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LCFC Targets 15 Million Shipments

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LCFC Electronics of China is a Lenovo/Compal joint venture. Asian sources have said that the company expects to ship 15 million notebooks this year. Five million were shipped in Q3 and another 5 million …

Germany Receives Wuaki

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Streaming video service Wuaki.tv has been officially launched in Germany, following a beta test starting in October. The service is available on connected TVs from Samsung, Panasonic and LG, as well as iOS and …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

French Watchdog Recommends No 3D For Children

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The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has advised that children under the age of six be denied access to 3D content. Young people under 13 should have ‘moderate’ …

Actions Semi Builds for Midrange Mainstream Devices

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A quad-core SoC, with many applications areas, has been introduced by Actions Semiconductor. The ATM7059 is primarily designed for mid-tier Android tablets; however, it can also be used in set-top boxes, smart monitors, ultrabooks, …

AMD Enters ASMedia Partnership

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ASMedia, in Taiwan, has signed contracts for a partnership with AMD. Details of the relationship have not been disclosed, except to say that it is related to next-generation chipset technology.

Ams Supports Eight-Direction Gestures

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Ams AG has released a new family of chips that integrate six sensing functions, including gesture detection and Mobeam barcode emulation. The chips are part of the TMG399x family. They are intended for use …

Apple Hides UltraHD Feature

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The developers of a Mac video upload app, Waltr, have found that the A8 processors in Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can playback UltraHD video. Apple has not even mentioned this feature; …

Apple Warranties Become More Even-Handed

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Analysing Apple data over the last 11 years, 369 Week has concluded that the company is ‘giving its customers a break’. Apple is paying more 369 claims and keeping extended 369 prices steady, resulting …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Charge Transport Enhanced With Graphene

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A more efficient way to transport electrical charge has been discovered by a team of researchers. Led by David Barbero of Sweden’s Umeå University, it was discovered that semiconducting polymers, placed on a layer …

Tags:Electron Mobility & Transport| Graphene| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Crocus Senses Flexing

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Crocus Technology, based in Switzerland, has developed a sensor solution for flexible displays, built on its Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) technology. MLU is a CMOS-based architecture using magnetic fields. The new solution can detect …

Deloitte Forecasts £1.5 Billion Rise in December Spend

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UK consumers will spend £42.4 billion ($66.8 billion) in December this year, according to Deloitte. The figure represents a rise of £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) on 2013. Online sales will represent 13% of total …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

First Stages of EPEAT Revision Detailed by GEC

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The Green Electronics Council has released a 17-page report on its consulations as part of a plan to improve the EPEAT standard and develop a new EPEAT 2.0. Find it at http://tinyurl.com/mwjgzlq.

Tags:EPEAT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44