Vol 24 - Issue 30

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Google Play Movies & TV App Released for Vizio Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Google Play Movies & TV has launched on Vizio VIA+ and D-series Smart TVs. The company’s Netflix and iTunes rival hosts content from over 200 film and TV distribution companies. It also streams in …

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Steam Link App Out Now for Samsung UHD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

It’s not so long ago we reported that an open beta of Valve’s new Steam Link app was available for owners of some Samsung UHD TVs. Today, Samsung announced that the free app is …

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MediaMarkt and Saturn Now Part of Ceconomy AG

by Yvette Raikes

The Metro Group has divided, splitting consumer electronics from the food and wholesale business. While the food and wholesale side will continue to be called Metro, the consumer electronics holding division has renamed itself …

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BOE Formalises Second G10.5 Plan

by Bob Raikes

BOE has formally announced its plan to build a second 10.5G line in Wuhan, China. The plant will start construction in Q4 of this year and will take up to two years to come …

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Sharp Could “Help” JDI

by Bob Raikes

Dai Cheng-wu, President of Sharp, has said that his company is ready to assist JDI as it struggles to deal with the switch to OLED in its key smartphone market. (Japan Display At the …

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Acer Result 14/08/17

by Yvette Raikes

Acer Incorporated reported Q2 net profits of NT$243.9 million ($8.0 million), down from NT$538.5 million ($17.8 million) a year ago, on revenue which fell 4.6% to NT$53.6 billion ($1.8 billion) from NT$56.2 billion ($1.9 …

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HTC Result 14/08/17

by Yvette Raikes

For the 9th quarter in a row, HTC has recorded a loss. Its Q2 net loss was NT$1.95 billion ($64.4 million), but this was better than both Q1’s NT$2.03 billion ($67.0 million) loss and …

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SNA Installs LED Video Display at New York HQ of Athletic Apparel Brand

by Andrew Fenn

Sansi North America recently unveiled a new LED video display that they installed at the New York City headquarters of an unnamed athletic apparel brand*. The display incorporates 13 LED “clouds”, screens suspended from …

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ABI Predicts $60 Billion Revenue for Enterprise Wearables

by Andrew Fenn

Analysts at ABI Research estimate that wearable devices for enterprise, including smartwatches and smart glasses, will top $60 billion by 2022, representing a CAGR of over 41%. This prediction has been attributed to the …

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Vuzix Announces Smart Glass Partnership with BlackBerry

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix, a leading manufacturer of Smart Glasses, has announced a new partnership with BlackBerry, to provide a head-worn wearable computing solution to enterprise. Using BlackBerry’s Unified Endpoint Management software, Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses will …

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Miracast Plans to Build on Wide Acceptance

by Bob Raikes

Back in 2012, a technology that was being used by makers of Android to compete with AirPlay from Apple and WiDi from Intel and called Miracast, was taken into the Wi-Fi Alliance and now …

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Facebook Begins US Roll-out of Watch Video Platform

by Andrew Fenn

Facebook is in the process of launching Watch, its new video platform which will host television shows and other episodic content, and is designed to rival other platforms such as YouTube and Snapchat. The …

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