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Exertis Captech Extends Asustek Partnership

by Helen Vince

Exertis Captech in Sweden has extended its partnership with Asustek and is now offering the complete range of Asustek’s products.

BenQ Adds MTI for Phones in Ukraine

by Helen Vince

BenQ smartphones are now available in the Ukraine through distributor MTI.

Rotating Display Enables Switch Between Watch and Fitness Band

by Tom Allen

Photo credit: Pocket LintUK-based Pratech’s smartwatch, called UB, has a rotating display. It was shown at the recent Wearable Technology Show in London. The device is currently a prototype, and fairly chunky according to …

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Google Boosts Pixel to Ludicrous Speed (Officially)

by Tom Allen

Two years after Google introduced the first Chromebook Pixel (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 8), the company has shown off the second-generation model – with more speed, more power and the new USB-C interface. …

Taiwan’s Notebook Manufacturers Report Slow February

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s major notebook manufacturers and ODMs reported sequential sales declines in February, a traditionally slow month because of fewer working days and the Chinese New Year. Acer reported a 9% month on month and …

Foxconn February Revenue Down 30% MoM

by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics’ sales slipped 29.3% month on month to NT$280 billion ($8.9 billion), though this was 7.4% higher than February of last year. Sales for January and February climbed 17.5% year on year to …

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Another Broadcaster Begins -T2 Testing

by Tom Allen

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a German public broadcaster, is to begin trialing DVB-T2 in August. The tests will offer HD content in the Bonn/Cologne region.

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Greece Completes ASO

by Tom Allen

Greece has completed its analogue switch-off. The DTT platform is now available to more than 96% of the country’s population.

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Broadcom Drives Free’s UltraHD STB

by Tom Allen

Free, a French company that has developed an UltraHD Android STB, is powering the box with a Broadcom chip. The Freebox uses a BCM7252 SoC and can show streamed, terrestrial, VoD and recorded content. …

Notebook Computer Displays Evolve

by Phillip Wright

The new 12″ MacBook (available April 10) announced this week by Apple and the new XPS 13 notebook PC from Dell (available now) that was first shown at CES 2015, are both great examples …

Force Touch Coming to iPhone, Claims WSJ

by Tom Allen

According to the Wall Street Journal, the ‘Force Touch’ technology on the new Apple Watch and Macbook will also make an appearance on the next iPhone. Force Touch can distinguish between the pressure of …

Playstation Vue Coming to East Coast

by Vanessa Browning

Sony’s Playstation Vue service (Sony TV Service Enters Beta) will be rolled out to the USA soon, according to the Wall Street Journal. It will be launched within two weeks in New York, Philadelphia …

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