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LG Takes 10 Awards at MWC

by Tom Allen

GSM Arena named LG’s G3 as the Best Smartphone of the Year at MWC 2015. Additionally, the company scooped nine separate awards for the G Watch Urbane and Urbane LTE; Android Authority, Android Central, …

Kopin Names VP for Defence Business Development

by Helen Vince

Kopin has appointed Bill Maffucci as VP of business development, to focus on emerging applications in the defence market. Maffucci has more than 35 years of experience working with defence contractors and started working …

Samsung & Sony Mulling Plants in India

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that both Samsung and Sony are considering plans to establish manufacturing bases in India. Samsung is thought to be considering a facility to produce smartphones and tablets, while Sony …

Weak 2014 Boosts Chinese New Year TV Comparison

by Tom Allen

TV sales ‘recovered’ during the Chinese New Year period, according to DisplaySearch’s Bing Zhang in a new blog post (http://tinyurl.com/pj8xam2). Unlike 2014, the three-week period in 2015 showed no signs of weakness. DisplaySearch’s initial …

Acer Renews Marvel Partnership

by Helen Vince

Acer has renewed its distribution agreement with Marvel in Russia. The distributor will continue to offer Acer’s consumer notebooks through its reseller network.

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 13

by Tom Allen

It is a common maxim that ‘porn drives technology’, and Pornhub and Durex are seeking to prove the fact, once again. Durex has moved into the digital space with a new mystery gadget that …

ZetaDisplay Buys Finnish Digital Signage Firm

by Helen Vince

Sweden’s ZetaDisplay has entered into an agreement to acquire Finland’s Marketmedia Oy, one of the country’s largest suppliers of digital signage, for approximately €2 million. ZetaDisplay supplies digital signage to major chains in the …

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NEC Shares Solution Showcase Dates

by Tom Allen

The seventh annual NEC Display Solutions showcase will take place on the 20th and 21st May this year, at the Vinopolis in London. There will be zones dedicated to applications including retail, DOOH, education, …

Intel Bundles Iris Graphics for Gamers

by Tom Allen

Intel will introduce its first Core i7 CPU (Broadwell architecture) with an LGA socket and in-built Iris Pro graphics this year. Pete Baker, VP of software and services, said that the new hardware would …

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Google is Planning Android for VR

by Tom Allen

A team at Google is working on a version of Android designed for virtual reality devices, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are ‘tens’ of engineers working on the new operating system, which …

Production Ramp to Lower TV Panel Pricing

by Tom Allen

Pricing of LCD TV panels will soften in Q2’15, say sources in Asia, as China’s BOE ramps up production at the G8.5 Chongqing plant. LG Display will also increase its shipments. These factors will …

20% Fall Forecast for PCs

by Tom Allen

Efforts to clear inventory have limited PC shipments worldwide in Q1’15. It is thought in Taiwan that this will cause a 20% QoQ fall in shipments, according to ODMs and component makers. PC demand …

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