Volume 21 – Page 93 – Display Daily

GTDC Hires Regional Deputy Chairman

by Super User

The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) has appointed Alessandro Cattani as its first regional deputy chairman for Europe. Cattani, the CEO of Italian broadliner Esprinet was named a member of the GTDC’s executive council …

Canada Hands Out Fines in LCD Price Fixing Suit

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Courts in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia in Canada have secured agreement from five of the major consumer electronics companies involved in the alleged LCD price fixing cartel which took place between 1998 and …

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Our LCD Will Compete With Plasma, Says Panasonic

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In previous years, we have done some work for Panasonic before IFA, preparing talks and white papers on new features of their TVs. Not this year, however, so we were looking forward to the …

WiGig Enables Dual ‘UltraHD’ Displays

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DisplayLink has demonstrated the use of dual ‘UltraHD’ (DisplayLink says that the resolution was 3098 x 2160) displays being operated over a 60GHz WiGig connection. Taking place at the Intel Developer Forum, the demo …

Canon Germany Names Marketing Director

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Canon Germany has appointed Marco Gottschalk as the new marketing director for Canon’s consumer imaging group (CIG).

Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’

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Kaz Hirai, president of Sony, kicked off the Sony press event. After the usual corporate ‘gush’, he talked about the concept of ‘kando’ – or ‘Wow experiences’. Looking back to Hirai’s keynote at CES …

Apple Suppliers Made Slow Progress in August

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Taiwanese ODMs Focxonn and Pegatron are both lined up to produce new iPhones for Apple, with shipments expected to reach 80 million units by the end of this year. However, the fact that the …

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Sigma Designs Result 25/09/2014

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Sigma Designs Inc. has released its second quarter results, posting a net loss of $7.6 million on turnover of $42.8 million, which compares with a net loss of $4.8 million on turnover of $53.7 …

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Amscreen…Relocates Aral Network…

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Amscreen’s Aral network in Germany, which uses more than 1,000 displays, has been switched off. The small (10 displays) Esso network in the Rhine-Main area is also due to be shut down. A small …

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Fingerprint Sensor Popularity on the Rise

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Sources in the supply chain claim that orders for fingerprint recognition solutions for smartphones and smartwatches are rising. As well as Apple and Samsung, Chinese makers are beginning to integrate the technology into their …

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Tesco Cancels Hudl Smartphone

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Tesco’s Hudl tablet was wildly popular last year, but the company has cancelled plans for a 4G smartphone under the same brand. Since the phone, apparently capable of challenging the Galaxy S5, was first …

TV Everywhere Not Delayed by Authentication

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A study by US-based The Diffusion Group (TDG) has shown that authentication is not limiting the takeup of TV Everywhere services. Only 7% of users view the authentication process negatively and fewer than 1% …