Vol 22 – Issue 32 – Page 4

Skylake Makes First Appearance With Lenovo

by Tom Allen

Lenovo’s mobile workstation range is being expanded with rugged and reliable units: the Thinkpad P50 and P70. These models are the first in the world using Intel’s new Skylake platform. They are designed to …

Asus ‘Wins’ TUV Certification

by Tom Allen

TUV Rheinland has certified 26 Asus monitors – the most of any monitor brand – for low blue light output. In addition, 28 monitors have been certified as flicker-free.

European Car Owners Love Google and Apple

by Tom Allen

Smartphone use in vehicles continues to rise quickly in almost every major global market. Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers are rushing to support this trend, incorporating new designs and technologies into their products. According to …

400,000 Customers Leave US Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

Image: Reuters The top 10 pay-TV providers in the USA lost 400,000 subscribers in Q2’15, according to Informitiv’s Multiscreen Index. This wipes out a small gain earlier in the year, although still represents less …

Germans Enjoy Paid VoD

by Tom Allen

Emnid, a market research institute, has found that 28% of German internet users subscribe to paid VoD services, such as Netflix. The number rises amongst 16-24 and 25-34 year-olds, to 42% and 47%, respectively. …

AUO Sells Off 3.5G LCD Plant

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) has sold one of its 3.5G production lines to networking/communication device maker, Wistron NeWeb. The facility, which AUO said uses out of date technology, was sold for NT$810 million ($25.6 million) …

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Signage Performs in Western Europe, But Russia Suffers

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has released the results of its Digital Signage Business Climate Index surveys in various regions of Europe, for the July/August period. The DBCI tracks sentiment in the digital signage industry. France is …

While Europe Looks to IFA, Apple Has Own Plans

by Tom Allen

‘Sources familiar with Apple’s plans’ have told Buzzfeed that the next iPhone and iPad Pro will be revealed on 9th September, with sales starting on the 18th. The sources were unsure if the phone …

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Google Creates Alphabet

by Helen Vince

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, co-founders of Google, announced this week a reorganisation of the company which will make Google a division of a much bigger company called Alphabet. Alphabet, the new parent company, …

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In-Store Experience Moves to Digital

by Tom Allen

A study by IDC (paid: http://tinyurl.com/q6q8twz) has found that retailers in Western Europe are increasingly moving towards in-store digital transformations, to gain a competitive edge. All top retailers in the region are currently evaluating …

Notebook ODMs’ MoM Sales Declined in July

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s main notebook ODMs reported sequential declines in sales for July, as they experienced a slowdown in notebook demand. Quanta Computer said sales were down 21.4% in July from June, to NT$83.6 billion ($2.6 …

Nomadic Virtual Reality Opens SIGGRAPH VR Village

by Steve Sechrist

The Virtual Reality Village opened for the first time at the Special Interest Group Graphics (SIGGRAPH for short) conference and Exhibition in Los Angeles. A VR Village highlight included a nomadic Virtual Reality system …