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MediaTek Revises Revenue Growth

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has said at an investors’ meeting that it expects its 2-16 revenues to rise 25% compared to 2015: a revision from the previously-forecast 10% growth. President CJ Hsieh said that Mediatek expects worldwide …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Ofcom: VoD Use Still Rising

by Tom Allen

In the 2016 Communications Market report, UK regulator Ofcom has found that 27% of households now own a smart TV; almost 60% of adults used a VoD service in 2015; and 26% watch paid …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 31

10-Year Burn-in Warranty for 2016 SUHD TVs

by Tom Allen

Although screen burn is less of an issue in modern TVs than legacy sets, Samsung has announced that it will repair or exchange the displays in its 2016 SUHD TVs, if they suffer from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 30| warranty

NextVR Captures More VR Football

by Tom Allen

NextVR captured the Real Madrid-Bayern Munich football match on the 3rd August, and is making the VR replay available on the ICC channel on the NextVR tool.

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Heraeus Celebrates Intego Partnership

by Tom Allen

Heraeus will launch a new touch panel process for film patterning at Touch Taiwan this year (24th-26th August). The work will focus on Heraeus’ Clevios conductive polymer films, with patterning accomplished using dry-film resist …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Displays| Touch Taiwan 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 30

MMD Goes Borderless at IFA

by Tom Allen

MMD will show Philips monitors at IFA this year (Berlin, 2nd-7th September) focusing on colour, speed and immersion. Among the monitors will be what MMD calls the largest UltraHD monitor on the market. This …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| IFA 2016| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Samsung Brings Tizen to Africa

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s Z-series of Tizen-based smartphones has so far seen two models launched: the Z1 and Z3. A third model, the Z2, has been spotted at the launch of the Galaxy Note 7. Designed for …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Tizen| Vol 23 - Issue 30

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Barco Works With TD Maverick

by Tom Allen

TD Maverick is now distributing Barco’s ClickShare collaboration product in Italy.

Tags:Barco| Collaboration| Distribution| Italy| Large Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Blackberry Moves Towards Pure Software

by Tom Allen

Blackberry’s Mobility Solutions Group has released its first pure software offering – apparently part of its move towards becoming a software-only company. The Hub+ app – a suite of Blackberry applications including Hub, Password …

Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Intel Appoints Tolliver as CIO

by Tom Allen

Paula Tolliver is Intel’s new chief information officer (CIO) and corporate VP. She replaces Kim Stevenson, who will serve as COO for the Client and IoT Businesses and Systems Architecture (CISA) group. Tolliver was …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 30

ViewSonic Continues PortAll Design

by Tom Allen

The new Pro 8 series of installation DLP projectors, from ViewSonic, feature the company’s own SuperColor and SonicExpert technologies, as well as various features to ease installation. SuperColor has been designed to ensure that …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Kyocera Expands Optical Business

by Tom Allen

Kyocera is to acquire 100% of the shares of Melles Griot KK, a Japan-based manufacturer of optical components. Melles Griot is currently a subsidiary of US-based IDEX Corp. The company will become a wholly-owned …

Tags:Japan| Kyocera| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 30