Vol 24 – Issue 10 – Page 6

Three Taiwan Manufacturers Report Revenues for February

by Alan Spencer

three Taiwan manufacturers have reported mixed revenue figures for February. Foxconn Electronics reported consolidated revenues of NT$289.6 billion ($9.43 billion), which is a drop of 16.14% on month but a rise of 3.18% on …

Compal Sees Shipments Rise 31% in February

by Alan Spencer

Digitimes reports that notebook and PC shipments for Compal reached 2.9 million units in February, which is a rise of 31% from the January figure of 2.2 million. Although the shipment growth was 31% …

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More Details on Google’s UHD “Jamboard”

by Bob Raikes

Google’s 55″ UltraHD Jamboard interactive display is on course to start shipping in the US in May and will cost $4,999. It was originally announced at ‘less than $6,000’. (Google Announces Jamboard Interactive Meeting …

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Imagination Backs 4K, HDR and 120fps in Furian

by Bob Raikes

Imagination Technologies has announced a new GPU design, the Furian which is the next step after the firm’s Rogue architecture, released in 2010, although that technology will continue to be available for lower level …

Connected Home Introduced by comScore

by Alan Spencer

A new service called, Connected Home, has been announced by comScore, and is available immediately. Connected Home is claimed to be the first syndicated service to be based on the company’s Total Home Panel …

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Nordic region leads Europe’s SVOD market

by Alan Spencer

SVOD subscriber market share in the Nordic region in Q4 2016According to Dataxis research, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, collectively known as the Nordic region, leads the SVOD market in Europe. The region represented …

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Training & Simulation Display Summit Conference Announced

by Chris Chinnock

Insight Media is pleased to support the 2017 Training & Simulation Display Summit on Sept. 27-28, 2017, at the Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions facility in Sterling, Virginia. The event will focus on …

LeEco Adds US Retail Partnerships

by Alan Spencer

LeEco has expanded its US national retail partnerships and has added HSN, BrandsMart USA, Best Buy and Fry’s to the list. The partnership with HSN covers the Super4 X43 Pro, X55, and X65. The …

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New Garmin Fitness Tracker?

by Bob Raikes

The Wareable blog has got hold of images of a new fitness tracker from Garmin, which has a strong position in the sports tracker market. The band is expected to be called the Vivosmart …

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Softbank to Sell 25% of Arm for $8 billion

by Alan Spencer

The Financial Times has reported that Softbank is about to sell 25% of Arm, equating to around $8 billion, to a new Saudi-backed $100 billion investment fund. It is only six months ago that …

Liberty to begin DOCSIS 3.1 rollout

by Bob Raikes

Liberty Global has said at the Cable Congress in Brussels that it will start to roll out Docsis 3.1 technology at the end of 2017 although most of the networks in its business will …

Western European AR/VR Spending to Reach $2.5 Billion in 2017

by Alan Spencer

IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide update has forecast Western European revenues for the AR and VR market to be $2.5 billion in 2017. This represents a 131% rise of over …