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Amazon Increases Sales

by Yvette Raikes

Amazon.com Inc. reported Q3 net profits of $256 million, up from $252 million last time, on revenue which rose 34% to $43.7 billion from $32.7 billion. This brought profits for the year to date …

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Micro Center Introduces PowerSpec Gaming Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

Micro Center in the US is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its PowerSpec desktop computer brand by offering the first PowerSpec mobile computers ever – the PowerSpec 1710 and 1510 gaming notebooks. PowerSpec’s 1st …

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PMA Research Reveals Growth in US Sales of UHD Displays

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has released its new sell-through tracking report on large-sized flat-panel displays being sold in the United States. The report shows that sales of professional Ultra HD displays in the US grew again …

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HEVC Wins Primetime Emmy Engineering Award

by Andrew Fenn

Last week, the Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC), was awarded the Primetime Emmy Engineering Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its development of High Efficiency Video Coding, also …

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Huawei to Launch Video Streaming Service in Europe

by Andrew Fenn

Huawei has announced its plans to launch Huawei Video, a Netflix-a-like streaming service, in Spain and Italy during the first quarter of 2018. Jaime Gonzalo, VP of Huawei Consumer Europe Mobile Services, made the …

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Foldable Microsoft Surface Tablet Rumours Emerge

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft is developing a new foldable Surface tablet, according to Windows Central. Citing unnamed sources, the report states that the device, codenamed Andromeda, will run Windows 10, built with Windows Core OS and CShell. …

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Space Needle Launches Virtual Reality Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The Space Needle in Seattle has launched The VR Bar, a free virtual reality experience for visitors to the Needle’s observation deck. Created in collaboration with Panogs and Graffix, The VR Bar provides a …

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LG webOS Brings Channel Plus and DAZN to Canada

by Andrew Fenn

LG is expanding its webOS smart TV platform with LG Channel Plus and DAZN both coming to Canadian users of its 2017 line of Ultra HD smart TVs. Powered by Xumo, Channel Plus is …

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YouTube Living Room Viewing is Up 70%

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube living room viewing is up 70% year-on-year, according to Alphabet’s CEO, Sundar Pichai. The video giant’s live television service Youtube TV is now available across two-thirds of the US, while the additional YouTube …

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UK ATM Blown Up in Attempted Robbery

by Andrew Fenn

An ATM outside a Matalan store in Darlington, UK was blown up last week in an attempted robbery. However, the thieves clearly overestimated the size of explosion required, creating a blast that could be …

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Kyocera Gets Profit Boost

by Yvette Raikes

Kyocera Corporation announced Q2 net profits of ¥26.4 billion ($233 million), up 41% from ¥18.7 billion ($165 million) a year ago, on sales which rose 18% to ¥393.2 billion ($3.5 billion) from ¥333.3 billion …

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Pimax 8K Headset Beats Oculus Rift Kickstarter Record

by Andrew Fenn

Pimax’s 8K virtual reality headset has now raised $3.22 million on Kickstarter from 4,955 backers—surpassing Oculus Rift’s previous record of $2.44 million—with four days to go. The Kickstarter campaigns for Pimax’s 8K headset and …

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