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Tablet Growth Shifts Away From Market Leaders

by Super User

Worldwide branded tablet shipments are set to remain below 200 million this year, with growth at a ‘disappointing’ 2.5% YoY, says ABI Research. Apple and Samsung led the market in the first six months …

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Lenovo, NEC Extend Joint Venture Agreement

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Lenovo and NEC have reached agreement to extend the term of their joint venture agreement to 2026. NEC Lenovo Japan Group, which sells NEC-branded PCs and tablets in the Japanese market through its subsidiary, …

Tricolor Reaches 15 Million Subscribers

by Super User

Russian DTH operator Tricolor TV signed its 15 millionth subscriber in Q3. It began the year with 15.17 million subscribers, but only 10.66 million were active. More than 99% of new subscribers elected to …

BenQ Hires New AV Manager

by Super User

BenQ in Germany has appointed Andr

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An Update

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I’m between events today. I got back from the NEC DTF event last night and am leaving for Gitex this evening (if you are going and would like to make contact, send a mail …

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Display Driver IC Growth Predicted Despite Tight Supply

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By 2018, the market for display driver integrated circuits (DICs) will be worth $7.3 billion, up from $4.6 billion in 2012. NPD DisplaySearch says that the growth is caused by DICs with higher resolutions, …

Advantech Looks to Haier for IoT

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Advantech is apparently seeking a partnership with Haier to develop Internet of Things products, say sources in the upstream supply chain.

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Toshiba Challenges Google at Ceatec (Sort of)

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Wearables were big news this year at Ceatec, which took place in Japan earlier this month. The show is always an interesting one, to see what we can expect from Japan in the coming …

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Qisda Sees 40% Growth in Projector Shipments

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Qisda achieved a 42.2% year on year growth in projector shipments in September, reaching 200,000 units. The company has been pushing sales of its high-end projectors to counter fluctuating sales of LCD monitors which …

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Viamotion Expands With HTTP Streaming

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Anevia’s Viamotion Suite has been updated, and can now support media content streaming via the internet, using conventional HTTP servers. HbbTV can also be used as a secondary live source or for catch-up or …

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Bill Herz Joins Faroudja Enterprises

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Faroudja Enterprises has announced that Bill Herz, an industry innovator in the fields of video, multimedia, visual computing and consumer electronics technology, has joined the company as COO and VP of business development. Prior …

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HP to Split into Two Companies

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HP has announced its intention to split into two separate companies, one comprising its enterprise technology infrastructure, software and services businesses, which will operate as Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, while the other will comprise HP’s personal …