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TCL’s LCD TV Sales Rise 20% in March

by Helen Vince

TCL Multimedia saw sales volume of LCD TVs increase 19.7% year on year in March to almost 1.6 million sets, of which the volume of smart TVs increased by 125.7% YoY to 437,493 sets. …

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Planar Brings Multi-Port Daisy Chaining to Narrow Bezel Series

by Tom Allen

A new display series from Planar, the RA range is formed of narrow-bezel units for tiled video walls. Beginning with 49″ (RA4980) and 55″ (RA5580) units, the products have a 12.6mm pixel-to-pixel distance and …

Sharp Denies Latest Rumours – Confirms US Job Losses

by Helen Vince

Sharp issued another statement this week denying speculative reports about plans to overhaul its business. The latest rumours suggest that Sharp is in talks with state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) to invest …

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LG Cannot Meet OLED TV Demand

by Tom Allen

An offical at LG has told CNet that the company is struggling to meet the demand for OLED TVs. “There’s enough demand right now that we can’t build OLED TVs quickly enough”, said David …

MMD Signs Trigon for GCC Countries

by Helen Vince

MMD has signed Trigon in the Middle East as distributor for its entire range of monitors across the GCC countries. This includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

PCA France Adds HannsG

by Helen Vince

PCA France has expanded its range of LCD monitors with the addition of products from HannsG.

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’80s Patent Keeps Apple Out of Switzerland

by Tom Allen

A patent may prevent the Apple Watch from being sold in Switzerland this year. The patent, which covers the use of the word ‘Apple’ and apple imagery in association with watches and jewellery, was …

Samsung’s Tab A is Low-Cost With Large-Screen

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s new low-cost, large screen tablet, the Galaxy Tab A, was unveiled in Russia in March, and has now been confirmed for a European release. The Tab A will come in 8″ and 9.7″ …

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Grundig Begins 70th Anniversary Celebrations

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Grundig is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, kicking it off with a bundled offer. Customers purchasing the 48″ or 55″ VLX 7070 UltraHD LCD TV can also choose an additional, free Grundig …

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Sammobile Uncovers Round Samsung Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Sammobile claims that Samsung is to release a new smartwatch with a round face. The device will be called the Gear A or Orbis. Two models will be launched: one requiring a Bluetooth connection …

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Moto 360 Leaks Keep Coming

by Tom Allen

A render of the second-generation Moto360 smartwatch has apparently been leaked. The image shows a circular watch and appears very similar to the picture posted by Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing last month (Lenovo CEO …

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Kobo Undercuts Amazon With Glo HD

by Tom Allen

Kobo claims that its new 6″ Glo HD eReader has ‘the highest resolution screen available on the market’, at an unusual 1448 x 1072 resolution (300 ppi). An E Ink Carta display (Display Monitor …