OYSTER BAY, NY – Apple and Samsung combined for 62% of the nearly 36 million branded tablets in the third quarter of 2014, according to ABI Research.

CEDEX, FRANCE – The ETSI’s Industry Specification Group for Surface Mount Technique has released its group specification for embedded communication modules for M2M communications.

FARMINGDALE, N -- Cemtrex reported revenue for the period ended Sept. 30 rose 57% year-over-year to $8.36 million. 

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – The owner of electronics repair and assembly firm BEST Inc. has teamed up with a veteran designer to build a remote HVAC controller, and are attempting to crowdsource funding for the project via Kickstarter. 

IRVINE, CA -- Probe Manufacturing has signed a letter of intent to swap millions of shares of its stock with S-Ray in a deal that includes a manufacturing agreement. 

DALLAS, TX -- Elcoteq may no longer exist, but legal wrangling over its assets continues.  

NEVADA CITY, CA -- The 20 largest contract manufacturers saw first-half revenues increase 2.7%, a sharp reversal from a year ago, a new report said. 

REDMOND WA -- Data I/O's third-quarter net income shot up 342% from a year ago to $646,000 as customers took to its new component programming systems. 

BANGKOK -- A government agency has restricted access to SVI Public Co.'s fire-wracked factory here for 60 days for safety reasons.  

PROSPECT, CT – The Design-2-Part (D2P) show schedule for 2015 has been announced. The schedule is as follows:

PUNE, INDIA -- Humiseal is researching possible sites for a manufacturing plant in India to produce conformal coatings for automotive end-products, according to reports.

SOLOTHURN, SWITZERLAND – Juki Automation Systems Europe has appointed Jens Mirau president.