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Sony to Unveil its latest Professional AV Solutions at ISE 2016

by Tom Allen

Sony Professional Solutions Europe will be back at ISE 2016 in Amsterdam (9-12 February), under the ´Beyond Definition´ theme, to unveil an impressive brand-new DOME stand designed to take visitors through an immersive experience …

ICDM Extends Working Meeting

by Tom Allen

The ICDM meeting in Boulder, Colorado next year (ICDM Hosts Boulder Meeting) has been extended to four days: 22nd – 25th February. This is to allow for a full day of discussions at the …

ETRI Uses Graphene to Raise Transparent Viewing Angles

by Tom Allen

Transparent OLEDs, like this 2010 Samsung prototype, suffer from poor viewing anglesBy integrating graphene into OLEDs, Korean scientists have managed to improve the transparency and image quality of display panels by between 40% and …

eMagin Seeks to Raise Funds for Manufacturing Upgrade

by Tom Allen

According to OLED-Info, eMagin will raise around $6 million in a registered direct offering of shares and warrants. The new capital will be used to upgrade the company’s manufacturing equipment, balance its production line …

Windows 10 Delayed Again

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has said that Windows 10 Mobile will not be rolled out to existing smartphones until next year. This follows a previous delay in October, until December.

Huawei Enjoys Rising Popularity in Europe

by Tom Allen

In an interview with China’s Xinhua, Huawei has said that its smartphone sales in CEE and northern Europe this year have been ‘gratifying’. More than 3.46 million smartphones were sold, representing a 114% increase …

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SMPTE Sets Up UK Region

by Tom Allen

SMPTE’s Board of Governors has formally approved the creation of the SMPTE UK Region. Bruce Devlin, chief media scientist at Dalet, has been appointed to serve as the new region’s first governor. The SMPTE …

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Internet Speeds Rise for 4k Readiness

by Tom Allen

According to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report, 15% of global IP addresses are now classified as ‘4k-ready’ (defined as 15Mbps speeds or higher) – almost triple that of the 5.3% in Q2. …

LG Completes Internal OLED Sale

by Tom Allen

The sale of LG’s OLED lighting business to LG Display, from LG Chemical (LG Display Takes LG Chem’s OLED Business) has been completed. It is part of the move to consolidate all of LG’s …

Netflix Opts for ‘Per-Title’ Encoding to Save Bitrates

by Tom Allen

Netflix has announced a new system of compression called ‘per-title encoding’. This is not a new codec – the company will continue to use H.264 – but a new way of looking at different …

Apple Fills Vacant COO Spot

by Tom Allen

Jeff WilliamsApple has filled the position of chief operating officer – a post that has been vacant since Tim Cook became CEO in 2011. Jeff Williams, a former SVP, is the company’s new COO. …

Moving Towards a Powerline HDMI Spec

by Tom Allen

ETSI has published a technical report (http://tinyurl.com/po7yj4l) that analyses the benefits of powerline HDMI (PHDMI) technology for HD/UltraHD video transmission. The report aims to define the technical elements required to establish a PHDMI specification. …