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CEA Says US Tech Spending to Set Record This Year

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According to the CEA, total spending on technology in the USA this Christmas season will rise 2.5% YoY, to more than $33.7 billion. An improving macroeconomic environment is increasing consumers’ willingness to shop, said …

Tags:CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

ARM and TSMC Celebrate Big.Little on FinFET

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The results of a silicon validation of ARM’s Big.Little chip architecture, showing performance improvements, have been announced. The validation used ‘Big’ Cortex-A57 and ‘Little’ Cortex-A53 processors on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET (16FF) process technology. The …

Tags:Arm| Chips| CPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Sharp Surprises With MEMS-IGZO Tablet in 2015

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Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), Sharp announced that it would begin mass-production of its MEMS-IGZO displays (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 22) in 2017. Much earlier than this date, however, the …

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German Media Authorities Approve BSkyB Proposal

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German state media authorities in Bavaria and Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein have approved BSkyB’s proposal to buy 57.4% of Sky Deutschland, as part of its Sky Europe plans. The approval follows a recent general meeting …

Tags:Broadcasters| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Sky| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Round Up

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ANFLED is the Chinese company that we reported on as selling 218″ FullHD LED TVs at IFA for just $315,000! The company had the same displays at Gitex and told us that the Middle …

Tags:Gitex 2014| Large Display Monitor| LED| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Acer, Asustek see September Sales Decline

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Acer reported sales of NT$31.1 billion ($1 billion) in September, 4.2% higher than August but down 5.7% from September 2013. Last month’s result brought sales for the year to date to NT$244.1 billion ($8 …

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Parks: 46 Million Paying UltraHD Customers by 2018

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According to Parks Associates, more than 46 million households globally will subscribe to an UltraHD pay-TV service by 2018. Such services will be deployed to differentiate providers from their competitors. They are expected to …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Japan Display Warns of Surprise Loss

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Japan Display (JDI) has issued a revised forecast for this year and said it now expects to record a net loss of

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Tablets Cannibalise TV for UK Children

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According to Ofcom, one-third of UK children aged 5-15 own their own tablet – and 11% between aged 3 and 4. The 34% figure represents almost a 100% YoY increase, from 19% ownership in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe

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Earlier this month, Sharp signed a white goods licensing deal with Vestel. It was later expanded and includes an agreement to license Sharp’s AV business in Europe to Universal Media Corporation (UMC) in Slovakia. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sharp| TVs (TV Sets)| Vestel| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

European Countries Value Set-Top Boxes Differently

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Set-top box take-up changes significantly by country in Europe, says Parks Associates. In the UK, 55% of broadband households use such a device, compared to 36% in Spain and 20% in Germany. The same …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

AO Launches TV Brand With Vestel

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AO.com (formerly Appliances Online), the UK-based online store, has launched its own TV brand, developed with Vestel. AO’s new ‘Techwood’ brand is aimed at the entry- to mid-level market. It will be composed of …

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