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Ofcom Assigns Mobile to 700MHz

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After much to-ing and fro-ing regarding the use of the 700MHz spectrum, UK regulator Ofcom has said that it will make the band available for mobile broadband services. Ofcom plans to achieve its aim …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Walmart Stocks Standalone Smartwatch

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The Burg 12 is a smartwatch that Dick Tracy would be proud of – because it’s also a phone. On sale at Walmart now for $200, the product works without a connection to another …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 46| Walmart

Panasonic Expands Battery Recall

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Panasonic has expanded the recall of Toughbook H2 battery packs in the USA, which it began earlier this year. The recall now covers battery packs manufactured between June 2011 and September 2012 (previously May …

Panasonic Opens Pop-Up Store In New York

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Panasonic is opening a pop-up store in New York City’s Union Square area which will be open daily through to November 25. The store will feature a collection of Panasonic’s latest consumer products from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Retailers| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Q3’14 Worst on Record for US Pay-TV

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The 13 largest pay-TV providers in the USA (representing 95.3 million video customers – about 95% of the market) lost around 150,000 net video subscribers in Q3’14 – compared to a loss of 25,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Reception| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Samsung Display Requests Component Price Cuts

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Samsung Display is asking supply chaing members to lower component pricing by as much as 30%, as the company aims to drop its overall pricing for small- and medium-size panels. The news comes from …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Small & Medium Displays| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Canatu Qualifies TouchTurns

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Canatu has qualified TouchTurns, in the USA, as an official partner for the production of carbon nanobud film touch sensors. TouchTurns will produce CNB touch modules for a range of consumer electronics, industrial, medical …

Tags:Canatu| CNTs (Carbon Nanotubes)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Samsung Redesigns Simband to Echo Gear S

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The second-generation Samsung Simband wearable is now in beta testing. Unlike the first Simband, this new model acts as a smartwatch as well as a fitness tracker; it has been redesigned, with a curved …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Abileah Explains Vertical Markets

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Adi Abileah is, these days, an independent consultant in display technology, although readers may know him from his time as Chief Scientist at Planar Systems. He gave a very interesting talk on special vertical …

Toshiba Claims First eDP-to-MIPI DSI Bridge IC

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Toshiba says that its new TC358860XBG is the industry’s first embedded DisplayPort (eDP)-to-MIPI dual-Display Serial Interface (DSI) converter IC. The chip supports video format conversion and compression technology for video inputs at resolutions up …

Next TV Summit Discusses Programmatic Video

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At the Next TV Summit one panel discussed the future of broadcasting with a look at programmatic video. The panel included Lauren McKinnon (Samba TV), Robert Dalven (Videology), Sean Downey (Google), Jay Prasad (TubeMogul), …

Nanobattery Promises Longer Life, Faster Charging

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A tiny structure called a nanopore ‘could bring about the ultimate miniaturisation of energy storage components’. Invented by University of Maryland researchers, the nanopore is a tiny hole in a ceramic sheet. It holds …

Tags:Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46