Vol 22 – Issue 45 – Page 2

Asus Expects Stronger Q4

by Tom Allen

Asus has predicted 10% QoQ sales growth in Q4, due to recovering demand. CFO Nick Wu told an inventors’ conference that Q4 PC shipments are expected to reach 5.8 million, up from 5.3 million …

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Quanta has reported consolidated revenues of NT$90 billion ($2.75 billion) in October, down 11.3% MoM but up 9.6% YoY. The company has made sales of NT$822 billion ($25 billion) in the January-October period, up …

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Best Buy Reveals All Black Friday Deals

by Tom Allen

Best Buy has revealed its Black Friday deals, which include everything from smartphones to UltraHD TVs. ‘Doorbuster’ deals will begin at 5pm on Thanksgiving Day itself. Several UltraHD TVs will be on sale. Two …

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Canal+ Climbs in International Markets

by Tom Allen

Canal+ Group had 15.4 million subscribers in the first nine months of 2015, an increase of 619,000 compared to the same period last year. The company’s ‘strong’ performance in Vietnam and Africa, and of …

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QD Vision Discusses Developments and Competition

by Chris Chinnock

Quantum dot developer QD Vision has received a new round of investment led by Tsing Capital and BASF Venture Capital totaling approximately $22 million from both existing investors and new investors. The funds will …

LG and Samsung Secure CES Awards

by Tom Allen

LG and Samsung have both taken multiple CES 2016 Innovation Awards: 21 and 38, respectively. Winning products for LG included the 77″ UltraHD OLED TV, V10 smartphone and G Watch Urbane 2nd Edition; other …

TCO Tightens Restrictions in Seventh Generation

by Tom Allen

TCO Development has launched the seventh generation of its TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The new version includes criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. …

Sony Shares First UHD & HDR Blu-Rays

by Tom Allen

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the first films that it will release using the UltraHD Blu-ray format. They will include The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Hancock and Salt. Content will be rendered with “HDR”, …

EBU Welcomes Terrestrial Support at WRC ’15

by Tom Allen

The EBU says that it was encouraged to note that ‘the overwhelming majority’ of proposals at WRC ’15 supported a ‘No change’ policy to the 470-694/698 MHz spectrum. This is the band currently used …

DCS Explores the 4k Finish

by Tom Allen

On the 21st November, the Digital Cinema Society will explore the challenges of and solutions to finishing content in UltraHD, at an event in Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Approaches to be examined will include …

IFA Launches Chinese Event

by Tom Allen

A new event will take place in China next year, organised by IFA. Consumer Electronics China will run from the 20th – 22nd April in the Shenzen Convention and Exhibition Centre. Both Chinese and …

Taiwanese Makers Suffer Monthly and Annual Losses

by Tom Allen

AUO‘s unaudited consolidated revenue fell 7.1% MoM and 21.1% YoY in October, to NT$29.2 billion ($893,000). Shipments of large-size panels reached almost 8.9 million units (down 6.9% MoM) and small- to medium-size shipments fell …