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A new notebook under Toshiba’s Kira brand has been launched in Europe. The 13.3″ Kira-102 is officially an ultrabook, designed for travellers who do not want to compromise on performance. It features 2560 x …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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Children’s tablet developer VTech has introduced two new products, with rechargeable batteries and more than 800 apps in the ‘Learning Lodge’ store. The Innotab 3 Plus (4.3″, $60) and 3S Plus (5″, $80) are …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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A transition from DVB-T to DVB-T2 will take place in Austria beginning in autumn 2016. Komm Austria, the company’s media authority, has started a tender (running until 26th November) for DTT operation permission, which …
Tags:DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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A DVB-T2/HEVC trial is to take place in Berlin this autumn. It will test network parameters – including an encryption system – and manufacturers will also be able to test their products.
Tags:DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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Anatel, the Brazilian communications regulator, has opened a tender to provide mobile broadband services in the 700MHz band. The frequency is currently used for broadcast services. In response the Association of Brazilian broadcasters (Abert) …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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Lenta, a Russian newspaper, has said that the Ministry of Communications has proposed allocating more money to develop broadcasting in the country. An additional RUB26 billion ($720 million) has been proposed, taking the total …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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Windows Phone Daily has uncovered an FCC filing detailing a Chromecast-like dongle for Windows Phone smartphones. The ‘Microsoft HD-10’ possesses WiFi, HDMI and USB connectivity. It also supports Miracast (used for Windows Phone 8.1’s …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Streaming Dongles| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21| Windows
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Analogue switch-off will take place in Nigeria by June next year. The head of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Emeka Mba, said that broadcasters who continue to transmit in analogue after that date will …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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More than 20% of European TV households will pay for VoD packages (subscription VoD, or SVoD) by 2020. Digital TV Research forecasts that the overall figure will be 59.4 million (20.7%), up from 18 …
Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| VOD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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An UltraHD HEVC streaming trial is being run by Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan. Chunghwa is using solutions from Broadpeak, a content delivery network technology specialist. Both VoD and NVoD (near video on demand) services …
Tags:4k| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| VOD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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Japan is ready to announce its latest roadmap towards 8k (Super Hi-Vision, or SHV) broadcasting, according to Advanced Television. The roadmap – unannounced at the time of writing – will require three UltraHD channels …
Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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A microsite (http://4k.cablelabs.com) where users can access UltraHD video has been set up by Cablelabs. The intent is to assist stakeholders, such as vendors and network operators, conduct tests using the format. Content is …
Tags:4k| CableLabs| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21
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