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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, …

Tags:Chips| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 44

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.

Tags:AMD| Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Spanish Government Urged to Move DTT Deadline

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Spanish trade bodies have urged the government to extend its DTT migration deadline (currently 31st December) by three months. The associations (Uteca, FORTA, Installers Federation Fenitel, the Consumers Association and Abertis Telecom) say that …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Spain| Vol 21 - Issue 49

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 …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Controllers| Touch Interfaces| Vol 21 - Issue 45

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; …

Tags:4k| Apple| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 47

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

Sony TV Service Enters Beta

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We have been hearing rumours about a Sony web-TV service for almost two years (since Display Monitor Vol 20 No 2), and now the company has finally followed through. Playstation Vue will be a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor

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 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Flexible PCBs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sensors| Vol 21 - Issue 44

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

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’ …

Tags:3D| 3D (Three Dimensions)| France| Health and Safety| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45