Vol 21 – Issue 48 – Page 10

Thoughts on Black Friday

by Bob Raikes

One of our lead stories this week is about Black Friday. We first used the phrase “Black Friday” in the newsletter in 1997 in the context of a sales day after Thanksgiving. Interestingly, our …

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Netflix Closing in on 17 Million Subs

by Raverstead

After achieving 14.4 million subscribers outside of the USA in September, Netflix has said that it expects to reach 17 million paying customers by the end of this year.

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UltraHD Will Debut on Prime

by Raverstead

Amazon is preparing to add UltraHD content to its Prime Instant Video service. Prime subscribers will be able to receive the service at no extra cost.

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USA Today Tests 4k/UHD TV

by Raverstead

The USA Today has tested a 4k/UHD TV and reported the results in its article “Cutting the Cord: Smart TVs can be the ticket to 4K”. The article summarizes the overall positive results of …

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Westnet Brings Lenovo to Greece

by Raverstead

Westnet has begun to offer Lenovo smartphones in Greece.

3D Film Festival in Los Angeles is Adding Virtual Reality Fest

by Raverstead

3DFF (3D Film Festival) is organizing the next one day 3D film show in Los Angeles on December 6. If you are a 3D fan and in Los Angeles that day, this may be …

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Ingram Micro Shuffles Management

by Raverstead

Ingram Micro Germany has announced the departure of Marcus Adä as CEO of its business in Germany and the appointment of Ernesto Schmutter as the chairman of the board of management and VP of …

Toshiba Bundles Microsoft Products

by Raverstead

The WT10-A-106 is a second-generation Encore tablet from Toshiba. A ‘Windows 8.1 with Bing’ model, the slate is bundled with a one-year Office 365 licence, 60 Skype Free Minutes every month and 1TB of …

RTL Considers Netflix Rival…

by Raverstead

The RTL Group is considering the launch of a Netflix-like SVOD service. Co-CEO Guillaume de Posch told French newspaper La Correspondance de la Presse that he feels it is a shame that US companies, …

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Dynamic Focus on 55″ Full HD LCD Public Displays

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 55″ Full HD category covering sizes 53.5″ to 59.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are seven brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is …

Valens in Top 5 EMEA Tech Companies

by Raverstead

Deloitte has named Valens, developer of HDBaseT, as the fourth fastest-growing technology company in EMEA. Deloitte’s rankings are based on revenue growth in the past five years; Valens grew 33,244% between 2009 and 2013.

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Amazon Breaks Black Friday Sales Record for Fire Tablet and Kindle

by Raverstead

Amazon released information about its Black Friday sales for the Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets. While Amazon never releases exact numbers in the way Apple does, it did announce great results for its Black …