Vol 23 – Issue 36 – Page 6

Rovi Turns Into Tivo

by Yvette Raikes

Tivo has now been acquired by Rovi, which has decided to take on the Tivo brand. Two directors from the old Tivo have joined the board of the new Tivo, which is being listed …

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OLED company Universal Display saw its share value fall almost 19%, despite a 12% rise in profits, thanks to an 11% increase in sales. The drop was attributed to the company’s lowered turnover forecast …

Xbox One Outsells PS4 Two Months Running

by Yvette Raikes

The Xbox One has achieved higher sales than the PlayStation 4 in both July and August in the USA. Sony has consistently led the charts since both consoles were launched, so this is a …

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Acer Records Fall in August Sales

by Yvette Raikes

Acer saw an 10% drop YoY in its August revenue to NT$18.97 billion ($604 million). This brought turnover for the year to date to NT$148.54 billion ($4.7 billion), down 10.5%.

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Nvidia to Release GTX 1050 in Late September

by Isaac Oburu

According to sources in Asia, demand for Nvidia’s Pascal-based GeForce GTX 1080, 1070 and 1060 graphics cards have steadily increased and the company has plans to release GTX 1050 graphics card at the end …

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Chipmakers Report August Revenues

by Yvette Raikes

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported record monthly turnover of NT$94.31 billion ($3 billion), up 41% from a year earlier.This gave year to date revenue of NT$596.01 billion ($19 million), a rise of 3.6%. …

Apple Watch Chip Orders Increased

by Yvette Raikes

Apple has raised its order for chips and components for its Series 2 Watch products with shipping volumes for August and September of over two million units, according to supply chain sources. This suggests …

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Monthly Notebook Shipments Rise

by Yvette Raikes

Wistron recorded August turnover of NT$58.48 billion ($1.8 billion), up 24.3% YoY, giving year to date revenue of NT$387.34 billion ($12.2 billion), down 0.3% YoY. The company shipped 1.8 million notebooks (up 20% MoM), …

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Semiconductor Sales Improve

by Yvette Raikes

Global sales of semiconductors went up 2.6% MoM to $27.1 billion in July, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), but were down 2.8% YoY. It was the largest monthly rise since September 2015 …

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End to Losses in Sight for Hannstar

by Yvette Raikes

Hannstar Display says that it expects to bring its losses to an end later this year, thanks to a healthier supply and demand situation. LG Display, Samsung and CPT are all closing handset LCD …

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ARRIS STBs to be Used for MEO 4K service

by Isaac Oburu

ARRIS International, plc., has announced that it will use ARRIS VIP5662EW UHD STBs for its recently launched MEO 4K service in Portugal. MEO subscribers can access MEO’s 4K content via on-demand content and a …

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Dish Mexico Wanting Skyworth Digital STBs

by Isaac Oburu

Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co Ltd, a provider of smart home solutions and STBs, has signed an agreement with Dish Mexico to supply them with STBs. (Watch out for our report in Skyworth in …

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