Vol 21 – Issue 42 – Page 11

AMD to Cut 7% of its Workforce

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced plans to restructure its business and has said that it will cut 7% of its global workforce, so the cut is estimated to be around 710 employees. The …

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Signagelive Offers “Dramatic” Cost Savings

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Signagelive has rolled out 42 Samsung Smart Signage screens to the StubHub Center stadium in California. Samsung’s 55″ DM55D screens, with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 450 cd/m

Americans Hungry for Online Video

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According to Adobe’s Video Benchmark Report, online TV consumption in the USA, across all devices, is up 388% YoY. While consumption is fragmented across platforms, games consoles and OTT devices gained the largest percentage …

BenQ Brings Short-Throw to Triple-Flash Projector

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BenQ’s TH682ST projector is a short-throw version of the TH681 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 8). Able to be placed on a wall, floor or ceiling, the 1DLP projector can throw a 100″ image …

Google Result 20/10/2014

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Google Inc. posted a net profit of $2.8 billion on turnover of $16.5 billion in the third quarter, which compares with a net profit of $2.9 billion on turnover of $13.7 billion in Q3 …

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HP Targets Unchanged by Split

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Sources in the Asian supply chain have said that HP is still targeting ‘at least’ 31 million notebook shipments next year. Taiwanese makers had apparently been concerned that the company’s split (Display Monitor Vol …

Russian PCs Remain Low for Seventh Quarter

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PC shipments in Russia have fallen for the seventh consecutive quarter, IDC data has shown. Shipments were down 16.1% YoY in Q3, to a total of 2.27 million units overall. The portable PC market …

Asus Expects Double Shipments Next Year

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Asus expecys to ship 16 million handsets next year, say supply chain sources: double the expected eight million shipments in 2014. Almost three million were shipped in Q3. The sources say that smartphone profits …

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WSJ: Sony to Cut Smartphone Targets

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According to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is considering cutting its smartphone sales target, due to fierce competition in emerging markets. The current target of 43 million units sold between April …

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CBS Outdoor Rebrands as Outfront Media

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Following its spin-off from parent company CBS Corp. (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), CBS Outdoor Americas has rebranded itself. From 20th November the company will be known as ‘Outfront Media’. More than 100,000 …

Epson Rolls Out Image Enhancement to Powerlite Models

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A firmware update to Epson’s Powerlite Pro Cinema projectors has upgraded the image quality on several models. The 6030UB, 4030, 5030UB and 5030UBE now feature Epson’s Detail Enhancement technology. Detail Enhancement is designed to …

Google Removes Nexus Player Over FCC Approval

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Google’s Nexus Player (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) Android TV product went on sale earlier this month, but has since been removed from the online store. Google said that the device has not …