Vol 22 – Issue 05 – Page 13

TV Panels Remain Steady and Monitors Fall in January

by Vanessa Browning

TV panel prices have remained steady in early January, as global top tier brands are still showing strong demand, DisplaySearch data shows. Samsung and some leading Chinese vendors (with reasonable levels of demand in …

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Vehicle Panels to Rise With JDI

by Tom Allen

To expand vehicle panel module production, Japan Display will invest NT$800 million ($25.5 million) into Taiwan-based subsidiary Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics. Sources in Asia said that the investment should raise Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics’s monthly substrate production to 450,000 by …

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Acer to Double Smartphone Shipments

by Tom Allen

According to CEO John Chen, Acer plans to double its smartphone shipments this year, to about 10 million units. The company’s smartphones are now available in 53 countries worldwide.

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Colombia Passes 8 Million TV Subs – Unofficially

by Tom Allen

The BB Business Bureau of Argentina estimates that there were almost 8.1 million pay-TV subscribers in Colombia at the end of 2014, up 4.3% YoY. Official figures from the Autoridad Nacional de Television put the …

IPTV Continues to Lead in Montenegro

by Tom Allen

At the end of 2014 digital TV subscribers in Montenegro, across all platforms, fell 0.8% (1,242) QoQ, but were up 3.8% (5,692) YoY. The total subscriber base was 154,393, representing 79.26% of households. IPTV …

New Google Play Highlights Software Focus

by Tom Allen

The Google stand was, naturally, dominated by Chromebooks – Google’s low-cost notebook product that is seeing rising adoption in the education market. However, the main news was Google Play for Education (GPE): an initiative …

Uncertainty Surrounds Exterion Media

by Helen Vince

Exterion Media, which said earlier this month that it is ‘exploring strategic alternatives’ for the company, is reported to have announced a round of job cuts this week at its London base. Among the …

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Dynamic Focus on 46″ Full HD LCD Public Displays V22 Issue 05

by Vanessa Browning

This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 46″ Full HD category covering sizes 43.5″ to 48.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are 11 brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is …

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Consumers Will Get Hands (and Eyes) on Oculus This Year

by Tom Allen

Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe is said to have told attendees of CES 2015 that the Oculus Rift headset will be launched by the autumn of this year. Cyberland claims that production has already …

IBM Result 21/01/2015

by Helen Vince

IBM recorded a net profit in the fourth quarter of the year of $5.5 billion on turnover of $24.1 billion, which compares with a net profit in Q4 of last year of $6.2 billion …

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Significant Warranty Savings From HP and Rockwell

by Tom Allen

According to Warranty Week, there is a small group amongst the top 200 US warranty providers (US-based manufacturers spending $8 million+ per year on warranty claims) that has consistently reduced their warranty expense rates over the …

Chilean Satellite Overtook Wired Pay-TV in 2014

by Tom Allen

At the end of Q3’14, Chile had gained almost 200,000 satellite subscribers (up 16.1%), to more than 1.4 million, according to the Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel). Cable and IPTV subscribers rose from 1.26 million to …