According to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Wide Viewing Angle Technology Report, vertical alignment viewing angle technology continues to lead in wide viewing angle technologies.

All-in-one PCs enjoyed a 57% growth in sales from 2008 to 2009, led by Apple and its continued strong iMac sales. HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer (including its Gateway and Packard Bell brands) contributed to this growth, as well as second-tier brands such as MSI.

The DECT Forum, the international association of the wireless home and enterprise communication industry; ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute; and the Home Gateway Initiative have completed the ETSI Technical Specification TS 102 527-3 which completes the CAT-iq 2.0 related standards that provide full interoperability between devices from different vendors, a key requirement of the network operators represented by HGI.

Eaton Corporation has been awarded a three-year preferred supplier contract with Western Power.

NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology Research Centre of Excellence, has appointed Dr Michelle Deaker to its board. She is chief executive officer and managing partner of funds management company OneVentures.

Registrations are now open for the Fluke 2010 Handheld Hands-On Measurement Workshops, in Melbourne on 29 July and Brisbane on 17 August.

CrispTech’s Sydney and Melbourne offices are on the move.

Spending on information technology by consumers and enterprises in China is expected to reach $259 billion this year, offering substantial opportunities for technology and service providers, according to Gartner.

Completing a merger transaction between former NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology, the newly established Renesas Electronics Corporation has started operations.

There is a slow but steady, with many bumps along the way, upturn in demand for people in the electronic industry, says Roy Dickson, senior consultant, Technology Australia Wide Personnel Engineering, Manufacturing and Technical Recruiters.

Premier Farnell has announced two new appointments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Spending on TFT LCD manufacturing equipment is expected to surge from the recession-induced low of US$7 billion in 2009 to approach previous cycle peaks of US$13.2 billion in 2010.

Dow Corning has signed a three-year contract with IMEC to perform joint research on the next generation of crystalline silicon solar cells.

A new electronics industry expo, Electronex, involving a dedicated industry trade show and technical conference is being organised by Australasian Exhibitions and Events (AEE) and the Surface Mount and Circuit Board Association (SMCBA).

Renesas Electronics, Fujitsu NEC, Panasonic and Sharp have agreed to jointly develop a new application platform for mobile phones that will be compatible with both the Symbian and Linux operating systems.