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Smart TVs Dominate Spain Connected TV Use

by Tom Allen

Spanish trade body IAB Spain has found that around 4.3 million people in the country regularly use connected TV. 64% access through smart TVs, followed by games consoles (29%), PCs (28%), hybrid DTT (10%), …

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Samsung Could Re-enter Car Market

by Tom Allen

Data compiled by Thomson Reuters IP & Science shows that Samsung is making a concerted, if late, push into the automotive market. Samsung produced its own cars as Samsung Motors until 2000, when it …

BenQ Opens Signage Showroom

by Tom Allen

BenQ has opened a new digital signage showroom at its headquarters in Oberhausen, Germany.

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Tablets Fall Again in Q3

by Tom Allen

Q3 was the fourth consecutive quarter of falling worldwide tablet shipments, says IDC. Despite signs of a slight seasonal improvement, shipments slipped 12.6% YoY to 48.7 million units. Many mature markets, such as North …

STMicroelectronics Result 02/11/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

STMicroelectronics reported Q3 net profit of $90 million, a 25% increase YoY and a massive 157% increase QoQ. Turnover was reported at $1.76 billion, down 6.5% YoY, sequentially remaining flat. Gross margin was reported …

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3D Printing of Optical Components with Glass

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Additive Manufacturing (AM), better known as 3D printing, has taken off since a patent on the topic was issued in 1984 to Charles Hull who used a photo-crosslinkable polymer material. Most current 3D printing …

Guidance for Large Touch Screen UI Design

by Bob Raikes

We like to keep up with the latest ideas and trends in user interface design. Jakob Nielsen is a recognised guru of this topic and usually talks about mobile devices. However, his website recently …

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Parks: Streaming Devices Will Rise 186%

by Tom Allen

Annual worldwide unit sales of streaming media devices will grow from 30 million in 2013 to 86 million in 2019, says Parks Associates. Last year, 13% of US broadband households purchased a media streaming …

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Big Apple Buddy Brings Band to Britain

by Tom Allen

Customers in the UK can now purchase Microsoft’s Band 2 (Microsoft Announces New Phone, Band, Tablet and Laptop in New York) – despite it not being officially launched there until late November. A company …

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Virtual Reality Across Europe

by Tom Allen

A hands-on session on virtual reality will be held at the 3IT centre in Berlin on the 16th November, at 3pm. Presentations will cover many topics, including live streaming to VR glasses; 360° production …

Sony Result 29/10/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Sony Corp. reported a turnaround Q2, posting a net profit of JP¥ 33.6 billion ($278 million), in stark contrast to the net loss of JP¥ 136 billion for the same period previous year. Turnover …

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OnePlus Designs Budget Flagship – With AMOLED

by Tom Allen

China’s OnePlus is back, with a new round of invitations to sell its newest smartphone: the OnePlus X. Designed as a ‘flagship on a budget’, the OnePlus X will cost $250 – although there …