Vol 21 – Issue 42 – Page 12

BenQ Creates New Business Development Manager

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Andre Hoock has been named as business development manager at BenQ Germany. This is a new position created to help BenQ expand its presence in the digital signage and education sectors, with an emphasis …

IBM Pays Globalfoundries $1.5B to Take Chip Unit

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IBM has agreed to pay Globalfoundries $1.5 billion over the next three years to take over its loss-making semiconductor business. IBM announced earlier this year that it was looking for a buyer for the …

Acer Signs MTI in Ukraine

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Acer’s notebooks and tablets are now being distributed in Ukraine by MTI.

Displays Will Drive Organic Electronics Growth

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Organic electronics will grow quickly over the next six years, largely driven by displays. A new report by Allied Market Research (http://tinyurl.com/p3r86mv) says that organic electronics will grow at a 29.5% CAGR between 2014 …

Graphene Enables High-Modulation Electrochromic Device

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Electrochromic displays, which change their state (i.e. opaque to transparent) when exposed to electricity, potentially offer low cost and mechanical flexibility. However, fragile materials and material mismatches with the electrodes have so far hampered …

Vuzix and SAP Offer Apps for AR Headset

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Augmented Reality – Vuzix has been very busy creating an infrastructure for its M100 augmented reality glasses. SAP, as one of Vuzix’s business partners, is releasing two apps that address the industrial and commercial …

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Panasonic Celebrates 35 Years in China

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Panasonic has celebrated 35 years of operation in China. Around 400 people attended a celebration at the China World Hotel Beijing, including the president of Panasonic, Kazuhiro Tsuga. Over the past 35 years, the …

The Change Targets AV Market

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The Change Organisation in the UK is a new entrant to the AV market, having decided to create a dedicated AV division. The Change has already signed distribution agreements with Samsung for large format …

More BSkyB Customers Take on HD

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46,000 new customers joined BSkyB in Q3, with the company ending the quarter at 10.73 million subscribers. 273,000 households were added compared to the same period last year. Of the total subscriber figure, roughly …

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Paul Molyneux is Vestel’s UK MD

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Vestel UK has confirmed the appointment of Paul Molyneux as its new managing director and as the European head of the recently formed Sharp Brand licensing programme. Molyneux joins Vestel from Sharp Electronic Europe, …

Is Lenovo Eyeing Blackberry?

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There have been rumours circulating this week suggesting that Lenovo is close to signing a deal to acquire Blackberry. Two sources in the Canadian press reported the rumours, saying that an offer could come …

Argos to Expand Digital Stores

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UK retailer Argos is planning to have opened 50 digital stores by Christmas. In the last 12 months, the chain has opened 32 digital stores across the UK trading in three different formats (Display …