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E Ink Result 21/05/2018

by Vijaya

E Ink announced its financial results for the first quarter 2018 with net sales of NT$ 2,898 million ($96.6 million), a decrease of 10.0%, compared to NT$ 3,218 million ($107.3 million) in Q1 2017. …

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HP’s Personal Systems President Leaves After 10 Years

by Andrew Fenn

Alex ChoHP has named Alex Cho as president of its personal systems business, effective immediately. Cho most recently served as VP and GM of the company’s commercial PC business group. As head of the …

New WebVR Site Streams VR Experiences to Any Device

by Andrew Fenn

‘Within’, a VR startup based in Los Angeles, has launched a website using Mozilla’s WebVR technology that’s compatible with any VR-capable device, including head-mounted displays or Google Cardboard, as well as mobile phones and …

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Jabil Result 14/06/2018

by Vijaya

Jabil Inc. announced its third quarter and nine months financial result ended on May 31, 2018 of fiscal year 2018. Net revenues for Q3 2018 were $5.43 billion, an increase of 21%, compared to …

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Intel Confirms Plan for Discrete Graphics Cards

by Bob Raikes

There was a flurry of activity in personnel, with staff moving between Intel and AMD some months ago and now Intel has confirmed plans to enter the discrete graphics card market in 2020, after …

EMEA Smartphone Markets Hit Record Value Despite Smartphone Slowdown

by Andrew Fenn

The region’s smartphone market showed some stability in the first quarter of 2018 in unit terms, while its value grew to exceed its previous first quarter peak result in the first quarter of 2015, …

China to Boost LED Capacity

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes reports that Chinese LED makers are boosting the capacity for LED manufacture with 300 more MOCVD equipment sets coming online in the period from October 2018 to the end of March 2019. That …

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HypnoVR Secures $830,000 in Seed Funding

by Andrew Fenn

HypnoVR, a provider of VR-based medical hypnosis solutions for managing pain and stress, has secured funding to the value of €700,000 (approximately $830,000) from lead investors Guillaume Richard, founder and chairman of OuiCare; Daniel …

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Acquisitions in US Media Move On

by Bob Raikes

In a busy week for mergers and acquisitions and Comcast has made a bid of $65 billion for the assets of 21st Century Fox (which includes Sky) (Comcast Preparing to Outbid Disney in Sky …

Location-Based VR to Reach $809 Million by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

Location-based VR (LBVR) consumer spend is expected to reach $809 million by 2022, according to Futuresource Consulting. The company’s associate director of consumer media and technology, Carl Hibbert, commented: “The first quarter of 2018 …

Mimo Monitors Works with Brightsign

by Bob Raikes

BrightSign, LLC has jointly announced with Mimo Monitors a new line of BrightSign-enabled displays. “Mimo Monitors and BrightSign are trusted leaders in their respective markets,” said Mike Campagna, CMO of Mimo Monitors. “By integrating …

PlayStation VR Bundles Discounted in Days of Play Sale

by Andrew Fenn

PlayStation VR bundles are being sold at significantly discounted rates this week, as part of Sony’s Days of Play sale. The device retailed at $399 at launch but is now available in bundles priced …