Vol 21 – Issue 34 – Display Daily

Lenovo UK Names New Channel Head

by Helen Vince

Lenovo has hired Andy Bass as the company’s new director of channel and SMB in the UK and Ireland. Bass is set to take over the role from 1st September, having spent the last …

IHS Focuses on HD at FPD Conference

by Tom Allen

IHS will hold its annual US FPD conference at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Santa Clara, California on 14th and 15th September this year. This year’s event will focus on the latest trends in …

Christie Claims First UST Laser Projector

by Tom Allen

Christie has introduced its ‘Captiva’ series – apparently the world’s first solid-state projectors with an ultra-short throw ratio and more than 3,000 lumens of brightness. First seen at Infocomm this year, the DHD400S (1920 …

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ECS’ Tablet ‘Saves Soldiers’ Lives’

by Raverstead

Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), in the USA, has finished work on a tablet that helps to train soldiers in delivering aid to their wounded comrades. The Medical Training Command and Control (MTC2) tablet …

Qualcomm Facing EC Antitrust Probe

by Super User

A Reuters report suggests that Qualcomm could be facing an investigation by the European Commission into an allegation of anti-competitive behaviour made by a subsidiary of Nvidia four years ago. British firm Icera was …

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Innolux Faces Loading Rate Shortfall

by Super User

There is a gap of 20% between Innolux’s notebook panel supply and market demand, president JC Wang said at Touch Taiwan. The company expects to see 1% – 2% notebook panel shipment growth in …

DTT Funding Increase Proposed in Russia

by Super User

Lenta, a Russian newspaper, has said that the Ministry of Communications has proposed allocating more money to develop broadcasting in the country. An additional RUB26 billion ($720 million) has been proposed, taking the total …

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DOOH Revenues and Exposure Continue to Climb

by Super User

The seventh edition of PQ Media’s (PQM) annual Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast shows that ‘influential’ markets stuttered last year. Both key and emerging regions were hit with debt issues, asset bubbles and political …

Leader Appoints Market Development Manager, Europe

by Super User

Leader Instruments has appointed Koichi Fukugawa as market development manager for Europe. His principal responsibility will be to work with regional development manager Richard Heath in expanding Leader’s presence in Europe and to strengthen …

Samsung, LG To Pay $19 million in Brazil LCD Cartel Case

by Super User

Samsung and LG have signed agreements with Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) to pay approximately $19 million to settle a cartel investigation involving the Brazilian LCD market. The two companies had been …

Intel Targets 25 Million Tablet Processors

by Super User

Intel is aiming to ship 25 million tablet processors in the second half of the year, said sources in the Asian supply chain. The company is said to be working ‘aggressively’ with Taiwan- and …

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Microsoft Competes With Chromecast

by Super User

Windows Phone Daily has uncovered an FCC filing detailing a Chromecast-like dongle for Windows Phone smartphones. The ‘Microsoft HD-10’ possesses WiFi, HDMI and USB connectivity. It also supports Miracast (used for Windows Phone 8.1’s …