Vol 25 - Issue 05

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Vodafone in Talks to Purchase European Cable Assets from Liberty Global

by Andrew Fenn

Vodafone has confirmed it is in talks to purchase a number of Liberty Global’s cable assets in countries where the two companies have overlapping assets, which includes the Czech Republic and Hungary. Vodafone previously …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vodafone| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Samsung Announces Cinema LED Partnership with Wanda Cinemas

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has announced a partnership with theatre operator Wanda Cinemas, to bring its Cinema LED Screen technology to Wanda’s Wujiaochang theatre, located in Shanghai’s Yangpu District. (My First Movie on an LED Cinema Screen) …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Samsung and Best Buy Sued by Consumers in Illinois

by Andrew Fenn

A pair of consumers went to Illinois Federal Court last week to file a lawsuit against Samsung and Best Buy. The litigants allege that the two companies sold PDP TVs in 2012 that they …

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Kyocera Result 1/02/2018

by Vijaya

Kyocera Corporation reported financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. Net Sales were ¥1,145,016 million ($10.2 billion), compared to ¥1,014,628 million reported in the same period last year. Net income was …

Tags:Financial Data| Kyocera| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Portable PC Gaming Console Back on Course for Summer Release

by Andrew Fenn

PGS Lab’s portable Windows and Android gaming console has reemerged, after a Kickstarter campaign to fund it was cancelled way back in July 2016. (PGS is a Portable PC Gaming Console (with Android!)) The …

Tags:Consoles| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 05

KT, Verizon and Samsung Collaborate on 5G Solution Demo

by Andrew Fenn

KT, Verizon and Samsung have collaborated to demonstrate Samsung’s 5G solutions and use cases, including a prototype 5G tablet device. The tablet is capable of providing multi-gigabit per second speeds via 5G networks, as …

Tags:5G| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Tamedia Inks Takeover Deal with Goldbach Group

by Andrew Fenn

Tamedia has signed a takeover agreement with the Goldbach Group in Switzerland. The company pre-registered a public purchase offer for Goldbach at CHF 35.50 ($38) per share. Together, Tamedia and Goldbach want to expand …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Switzerland| Vol 25 - Issue 05

TPK Result 1/02/2018

by Vijaya

TPK Holdings reported its 2017 fourth quarter financial results. Consolidated revenue in Q4 reached NT$ 32.87 billion ($1.12 billion), up 33%, compared to NT$ 24.74 billion reported in Q4 of 2016. The company said …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TPK| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Nintendo Result 31/01/2018

by Vijaya

Nintendo reported its financial result for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2017. Net sales for the third quarter were ¥483 billion ($4.32 billion), compared to ¥311 billion in Q3 of …

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Amazon Result 1/02/2018

by Vijaya

Amazon reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017. Q4 net sales increased 38% to $60.5 billion, compared to $43.7 billion in Q4 of 2016. Net Income was $1.9 billion, …

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Apple Offering Free Repairs for iPhone 7 with Service Bug

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has determined that a small percentage of iPhone 7 devices may show “No Service” in the status bar, even if cellular coverage is available, due to a component failure. The affected units were …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 05| warranty

Jon Counts All The Pixels In The World

by Jon Peddie

An old friend asked me, Hey Jon, how many pixels do you think there are in the world? TV’s, PC’s, smart phones, tablets. It’s going to be a lot! But how many? How many …

Tags:Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Vol 25 - Issue 05