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Silent Circle Begins EPP With Secure Smartphone

by Tom Allen

If privacy is a concern, Silent Circle has the answer for you. The company announced its Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) at MWC this year, and has now released the first component: the Blackphone 2, …

Blackberry Result 28/9/15

by Tom Allen

Blackberry suffered lower-than-expected results in Q2 of its 2016 fiscal year (ended in August). The company reported a net loss of $66 million, on gross pre-tax revenue of $201 million. The company sold 800,000 …

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Rumour: Foxconn Takes Stake in Sharp Display Unit

by Tom Allen

Foxconn/Hon Hai has signed a letter of intent to purchase a stake in Sharp’s LCD business – which would give the firm management control over the unit, say Bloomberg sources. The sources said that …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 39

by Tom Allen

Combining its Pro Tablet 608 (USB-C Makes HP Appearance) and Payment Jacket with Verifone’s e355 mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal, HP has created the HP Pro Tablet Mobile Payment Solution. The addition of …

Liberty/Vodafone Deal Off the Table

by Tom Allen

Talks between Vodafone and Liberty Global, concerning a potential merger of their European operations (Vodafone Mulling Liberty Global Acquisition), have ended. Vodafone confirmed that the talks were over on the 28th September. John Malone, …

Blackberry Looks to Android to Save Falling Share

by Tom Allen

The Blackberry Priv was seen earlier this year, known as the Venice (Rumour: Curved Screens Appear on Blackberry)During the announcement of its latest finance results (Blackberry Result 28/9/15), Blackberry confirmed that it is working …

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Apple Supplier in Rights Group’s Sights

by Tom Allen

A Hong Kong-based labour rights group has accused an Apple supplier of exploiting its factory workers. Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) has said that Lens Technology used forced overtime, withheld wages and …

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Competition Rises in 43″ Panel Supply

by Milos Pavlovic

Sources in the panel maker supply chain have said that Chinese makers are to raise their 43″ TV panel production. This size is currently dominated by AUO and LG Display; however, it is reported …

French Pay-DTT Faces Challenges

by Tom Allen

An investigation by Tele Satellite has shown that French broadcasters are ‘no longer allowing’ viewers to subscribe to their paid services from the pay-DTT platform. Instead, viewers are directed to IPTV, satellite and other …

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HP Updates its Workstations

by Bob Raikes

HP held a webinar to introduce two new Z240 workstations, a small form factor (SFF) system and a tower for maximum expansion. HP claims to be the number one brand in the global workstation …

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Truly and AndersDX Continue PMOLED Partnership

by Tom Allen

UK-based distributor AndersDX is now handling a circular PMOLED display for Truly Semiconductor. Targeted at wearable electronics – specifically in healthcare and fitness – the 1.13″ OEL9M0082-W-E module is customisable for various applications. It …

Pioneer Enhances Taco Bell in the UK

by Tom Allen

Pioneer Digital has installed new large-format LG displays at all seven of Taco Bell’s locations in the UK. A digital menu board solution was required in each of the restaurants. Pioneer chose to use …