Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Page 2

Sky Subscribers Rise in Q3

by Raverstead

Sky Deutschland ended Q3’14 with more than 3.9 million subscribers. Sky Premium HD customers rose by 75,000, to exceed 2.3 million.

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Rumour: Foxconn Plans New Production Base

by Raverstead

Chinese newspaper CBN Daily has said that Foxconn is to set up a production base in Shandong Province. According to the source, the facility will produce handsets and connectors. An exhibition centre will also …

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Acer’s New Laptop ‘Refreshed’ With UltraHD

by Raverstead

Acer launched the Aspire V Black Edition gaming laptop earlier this year, and has waited very little time before refreshing it with an UltraHD screen. The new Aspire V Nitro Black Edition features a …

Envivio Chosen as Awards Finalist

by Raverstead

Envivio has been named as a finalist in the 2014 Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition. The company was chosen for its Envivio Nuage software-as-a-service video delivery solution.

Lenovo Result 06/11/2014

by Raverstead

Lenovo Group posted a net profit in Q2 of $262 million on turnover of $10.5 billion, which compares with a net profit of $220 million on turnover of $9.8 billion in the second quarter …

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Russia Considers Blanket Device Ban

by Raverstead

Russia will ban a host of connected products from being sold in the country from 1st January, according to local news source RR News. The decision will potentially affect any device that can access …

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Toshiba Provides Component Choice

by Raverstead

Toshiba’s Satellite laptop range has seen a significant expansion, with 12 new models in the Satellite L50-B, L50D-B (15.6″) and L70-B (17.3″) lines. The 15.6″ models are 23.5mm thick and weigh 2.2kg. The 17.3″ …

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Sony Provides UltraHD For Free…ish

by Raverstead

Sony is now offering customers five high-resolution films for free. Between 31st October and 27th December, customers with a 2014 Bravia UltraHD TV can take the ‘Privilege Movies 4k’ promotion to get 10 films, …

Samsung In Running for A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Both Samsung and TSMC are competing for orders to produce Apple’s A9 SoC, according to reports from Asian media. Samsung was the main producer of Apple chips until a deal was signed with TSMC …

ADB Accepts 4T Tender Offer

by Raverstead

Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings (ADB) has accepted an approach from its largest shareholder, 4T, to go private. 4T, which currently holds 45.7% of the outstanding shares in ADB, has offered CHF15.50 ($16) per share …

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Estimote Turns Objects Into ‘Nearables’

by Raverstead

Estimote is a beacon company that has taken the technology to a new form factor: stickers. These ‘tiny super beacons’ were announced in August but have just begun to be shipped. The Estimote Stickers …

Liberty Global Result 06/11/2014

by Raverstead

Liberty Global plc has reported its third quarter and nine month results and also announced the completion of its tender offer to acquire Dutch cable operator, Ziggo. The company’s net profit in Q3 reached …

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