Vol 21 – Issue 40 – Page 10

AUO Sees Slow Sales in September

by Super User

AU Optronics (AUO) saw its monthly sales fall 3.5% year on year in September to NT$35.6 billion ($1.1 billion) taking sales in the first nine months of the year to NT$302.7 billion ($9.9 billion), …

Opera Compression Enables Full Smartwatch Browser

by Super User

If, for some reason, you wanted a full web browser on your wrist, then worry not: Opera and Samsung have you covered. Owners of Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear S smartwatch will be able to download …

Tech Data Picks up the Phone

by Super User

Tech Data’s mobile division is now distributing unlocked iPhone 4S, 5 and 5C models through its reseller network in Spain, for Apple.

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Market Research Targets Wearables

by Super User

CE markets are always changing and everyone wants to stay ahead of what is going on. This leads to many market reviews and market forecasts of products that have not even been developed and …

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ViewSonic Enters VDI Creation with Userful

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ViewSonic has entered into a strategic global partnership with Userful Corporation to create and deliver virtual desktop solutions. It is hoped that education and small- and medium-size businesses will use the solutions to move …

Roku Tests Mirroring

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Roku is beta-testing a screen mirroring feature on its Roku 3 and Streaming Stick devices. The feature can be used with select Windows 8.1 and Android products, worldwide.

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Beyond Festival Looks to Post-Consumer 3D

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The Beyond festival in Karlsruhe, Germany, is now in its third year. Running in early October (I attended on the show’s first day), it takes place in the Zentrum f

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Hannstar’s Monthly Sales Fell 32% YoY

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Hannstar Display reported a 32.2% year on year fall in sales in September to NT$1.9 billion ($62.6 million), though this represented a 7.7% improvement from August. Total sales in the first nine months of …

APAC Growth Boosts Chip Sales Worldwide

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Worldwide semiconductor sales in August were up 9.4% YoY, to $28.4 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The figure also represents a 1.3% MoM increase. Sales in the January-August period were 10.1% higher …

Ingram Micro Adds Kazam

by Super User

Ingram Micro Mobility has added Kazam smartphones to its portfolio. The company is now distributing the devices in Italy and Poland.

Microsoft Committed to Surface

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Microsoft wasted no time recently in countering a claim by Taiwan’s Digitimes that the company was ‘likely to terminate the [Surface] product line’. A blog post by Surface general manager Brian Hall (http://tinyurl.com/kc7fxr9) showed …

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BSkyB Adds to Roku Investment

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BSkyB has invested a further $0.7 million in Roku, taking its total investment in the OTT streaming platform to $12.2 million. The funds will be used by Roku to finance its operations and activities. …