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Apple Considering Stake in Toshiba’s Chip Business

by Alan Spencer

Japanese public broadcaster NHK, is reporting that Apple is considering a bid with its supplier Foxconn, for Toshiba’s semiconductor business. Toshiba is the world’s second-biggest flash memory chipmaker and last week, the company announced …

Hulu’s Live TV to Cost $39.99 per Month

by Alan Spencer

Hulu is planning a Spring launch of its live TV service and will likely be priced at $39.99 per month. The service will include access to Hulu’s on-demand content, Hulu Originals, live network broadcasts, …

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Universal Display Establishes Awards at IMID 2017

by Alan Spencer

Universal Display, the US OLED manufacturer, has announced the establishment of the “UDC Innovative Research Award in Organic Electronics” and the “UDC Pioneering Technology Award in Organic Electronics”, which will recognise individuals or teams …

Sony to Resume Android Marshmallow Roll-Out to Europe TVs

by Alan Spencer

Sony had suspended its roll-out for Android Marshmallow version 6.0 for its 2015 and 2016 TVs in Europe, but now the company will restart the upgrade this week. (Android 7 Gets to Shield and …

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TV Panels Shipped Reach 59.6 million Globally in 1Q17

by Alan Spencer

China-based Sigmaintell Consulting has reported that there were 59.6 million TV panels shipped globally in the first quarter of 2017, which was a fall of 0.8% compared to the same quarter last year. However, …

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Nintendo Switch Video Game System Selling Fast

by Alan Spencer

The new home gaming system that people can also use on the move, Nintendo Switch, sold faster in its launch month than any other video game system in Nintendo history. The gaming system sold …

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eMagin’s OLED Microdisplays Chosen for Aviation Upgrades

by Alan Spencer

eMagin has announced that it has been selected as a single-source supplier of OLED microdisplays for a US Army helicopter helmet upgrade. The contract is for the retrofit of high brightness, monochrome green microdisplays …

AMD Acquires Nitero for Wireless VR/AR Technology

by Alan Spencer

California-based semiconductor company, AMD, has acquired intellectual property and key engineering talent from Texas-based Nitero. The move is to enable AMD ot produce the next generations of wireless VR and AR headsets. Nitero can …

Amazon Offers its Smart Speakers in Battle with Google Home

by Alan Spencer

Amazon has started offering select manufacturers free use of its smart speaker microphone technologies as part of its efforts to spread the use of its Alexa virtual assistant. The move is in response to …

Use of Touchscreens by Toddlers Linked to Less Sleep

by Alan Spencer

A new study has found that the more time toddlers spend using iPads and other touchscreen devices, the more likely they are to have sleep problems. The UK survey also revealed that three quarters …

Tags:Blue Light| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Only 3% of MENA TV Channels are HD

by Alan Spencer

A report from Noorsat on TV viewing in MENA, indicates that although 80% of viewers in the region are already equipped to receive HD TV, the region is lagging behind the rest of the …

Freenet TV Expects Over 1 Million Customers For DVB-T2

by Alan Spencer

Freenet, the German media company, is expecting its DVB-T2 platform to reach more than one million paying customers by the end of 2018. This was announced at the Freenet Capital Market Day 2017 on …