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Komsa Expands Wearables Offering

by Helen Vince

German mobile distributor Komsa has expanded the range of wearable products it offers. The company revealed at the recent Fitness Fair in Köln that it is supplying products from Beewi, HSTI, Fitbit, Misfit, Pebble, …

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Christie Signs EAVS in France

by Helen Vince

Christie has appointed Groupe EAVS in France as official master distributor for the company’s professional videoprojectors.

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Display is Apple Watch’s Most Expensive Component

by Tom Allen

IHS estimates that the components of the Apple Watch (Sport edition) are $81.20 (New Apple Watch Has Lowest Ratio of Hardware Costs to Retail Price, IHS Teardown Reveals). The total cost of the product …

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DailyDOOH Returns to London

by Tom Allen

DailyDOOH will hold its Media Summit on 19th May, during London Digital Signage Week 2015. The focus this year will be on the impact of mobile technology on global cities. More than 200 participants …

Toshiba Notebook Storage Expands

by Tom Allen

Toshiba’s new Portege Z30-B and Tecra Z40-B notebooks expand users’ options for RAM and storage. All four new models run on Intel Broadwell processors. These enable longer battery life – up to 13.5 hours …

LG Loses Mobile Head

by Helen Vince

LG in Germany has announced the departure of Olive Kinne as director of marketing and sales for its mobile communications business. No reason has been given for his departure, nor the name of a …

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Large iPad Render Appears in Leak

by Tom Allen

A render of the supposed 12.9″ iPad Pro has been leaked on Twitter, by @Onleaks. It shows a tablet measuring 223 x 306 x 7.2mm (this area has a 14.9″ diagonal, which could feasibly …

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Windows 10 Flagship Leaked

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is said to be working on two new Lumia phones running Windows 10. They are code-named Cityman and Talkman. Unleash the Phones claims that the Cityman is high-end, with a 5.7″ display, 2560 …

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Samsung’s Hero Phone Becomes A Little More Heroic

by Tom Allen

Samsung, continuing its partnership with Marvel Entertainment (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) will release an ‘Iron Man edition’ of its Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone within a month. The phone’s cover will feature an …

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Foxconn Shelves Sharp Investment Plan

by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) is reported to have abandoned its plan to invest in Sharp, following news that the Japanese firm has secured loans of ¥200 billion ($1.7 billion) from its major lenders. A …

C3nano Buys Silver Nanowire Maker

by Helen Vince

US firm C3nano says it has acquire Asia’s major supplier of silver nanowire (AgNW), Aiden of Korea. The company said that in addition to establishing a vertically integrated AgNW supply, the acquisition provides C3nanowith …

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Dynamic Focus on 42″ Full HD LCD Public Displays V22 Issue 19

by Vanessa Browning

This week we are highlighting Public Displays in the 40″ and 42″ Full HD LCD category with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are 10 brands featured in the advertising. NEC Displays is at the …

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