Vol 21 – Issue 45 – Page 5

Asustek Hits Six Quarter High Profit

by Raverstead

Asustek announced this week that its net profit in Q3 reached its highest level since the first quarter of 2013, thanks partly to better-than-expected smartphone shipments. The company’s net profit in Q3 was NT$5.8 …

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Samsung to Invest $3 Billion More in Vietnam

by Raverstead

Samsung has announced plans to invest up to $3 billion in a new smartphone factory in Vietnam, to operate alongside its existing facility in Thai Nguyen, close to the capital Hanoi, which was opened …

Wearable CAGR Tops 50% to 2018

by Raverstead

US market researcher TechNavio has released a new report on the global connected wearable device market (http://tinyurl.com/oyy8rzb). The firm believes that the market will grow at a 54.11% CAGR between 2014 and 2018, driven …

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Eizo Accommodates With Unusual Sizes

by Raverstead

Eizo has many different businesses around the world. Eizo Germany is both a distributor (of displays developed in Japan) and manufacturer (of its own screens). The company was showing some of the new units …

Samsung Wins Big in Innovation Awards

by Raverstead

Several companies have received International CES Innovation Awards. Acer and ZTE were named for the Aspire R 13 Series of convertible notebooks and ZTE’s mobile hotspot projector, while Dell took a ‘Best of’ award …

MTS is Ambitious With DTH

by Raverstead

Russia’s MTS will launch its own satellite TV platform this year. According to Kommersant, the service will cover 95% of Russia and offer 160 channels, of which 30 will be HD. It will cost …

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Vodafone Plans UK TV Next Year

by Raverstead

Just one week after UK mobile operator EE launched its own EE TV service (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), rival Vodafone has announced plans to introduce a service next year. The company will …

Mobile Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 45

by Raverstead

Asus’ Zenwatch (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 36) is now available in the USA, for $200. The product will also be available on the Play Store later. Additionally, the company has launched its Eeebook …

DisplaySearch: Smartphone Growth Moves Out of China

by Raverstead

NPD DisplaySearch’s Q3 smartphone results – specifically regarding top Chinese vendors – indicate the outlook for the market as a whole, writes Tina Teng in a blog post (http:/ /tinyurl.com/q962w2d). Smartphone shipments reached 305 …

Sceptre Chooses High TV Contrast

by Raverstead

Sceptre’s E505BV-FMQR 49.5″ LCD TV is a new Roku Ready model, with an MHL port. It features a particularly high contrast ratio for a TV, as well as a swivel base (+/- 15 deg …

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Wintek’s Woes Continue as October Sales Fall 20%

by Raverstead

Touch panel manufacturer Wintek suffered another blow in October as it reported a 20% year on year fall in sales for the month to NT$5.7 billion ($186.3 million). Sales for the first 10 months …

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Sharp Achieves New Pixel Density

by Raverstead

There have been two stories lately about high-resolution panels developed by Sharp. First is a continuation of the UltraHD smartphone panel rumour that we covered last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 43); this …