. (quite a few this week as we …

Links Week Ending 14th January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. (quite a few this week as we …

Microsoft & Qualcomm Collaborate on Lighter AR – Snap Buys Compound

by Bob Raikes

What They Say At CES, Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon said that the firm is working with Microsoft to develop a chip for “power efficient, lightweight” AR glasses. That follows on from comments last summer by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microsoft| Qualcomm

Samsung Electronics Officially Names Merged SET Division As the DX Division

by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics officially named its newly merged SET Division as the DX (Device eXperience) Division, reflecting its ongoing commitment to creating new and meaningful experiences for customers. The DX Division, headed by Vice Chairman …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Samsung

SYNNEX and Tech Data Complete Merger to Become TD SYNNEX, a Leading Global Distributor and Solutions Aggregator for the IT Ecosystem

by Artem Alekseenko

SYNNEX Corporation and Tech Data Corporation announced the successful completion of their merger. The combined company is now TD SYNNEX, led by Rich Hume as CEO. Dennis Polk, formerly the CEO of SYNNEX, is …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions

TikTok owner ByteDance could acquire VR headset maker Pico

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that the owner of TikTok, ByteDance, is in discussion with Pico about buying the company. On the other hand, a Chinese publication, Pandaily, reported that the deal had been …

Tags:China| Investment| Mergers & Acquisitions| Virtual Reality

Will Nanosys Go Public?

by Peter Palomaki

Perhaps it’s not news to some of you, since our trusted editor Bob pointed out last week that Nanosys has been rumored to be exploring an option to go public via a SPAC. I …

Tags:Investment| Mergers & Acquisitions| Nanosys| Quantum Dots

Links Week Ending 30th July 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. Take A Deep Look At The Incredible …

Troubled Japan Display to sell LCD unit to Taiwan’s Wistron

by Bob Raikes

What They Say JDI said that it has agreed to sell its Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics industrial LCD module business to Wistron of Taiwan. The subsidiary had sales of $339 million in 2020 and the company …

ZetaDisplay To Be Acquired

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Invidis reports that ZetaDisplay, long the most acquisitive company in digital signage in Europe, is itself a target for an acquisition by Hanover Investment. The move has been backed by ZetaDisplay …

Tags:Digital Signage| Europe| Mergers & Acquisitions

Varjo Wants to Develop the Metaverse

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We listened in to a webinar by Varjo last week and the company announced that it has acquired a BIM software company, Dimension10 and wants to use technology from the firm …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| The Metaverse| Virtual Reality

Quantum Dot Round-up at SID Display Week 2021

by Peter Palomaki

It has come and gone again. Display Week 2021 is in the books, although I continue to pick up a few talks here and there since they are all online for another few months. …