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Large iPad Rumour Springs Back to Life

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There have been multiple claims of a 12″+ iPad, beginning last summer (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 31) but disappearing late last year. Now, Bloomberg has revived the rumour mill, saying that preparations are …

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Nvidia and VMware Bring Workstations to Chromebooks

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Google and VMware are working with Nvidia to bring workstation-level graphics to Chromebooks. VMware’s Blast software and Nvidia’s Grid (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 3) virtual GPU technology will be used to deliver a …

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Windows 9 Will Ditch Metro

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Russian tipster Wzor has said that the enterprise version of Windows 9 will be released without the Metro (tile-based) UI. The source also said that Windows 9 would support a 3D mode and Windows …

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Innolux Faces Loading Rate Shortfall

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There is a gap of 20% between Innolux’s notebook panel supply and market demand, president JC Wang said at Touch Taiwan. The company expects to see 1% – 2% notebook panel shipment growth in …

Intel Targets 25 Million Tablet Processors

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Intel is aiming to ship 25 million tablet processors in the second half of the year, said sources in the Asian supply chain. The company is said to be working ‘aggressively’ with Taiwan- and …

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Rumour: Tariff Rise to Hit LEDs in China

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China may raise import tariffs on LEDs from 4% to 10%, local media claims. The move would be taken to advance the country’s own LED chip industry, as well as to protect against competition …

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Sony Considers Indian Manufacturing Plant

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Indian media claims that Sony is considering establishing a manufacturing plant in the country. The Economic Times of India quotes Sony’s Indian MD, Kenichiro Hibi. Hibi apparently said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stress …

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Apple Partner in For a Hiding After ‘Confirming’ iPhone

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China Telecom has leaked confirmation of the iPhone 6 on social media site Weibo. According to Sina Mobile News, the carrier said that the phone will be sold unlocked (in China) and feature a …

Apple Supply Chain Rushed After Redesign

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Apple suppliers are ‘scrambling’ to ready screens for the iPhone 6, says Reuters, after a late component change required a redesign. The website’s sources said that Apple wanted to use a single layer of …

Dual-SIM Xperia Z3 Approved in China

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TENAA, the Chinese version of the FCC, has certified Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z3 smartphone, and shared some details. There will be both single- (L55T) and dual-SIM (L55U) variants, at least in China. The phone …

HTC’s Butterfly Successor is Waterproof

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HTC has unveiled the successor to its Butterfly flagship smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 43) in Tokyo. The Butteryfly 2 features the same 5″ (1920 x 1080) display and a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon …

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Kobo Fends Off Dust and Water in Aura H2O

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The ‘world’s first’ waterproof eReader has been introduced by Kobo. The Aura H2O uses a 6.8″ Carta E Ink screen (an upgrade from the Aura HD’s (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 16) Pearl technology) …

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