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eMagin Announces Price of Underwritten Public Offering

by Andrew Fenn

eMagin has announced that it has priced an underwritten offering of an aggregate of 8,527,918 shares of common stock of the company and warrants to purchase up to 3,411,168 shares of common stock of …

Gartner: The Top 10 Global Semiconductor Customers in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2017, representing 19.5% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Samsung and Apple together consumed $81.8 billion of semiconductors in 2017, …

Post CES Review Panel Predicts Growth for OTT Sports Coverage

by Andrew Fenn

The panel of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance’s Post CES Review unanimously agreed that the number of sports and sub-genre OTT services will continue to grow, according to Advanced Television. NeuLion was named …

New Canal+ Ultra HD STB is Powered by Wyplay Middleware

by Andrew Fenn

Canal+ Group has revealed that its new Ultra HD set-top-box is powered by Wyplay, creator of software solutions for TV operators. The new device is fully hybrid, with streams coming from satellite and the …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Software| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Now TV Launches £15 Per Month Streaming Dongle

by Andrew Fenn

The Now TV Smart Stick will be made available in the UK next month, retailing from £14.99 ($21.37). The device will rival Amazon’s Fire TV stick and provide customers with a portable way of …

Sky Announces Move to Online, Dish-Free Model

by Andrew Fenn

In the company’s latest financial report, Sky has revealed plans to provide its entire service via the internet, allowing subscribers to stream or download content without a satellite dish. The company previously announced that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Satellite| Sky

DTS Virtual:X Audio Technology Integrated in MStar TV SOC Platforms

by Andrew Fenn

DTS and a subsidiary of Xperi Corporation have announced the integration of DTS Virtual:X post-processing technology in a range of MStar Semiconductor’s Smart TV system-on-chip platforms. Televisions with DTS Virtual:X technology are expected to …

Tags:audio| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Vuzix Launches Blade Edge Program After CES 2018 Win

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced the launch of the Vuzix Blade Edge program, following a positive response to the unveiling of the device at CES 2018. (Vuzix Blade Wins 4 CES 2018 Innovations Awards) The program …

IRT Commences 5G TV Broadcast Research Project

by Andrew Fenn

German broadcast technology institute IRT is planning a 28-month research project, examining the suitability of the new 5G mobile network standard for the large-scale transmission of TV channels. The project is a collaboration between …

Chinese Smartphone Makers Look to Mini LED Backlit Handsets

by Andrew Fenn

Manufacturers in China are reportedly planning to launch Mini LED-backlit smartphones, in response to the growing shortage of OLED panels, according to unnamed supply chain sources. Huawei and Xiaomi have been named as two …

Tags:Huawei| LCD Backlights| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 03| Xiaomi

tvOS 11.3 Fixes Dolby Vision, Brings Match Frame Rate to Apple TV 4

by Andrew Fenn

tvOS 11.3 brings the Match Frame Rate feature, previously only available on Apple TV 4K, to the device’s previous iteration, Apple TV 4. (Automatic Frame Rate and Dynamic Range Switching for tvOS 11.2) It …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| sony| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Qualcomm Smartphone AP Shipments Predicted to Decline in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm’s smartphone application processor (AP) shipments will decline slightly in 2018, according to Digitimes Research. The decline is attributed to the increased adoption of smartphone vendors’ own in-house developed APs. These chips are expected …

Tags:Application Processors| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 03