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TPV Technology Result 27/11/2014

by Raverstead

TPV Technology Ltd. posted a net profit of $34.9 million on turnover of $3 billion in the third quarter of the year. For the first nine months of 2014, TPV recorded a net loss …

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Lengthening Life Puts Brakes on Tablet Growth

by Raverstead

The worldwide tablet market will slow massively in 2014, falling to just 7.2% YoY growth – from 52.5% in 2013. IDC believes that the core reason for the slowdown is that 2014 will represent …

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Supercapacitor Process Streamlines Display Production

by Raverstead

Work on a new supercapacitor has led a South Dakota State University researcher to develop a new plasma technology that will streamline display screen production. Qi Hua Fan was working on a less-expensive supercapacitor …

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German CE Trends Continue in Q3

by Raverstead

The positive trend in consumer electronics (CE) sales in Germany has continued. Compared to the first nine months of 2013, sales to September 2014 were up 2.5%. The Consumer Electronics Market Index (Cemix), published …

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Prysm Expands European Team

by Raverstead

Videowall company Prysm is expanding its European team with the hiring of two new executives. Glenn Wastyn has been named as vice president of Europe and Rod Wheeler is appointed regional director of sales …

IPTV Rises as Dutch Cable Shrinks

by Raverstead

Telecompaper has said that 55% of Dutch TV subscribers were taking a cable service in Q3’14. At the same time, fibre networks (IPTV) became the third-largest technology for receiving TV, with almost a 10% …

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AMOLED Orders Rise at Samsung

by Raverstead

China’s Oppo and Gionee, among other vendors, have increased their AMOLED panel orders to Samsung Display. According to reports, the increased orders have been prompted by SDC cutting the price of its AMOLED panels.

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Lenovo Confident of Making Motorola Profitable

by Raverstead

In October, Lenovo completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google and has now said that it believes it can return the business to profitability within 18 months. No official announcement has been made …

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Q3 PC Gains Do Not Suggest Recovery

by Raverstead

IDC has forecast a 2.7% fall in global PC shipments this year. Although still negative, this represents an improvement from the previous -3.7% forecast. Q3 shipments were down 0.5% YoY, but ‘most regions and …