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SEMCA Names Interim USA President

by Raverstead

Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America (SEMCA) has announced the appointment of Jim Sanduski as interim president, following the sudden departure of John Herrington, who had been president of SEMCA for more than four …

Silicon Image Result 31/10/2014

by Raverstead

Silicon Image Inc. posted a net profit in Q3 of $10.3 million on turnover of $70.3 million, which compares with a net profit of $8.9 million on turnover of $79.3 million in the third …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Lattice Semiconductor (Silicon Image)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Toshiba Result 31/10/2014

by Raverstead

Toshiba Corporation has published its results for the second quarter and first six months of the year, posting a net profit in Q2 of ¥21.9 billion ($190.9 million) on turnover of ¥1.7 trillion ($14.8 …

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Update on 4K Cameras from CCW

by Raverstead

Several manufacturers of 4K cameras were at CCW 2014 and I was able to get updates on cameras I had written about before, after the presentation for SMPTE. The JVC representative said the GY-LS300 …

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Wintek Sales Plunge 68%, 610 Jobs to Go

by Raverstead

Touch panel maker Wintek’s financial woes continue, as the company reported a 68% year on year fall in sales in November to NT$2.7 billion ($86.7 million), which was more than half the previous month’s …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Wintek

Juniper: Smart Glasses Niche to 2018

by Raverstead

Adoptions of smart glasses will be hampered by privacy concerns, Juniper Research has concluded in a new report. Prolonged time-to-market periods and a lack of key use cases has resulted in low adoption. Juniper …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Wearable Market

TSMC Scoops Half of A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Between 40% and 50% of orders for Apple’s A9 processor will go to TSMC, say Asian sources. The figure is believed to represent all of Apple’s A9 chip orders for the next iPad tablet, …

Tags:Apple| CPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Blackberry’s New Strategy is Bold Move

by Raverstead

John Chen, CEO of Blackberry, has told Reuters that the company may not launch any devices in 2015. Instead, the focus will be on a select few models and ensuring that they remain successful …

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Lengthening Life Puts Brakes on Tablet Growth

by Raverstead

The worldwide tablet market will slow massively in 2014, falling to just 7.2% YoY growth – from 52.5% in 2013. IDC believes that the core reason for the slowdown is that 2014 will represent …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Samsung Reorganises Mobile Unit

by Raverstead

Samsung Electronics has announced its annual reorganisation in a bid to strengthen the company’s operations. The company has decided to maintain its leadership team of three CEOs to continue their independent leadership of the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 49

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 No 48

by Raverstead

The Blackberry Classic smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) is now available for pre-order in the UK. It is listed for £290 ($455). The world’s thinnest tablet – Dell‘s Venue 8 7000 (Display …

HBO’s Cord-Cutter Service Arrives in April

by Raverstead

HBO’s standalone streaming service (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42) will be launched next April. The OTT service will be separate from HBO Go and will target cord-cutters; people will be able to watch …