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BlackBerry DTEK60 Launched

by Bob Raikes

Blackberry has said that it will get out of design and manufacture of hardware (BlackBerry To Drop Smartphone Design and Build) and has now introduced a smartphone that is made by TCL. The DTEK60 …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 42

BenQ Adds Two Home Cinema Projectors

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has two new home cinema DLP projectors. The W1090 has 1920 x 1080 resolution and uses a six-segment 6X speed colour wheel with 2,000 ANSI lumens and 10,000:1 contrast from a 210W lamp. …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

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Google Pixel XL Cost Matches Rivals

by Bob Raikes

The cost to manufacture the Google Pixel phone closely matches that of its intended rivals—a logical and expected move, according to IHS Markit, especially since it’s aimed at the buyers of high end smartphone …

Tags:Google| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Taiwan Makers to Hit 1.2 Billion S/M LCDs in 2016

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research said that Taiwan-based LCD makers shipped 309 million small- to medium-size panels in Q3 3016, up 15% on Q2 and 0.8% on last year. 89.2% were based on amorphous panels and 10.8% …

Tags:CPT| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Innolux| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Commercial Notebooks Save PC Market in Europe

by Bob Raikes

PC shipments in EMEA performed above expectations, reaching 17.9 million units and posting a 3.3% on-year decrease in the third quarter of 2016, according to IDC. Notebook shipments increased by 0.7%, supported by interest …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Nichia Takes Action Against HTC

by Bob Raikes

Nichia has taken legal action against HTC Nippon and its distributor in Japan over the use of white LEDs in the HTC smartphone Desire 626 which are said to have infringed Nichia’s patents, JP5177317 …

Tags:HTC| Japan| LCD Backlights| LED| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Nichia| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Peerless-AV and iiyama Team up at Digital Signage Summit Russia

by Bob Raikes

Peerless-AV said it would collaborate with iiyama and Russian AV distributor Profdisplay, at Digital Signage Summit Russia, taking place during Integrated Systems Russia at the Expocentre Moscow, 1-3 November 2016. DSS Russia claims to …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Absen Europe Launches New Website

by Bob Raikes

Absen Europe today announced the launch of its new dedicated European website integrating which includes features such as a product finder and screen calculator. Users looking for specific products can filter their search by …

Tags:Absen| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 42

DOOH Spending Grows in the UK

by Bob Raikes

The UK’s Advertising Association/Warc issued figures on advertising spend and said that overall, spending rose 5.2% in the first half of the year to £9.999 billion ($12.2 billion). Internet advertising was just under half …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

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BBC to offer UHD via iPlayer

by Bob Raikes

Advanced Television reported that the BBC said at the recent Mipcom event in Cannes that it is expanding the range of titles that it is creating with HDR and UltraHD now that there is …

Tags:BBC| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 44

TPV Expects On-going Shortage

by Bob Raikes

The CTimes of Taiwan said that TPV COO, Wang Bi-lu, has predicted that the current issues with TV panel shortages will continue into the first half but he remains optimistic about the prospects for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Epson Expands Large Venue and Portable Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Epson US has launched four new members of its PowerLite 5000 series projectors which feature 5,500 lumens of ANSI and CLO output and is intended for installation applications. Connectivity is comprehensive with built-in HDBaseT, …

Tags:Epson| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Rental and Staging| Vol 23 - Issue 42