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Rovi Renews Sony Agreement

by Tom Allen

Rovi has renewed its patent license agreement with Sony. The multi-year agreement continues to provide Sony with a license to use Rovi’s entertainment discovery patent portfolio for its consumer electronics devices, worldwide.

Wolf Achieves 4K60 at 4:4:4

by Tom Allen

Wolf Cinema has modified several existing D-ILA (LCoS) projectors to ready its lineup for the new year. Four models have been updated and two are ‘new’. The SDC-8, SDC-10, SDC-12 and SDC-15 projectors are …

Varlink Takes Rugged Panasonic Products

by Tom Allen

Varlink is now distributing Panasonic’s Toughbook, Toughpad and EPoS products in the UK.

Panasonic Focuses Touch on Automotive

by Tom Allen

Panasonic is seeking to transition its touch panel production completely to vehicle applications by 2020, say sources quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper. About 70% of Panasonic’s touch business is dedicated to vehicle applications today. According …

GTK’s After-Market Film Widens Viewing Angles

by Tom Allen

UK-based GTK has created a new polariser called the ‘O-Film’, which is said to improve viewing angles when applied to displays. GTK’s Clive Dickinson, a business manager, says that the O-Film can be used …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Polarisers| Vol 22 - Issue 52| Wide Viewing Angles

Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout

by Tom Allen

Sources in Japan, including the Nikkei newspaper, claim that Hon Hai has proposed a purchase of the entirety of Sharp for ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion). The figure represents a 50% – 60% premium on …

Acer Signs Sarco

by Tom Allen

Acer has chosen to use Al Seeb Technical Establishment (Sarco) as its distributor in Oman.

Sumitomo will Raise OLED Capacity

by Tom Allen

Conducting inspections at Sumitomo’s plant in South Korea. Photo: Nikkei.Sumitomo Chemical is to invest up to ¥20 billion ($165.9 million), to raise OLED touch panel production capacity at its Pyeongtaek factory by 40%. The …

Asus and MSI Lead Gaming Notebook Market

by Tom Allen

Sources in the supply chain say that Asus and MSI will together be responsible for more than 50% of global gaming notebook shipments this year. They will ship 1.1 million and 900,000 units, respectively. …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 52

Thailand by Air – in 4k

by Tom Allen

Professional videographer Nathan Bartling has shot some truly astounding aerial footage of Thailand – in UltraHD – from the grasp of a Phantom 3 drone. Watch it below or visit http://tinyurl.com/q6stn6f.

Samsung ‘Will Cut Shipments by 12%’

by Tom Allen

The Korea Times claims that Samsung will cut its smartphone shipments in 2016 by more than 12% YoY. An official from one of Samsung’s local partners is reported to have made the comments. Another …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 52

Three New Fabs for Foxconn

by Tom Allen

Sources from Asia claim that Foxconn is to establish a G6 LTPS TFT-LCD panel fab in Guiyang City, China. The fab will mainly be used to produce 5.2″, 5.5″ and 6″ panels for smartphones. …