Vol 22 – Issue 46 – Page 3

SVOD Market to Add 50 Million Subs in Five Years

by Tom Allen

Digital TV Research predicts that Netflix will reach 115 million subscribers worldwide by 2020. At the end of this year, there will be around 161 million total SVOD subscribers, growing to 306 million by …

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Peruvembra Joins Quantum Materials Board

by Tom Allen

Sri Peruvemba, CEO of Marketer International and head of marketing for SID, has joined Quantum Materials’ board of directors. Peruvemba has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, having held senior …

Handheld Group Seals its First Rugged Tablet

by Tom Allen

Sweden’s Handheld Group has developed its first ‘ultra-rugged’ tablet: a 7″ Android model called the ALGIZ RT7. IP65-compliant, the RT7 also meets the MIL-STD-810G standards of the US military. It is protected against drops, …

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Absen Takes on Stucker as New Executive for Europe

by Tom Allen

Absen has appointed Hans Christian Stucker as its new senior marketing executive for its European operations. Stucker is based at Absen’s European HQ in Rüsselsheim, Germany. He was previously marketing and communications director for …

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Merck Result 27/10/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Merck reported Q3 2015 net profit of $1.8 billion, compared to $895 million, up over 100% YoY. Turnover was reported at $10 billion, compared to $10.5 billion, down 4.5% YoY. For the nine month …

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Eizo Upgrades to Colour

by Tom Allen

Eizo’s CuratOR EX190 diagnostic display has high brightness and can show colour – it is designed to display both greyscale tones and colour images in interventional radiology. The integrated stability system maintains luminance stability …

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Acer Scores CES Wins

by Tom Allen

Acer has been named as a CES 2016 Innovation Award Honoree. The three winning products are the Predator 8 gaming tablet; Predator Z850 gaming projector; and Revo Build modular PC.

Dolby Brings Dolby Vision to the Home

by Tom Allen

Dolby Laboratories has remastered multiple Warner Bros. titles for its HDR technology, Dolby Vision, and mixed in the Dolby Atmos audio technology to complement. Dolby has announced that Vudu customers with a Dolby Vision-enabled …

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Fujitsu Competes With Apple & Microsoft

by Tom Allen

Competing with the iPad Pro and Surface Pro, Fujitsu’s Stylistic R726 is another large hybrid tablet, with a 12.5″ display, pull-away keyboard and up to 12 hours of battery life. Like its competitors, the …

Hunt in the Dark With Iiyama

by Tom Allen

When we covered Iiyama’s Red Eagle gaming display (Iiyama is Top of the Food Chain), we knew that it was the start of a new series of monitors. The company has now unveiled the …

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Flextronics Expands Polish Presence

by Tom Allen

Flextronics has opened a new logistics and manufacturing facility in Poland. Work started on the building in 2014. It covers more than 9,300m² and is located in Tczew. Focus at the facility is on …

Valve Relies on Marvell Components

by Tom Allen

Marvell has announced that its Armada 1500 Mini SoC, Avastar 88W8897 11ac WiFi and BlueTooth chip and power management ICs are all being used in Valve’s Steam Link system. Steam Link is a wireless …