Vol 23 – Issue 42 – Page 7

AT&T Wants to Buy Time Warner for $85 Billion

by Bob Raikes

Image: CNBCAT&T has agreed a deal to acquire Time Warner (which owns HBO, CNN and Warner Brothers, among other businesses). The deal will need the approval of US regulators and is one of the …

Funbox Clarifies – No HDR at the Moment

by Bob Raikes

We recently reported on the Funbox channel from Sony Pictures International which had mentioned HDR and WCG in its marketing material (Funbox UHD Channel Goes Live) and we commented that we would check the …

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TomTom Result 21/10/2016

by Bob Raikes

TomTom was slightly down on sales at €239 million in Q3 from €254 million last year, but gross margins rose to 60%, from 53%, so EBITDA was maintained at €33 million. The company is …

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VR firms form Disruptive Reality group

by Bob Raikes

Tanya Laird – CEO of Disruptive RealityA new studio called Disruptive Reality has been formed by Digital Jam Ltd, Revolution Software, Amplified Robot/Medical Realities, Spearhead Interactive and Augusto. Tanya Laird, CEO of Disruptive Reality …

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Komsa To Sell Moto and Lenovo

by Bob Raikes

Komsa of Germany has agreed a distribution deal with Lenovo, for its latest lines of Moto smartphones, Yoga tablets and Think notebooks. Komsa showed the Mota products on its booth at IFA. Countries include …

Omega to Sell Maxdata & ProWorx

by Bob Raikes

In Austria, broadliner Omega has acquired rights over the Maxdata and ProWORX PC brands from S&T.

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Wittland Moves from Wortmann to Microsoft

by Yvette Raikes

From 1st January 2017 Robin Wittland will be the head of the Windows and Devices division of Microsoft Germany, succeeding Oliver Gürtler who is now managing the business and enterprise cloud unit. Wittland is …

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Amazon Fire TV Stick Available

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has started shipping its Fire TV stick for $40 in the US and also available in Europe. The unit supports the Alexa voice technology as it now has a quad core processor and …

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Spotify app launches on 2015 & 2016 Samsung Smart TV

by Bob Raikes

Spotify said that the new version of its app for Samsung Tizen-based smart TVs is improved and can now support both paid and free subscribers. The company also supports Android TVs, Roku, Chromecast, Boxee …

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Pilot Offers Vision Camp

by Yvette Raikes

Pilot Computerhandels is organising Vision Camp, a free event on Digital Signage, in its education centre at Futurebox in Seevetal-Maschen (20km south of Hamburg). It takes place on 17th November from 10am and includes …

Pronto TV Wins Shell in Norway

by Bob Raikes

Pronto TV, part of ZetaDisplay Group, said it has signed a framework agreement for the delivery of digital signage with Shell Smart Fuel AS in Norway. The agreement runs for five years and deliveries …

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Collaboration in the Experience Center at Telkom SA

by Bob Raikes

Barco, through its local partner, Questek, has supplied an OSV-711F collaboration video wall and six ceiling-mountedBarco laser phosphor projectors (PGWX-62L) which project images onto the floor, to guide visitors through the Telkom National Network …

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