Volume 21 – Page 23 – Display Daily

Retail Sales in August Best Since January

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According to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales last month were up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis from August 2013 and 2.7% on a total basis, the best performance since January. …

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MEA PC Market Returns to Growth…

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After seven quarters of year on year declines, the Middle East and Africa PC market returned to growth in Q2, posting an increase in total shipments of 2.2% to 4.5 million units. According to …

Lenovo Gets Tiny

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Lenovo was a bit frustrated at the show. The company had held a press event on the Thursday, but because of the Intel keynote on Friday, could not announce that new systems used the …

Sky Chooses Canon for Post-Production

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Canon’s DP-V3010 professional reference monitor (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 43) is to be installed in three of Sky’s high-end post-production suites in London.

Sky Reports on UltraHD Test with SES

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Stephan Heimbacher of Sky Deutschland spoke at a seminar by SES about the live delivery of UltraHD TV tests that were conducted. Sky has been looking at UltraHD for some years and is working …

Midwich Adds New UK TV Line

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In the UK, Midwich is now offering a new British TV manufacturer, Linsar, to its consumer TV portfolio. Linsar is an independent company which was established in 2006, producing TVs ranging from 51cm to …

Tech Companies Achieve Sustainability Index

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The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices has featured Panasonic again in 2014 – for the 10th consecutive year. UMC has been chosen for the seventh time, in both the worldwide and emerging markets sectors. Acer …

Low-Cost Vendors to Challenge Tier Ones

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Juniper Research has said that smartphone shipments will reach 1.2 billion this year: a 19% YoY rise from 2013’s 985 million. Emerging markets, with high uptake of low-cost models, will drive growth. Products from …

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Work on a Common Foundation, Says DTG White Paper

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The UK’s Digital TV Group has published a white paper covering developments in the TV industry. They include the UltraHD format (including framerates, gamuts and dynamic range); video delivery to mobiles; spectrum management; connected …

Kindle Explores High-End Space With New Voyage

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Amazon has surprised today with a refresh of its Kindle and Kindle Fire lines – without weeks’ worth of leaks, first. Among the new devices is the 6″ Kindle Voyage ($200): the company’s thinnest …

Grundig Invests in Sound for UltraHD TVs

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A new TV is to be added to Grundig’s Vision 8 range, with the main selling point being its UltraHD resolution. The VLX 8484L, in 48″ and 55″ sizes, will support active 3D and …

Sony Wants to be ‘Netflix of Gaming’

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Sony wants to be ‘the Netflix of gaming’, chief executive of Sony’s game unit Andrew House has said. The company, which acquired cloud-gaming service Gaikai in 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 27), intends …