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Thanksgiving and Black Friday Break Online Sales Records

by Helen Vince

Market – The Adobe 2014 Digital Index saw a record breaking kick-off to the holiday shopping season in the US that started on Thanksgiving Day, with Adobe reporting $1.33B in online sales as shoppers combined online buying with the …

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Juniper Research Publishes Market Forecast for Wearables

by Helen Vince

Market Forecast – Wearable devices are the darling of the season with many looking forward to the reception of the Apple Watch. Juniper Research has meanwhile released its new “Smart Health & Fitness Wearables: Device …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Wearable Market

TV Anywhere, or TV Nowhere?

by Helen Vince

TV – A fascinating article appeared in early November in the New York Times titled For Millennials, the End of the TV Viewing Party. The author talks about the early days of television, when family and neighbors would gather …

Tags:Cable| Pay TV| TV (Television)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Google Glass at the Crossroads

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – Google Glass has been a topic for very many articles in the past but with an email from Google headquarters, this all could go away in a heartbeat. Several recent publications suggest that …

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Whoosh! There it is!

by Helen Vince

3D in Education – I enjoy reporting on new products that have their eye on reaching the education market. One such product is the new Whoosh 3D. Whoosh3D is a three-pronged solution: a 3D app; a 3D-enabled …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Education| Vol 21 - Issue 48

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.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| VOD| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Worldwide

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 …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

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 …