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Sharp Expands European Visual Solutions Team

by Helen Vince

Sharp Europe has hired Christopher Parker as senior product manager for visual solutions. He will be responsible for the development and marketing of Sharp’s portfolio of visual solutions products, supporting sales teams and channels …

Games Industry Mourns Satoru Iwata

by Tom Allen

Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata – a man often credited with changing the gaming industry – has died of cancer, at the age of 55. Iwata was the company’s president, and was behind the launch of …

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Feedback on Oculus Controllers

by Bob Raikes

Neil Schneider of “Meant to be Seen” had a chance to try the Oculus half moon controllers – here are his comments. The demo had you standing on a 5-foot floor mat facing away …

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IGZO Technology Faces Challenges

by Tom Allen

Future Market Insights has published a (paid) report on the IGZO display market. Although the forecast is good for IGZO compared to silicon-based displays, it faces challenges from LTPS and other technologies. Double-digit growth …

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Travel Retail Norway Chooses LG

by Tom Allen

Nine LG displays have been installed in a 9m² video wall in Bergen, Norway. Travel Retail Norway decided to install the wall – with PoS specialist Nexgen Smart Instore – in its new duty-free …

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Microsoft Keeps Fighting: More Lumia Phones Coming

by Tom Allen

Evan Blass, aka @Evleaks, says that Microsoft is preparing to launch ‘at least’ six new Lumia handsets in the coming months.

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Delta Posts Monthly Sales Rise

by Helen Vince

Delta Electronics said sales in June rose 5.5% sequentially and 5% year on year to NT$17 billion ($546.2 million), taking sales to date to NT$91.9 billion ($2.9 billion), up 1.4% from the corresponding period …

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Apple Shows Caution in iPad Orders

by Tom Allen

Apple is ‘cautious’ about placing supply chain orders for the long-rumoured 12.9″ iPad Pro, say sources in Taiwan. The tablet is expected to be launched in late September, but Apple’s caution means that initial …

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Acer Posts 50% MoM Rise in Sales

by Helen Vince

Acer reported a 50% month on month rise in sales last month to NT$26.5 billion ($851.3 million), though this was 27.3% lower than June 2014. For the second quarter, the company saw sales of …

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White-Box Vendors Jump on iPad Hype

by Tom Allen

White-box tablet makers in China are expected to produce large tablets, to take advantage of hype around Apple’s expected 12.9″ iPad Pro. Taiwanese IC suppliers have said that there is likely to be a …

Tags:China| large displays| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Telecom Operators Called on to Fund DTT Migration

by Tom Allen

According to Les Echos, the French senate is to vote on an amendment calling for telecom operators to fund the migration of broadcast services from the 700MHz band. The date of the vote was …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Amazon’s Fling SDK Enables Second Screen Experiences

by Tom Allen

To promote its Fire TV STB, Amazon has introduced a new service called Amazon Fling. The SDK enables users to send video, audio and images from iOS and Android apps to the Amazon Fire …