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Apple Takes Nearly 80% of Smartwatch Revenue in 4Q16

by Alan Spencer

According to Canalys estimates, Apple took nearly 80% of total smartwatch revenue in the last quarter of 2016. Sales of Apple watches in this quarter were more than $2.6 billion and this set a …

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Asus and MSI become Top Gaming Notebook Vendors in 2016

by Alan Spencer

Asus and MSI have become the top global gaming notebook vendors for 2016. Estimated total worldwide sales for gaming notebooks were 4.5 million for 2016 of which Asus shipped 1.2 million units and MSI …

Asustek & Acer See Revenue Drop in January

by Alan Spencer

Asustek Computer has seen a drop in revenues for the month of January 2017. Consolidated revenues for the company were NT$31.349 billion ($995 million) which is the lowest monthly level since May 2016. The …

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Acer to Create VR system for National Palace Museum

by Bob Raikes

Acer is to work with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan to create a VR system for viewing antiques. The company has been working with the museum to create electronic versions of the museum’s …

Taiwan Notebook ODMs see Rises and Falls

by Alan Spencer

There were mixed results for notebook shipments for Taiwan ODMs for January this year and for 2016. Wistron shipped 1.3 million notebooks in January, up 18.18% on 1.1 million shipments for January 2016. Shipments …

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Dolby Cinema Plans 19 Titles in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Dolby has announced 13 new titles that will be shown with full support for Dolby Cinema technology at 75 equipped locations around the world. This brings the total of titles planned for 2017 to …

January 2017 Revenues Down for TPK Holding

by Alan Spencer

The revenues were down for TPK Holding for the month of January 2017. The company reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.624 billion ($247 m) for the month. This represents a 12.74% drop on a monthly …

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VR @ FETC 2017

by Len Scrogan

The annual Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC 2017), held each year in Orlando, Florida sets the tone and previews what’s up and coming for educational technology in the U.S. This year, one of …

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Dutch Prefer Internet TV to Public and Commercial TV

by Alan Spencer

According to research by Telecompaper, viewers in the Netherlands would prefer to switch to TV over the Internet if the main public and commercial channels were available via apps on their smart TVs. Some …

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FETC: What’s in Store for the Education Market in 2017?

by Len Scrogan

The US ed tech conference season kicks off at the start of the year with a strong event, the Future of Education Technology Conference (this year, FETC 2017), held each year in Orlando, Florida. …

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A Breakthrough in Blue Phase for FS LCDs?

by Bob Raikes

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have been working on frame sequential LCDs with the LC material being blue phase molecules. The team under Shin-Tson Wu of the College of Optics and Photonics …