Vol 23 - Issue 41

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HP

HP Will Cut Up To 4,000 Jobs Over Three Years

by Bob Raikes

HP Inc is to cut 3,000 to 4,000 positions over the next three years as part of a restructuring move. The company is hoping to make savings of $200 million to $300 million per …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Does the OLED Contribute to the Note 7 Problem?

by Bob Raikes

A commentator has posted a speculative article that suggests that Samsung’s problems with the Note 7 might be related to the larger flexible OLED used in the device. Analyst Comment I’m not convinced by …

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TSMC Sales Result 21/10/2016

by Milos Pavlovic

TSMC saw profits up 28% to T$96.8 billion ($3.08 billion) on sales of T$260.4 billion ($8.2 billion), another quarterly record and also ahead of earlier guidance. TSMC said revenue for the first nine months …

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Strategy Analytics Says UK VR is ‘Slow Burn’

by Bob Raikes

David McQueen of Strategy Analytics said that only around 3% of British households will have a VR headset in the next year, with 92% of those being based on smartphone-based units. The company also …

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Sky Sales Result 14/10/2016

by Bob Raikes

Sky reported results for the first quarter of its financial year, with growth of 5% on a like for like basis and group revenue of £3.1 billion ($3.8 billion), and up 7% overall. The …

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SDC May Scrap L7-1 Line

by Bob Raikes

ET Times in Korea is reporting that because of delays in finding a buyer, instead of selling its Tangjeong L7-1 line in December, Samsung may simply sell the equipment for scrapping. The paper reports …

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Samsung to Support Steam

by Bob Raikes

Steam announced that Steam Link will be integrated into Samsung smart TVs, although users will need a Steam controller. Games can then be streamed from the service. No dates or model support were announced.

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Inferno Shown on Water

by Bob Raikes

IGPDecaux put on a special presentation in Florence to coincide with the premiere of the latest Dan Brown film, Inferno. Projectors were used to map onto a 3D water screen near the famous Ponte …

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fujitsu

Fujitsu To Cut DACH Staff

by Bob Raikes

Following the news that it would cut its UK staff (Fujitsu to Cut Jobs in UK), Fujitsu has now said that it will reduce its staff in DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) by 490 …

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VOD Growing to 50%+ in Three Years

by Bob Raikes

Click for higher resolutionGfK said that 16% of the viewing population* have multiple SVOD (subscription video-on-demand) services in their homes, up from 10% three years ago. Those who pay for combinations of Netflix, Amazon …

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Arris and Charter Working on WorldBox 2.0

by Bob Raikes

Arris is working with Charter Communications to develop the “WorldBox 2.0”, the next generation of STB that Charter plans to use across its full geographic footprint. Details were scarce, but the aim is to …

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Panasonic Tests OLED-Based Transparent TV

by Arthur Berman

In recent years, TV brands have struggled mightily to develop innovative features and advanced capabilities as a means to differentiate their products and capture market share. As might be imagined, many of these features …

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