Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Page 3

Qualcomm Reveals New Allegations

by Raverstead

Qualcomm is currently facing an antitrust investigation in China (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) and has now revealed new probes in the USA and Europe. During the company’s earnings report (see Finance News), …

Sony to Rethink Smartphone Strategy

by Raverstead

In an interview with The Nikkei newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/o5vybsm), Sony CFO Kenichiro Yoshida said that the company plans to rethink its smartphone strategy. While the recent finance results (see elsewhere in this issue) showed poor …

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SBB Invests CHF15 Million in LED Displays

by Raverstead

The Swiss railway operator, SBB, is installing signage systems in 17 stations around the country. By the end of next year 44 large-format LED displays will have replaced existing departure and arrival boards. The …

MB Chronowing is More Watch Than Smart

by Raverstead

In partnership with HP, luxury American designer Michael Bastian has created a smartwatch that is understated but also feature-light – very different to the bright, chunky offerings from Samsung and LG. The MB Chronowing …

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Fraunhofer Examines Bi-Directional Data

by Raverstead

Fraunhofer had a large stand divided into several different sections, each of which was dedicated to a different branch of the institute. LiFi technology was being shown by Fraunhofer IPMS. Two units, roughly 2m …

EMEA Monitor Market Stabilises

by Raverstead

Preliminary data from Meko’s DisplayCast market research service show that the Desktop monitor market in Q3 was almost exactly the same as Q3 in 2013 at 8.45 million units. Q3 2013 came out at …

Leak Shows ‘Microsoft Lumia’ RM-1090

by Raverstead

Microsoft has dropped the Nokia branding from its Lumia smartphones, and now images of the first ‘Microsoft Lumia’ handset have appeared online. Posted on Chinese social network Weibo, the images show a device referred …

Rovi Acquires Fanhattan

by Raverstead

Rovi has acquired venture-backed start-up Fanhattan, inventor of cloud-based Fan TV branded products, in an all-cash transaction. Fanhattan pioneers ways to discover media and entertainment on any screen, from any source, through Fan TV. …

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Tianma to Open 6G LTPS Line

by Raverstead

Tianma Microelectronics has signed a co-operation agreement with Wuhan East Lake High-Tech Development Zone (ELHTZ), also known as Optics Valley of China, for a 6G LTPS LCD production line project. Construction of the new …

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 …