Vol 23 – Issue 43 – Page 9

Russian Retail to be Slow

by Bob Raikes

The Russian market has been poor for the last couple of years, but analyst, PMR, which specialises in Eastern Europe, has estimated that the value of retail sales (excluding motor vehicles and fuels) will …

JCD Uses Live Data at Heathrow

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has launched a campaign at Heathrow to display live information about destinations, and synchronised to the opening of departure gates. Data is taken from Heathrow’s own flight information API and from weather data …

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Moscow Airport to Upgrade

by Bob Raikes

Passenger Terminal Today reports that Sheremetyevo International Airport, located around 29km northwest of central Moscow in Russia, has revealed plans for extensive upgrades totalling $865m ahead of the country hosting the FIFA World Cup …

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Visionect Notice Boards in Ljubljana

by Bob Raikes

Visionect has seen its E Ink-based 32″ noticeboards being used in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia and the company’s home town, outside the Town Hall.

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Apple’s TV App Doesn’t Have Amazon or Netflix

by Bob Raikes

We covered the launch of the Apple ‘TV’ app on the Apple TV book last week, (Apple Event Introduces New Mac Book Pro) but we didn’t pick up at the time that the app …

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Amazon Result 27/10/2016

by Yvette Raikes

Amazon.com Inc. announced Q3 net profits of $252 million, an increase from $79 million a year ago, on sales of $32.7 billion, up from $25.4 billion. For the nine months there were profits of …

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Flex Result 27/10/2016

by Yvette Raikes

Flex posted Q2 net losses of $2.5 million, compared with profits fro the same time last year of $123.0 million, on revenue of $6.0 billion, down from $6.3 billion. For the half year, there …

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D-Book 9 Here in the UK

by Bob Raikes

The UK’s DTG said that it has launched the latest version of its D-Book, D-Book 9. The aim of the new version is to improve the operation of FTA hybrid TV services and builds …

4D Cinema

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The SMPTE educational webcast on October 20th was titled “From 4D Cinema to Haptic Cinematography: Challenges & Issues.” It was presented by two researchers from Technicolor Research & Innovation, Philippe Guillotel (who did most …

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HTC Plans “Hundreds” of ‘Vive VR Cafes’ in China

by Bob Raikes

HTC has opened its third “Vive VR Cafe” in Shenzhen, China and plans to roll out ‘hundreds more’ according to an interview with Haptical. The other existing sites are in arcades in Taipei and …

Garmin Result 26/10/16

by Yvette Raikes

Garmin Ltd. reported Q3 net profits of $125.1 million, up from $119.3 million a year ago, on revenue which rose to $722.3 million from $679.7 million. For the nine months there were profits of …

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Pixelworks Result 27/10/16

by Yvette Raikes

Pixelworks Inc. saw Q3 net losses of $1.24 million, the same as in Q3 last year, on turnover which fell to $13.7 million from $16.6 million. For the nine months there were losses of …

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