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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 40

by Tom Allen

AMD has said that it will work with Oculus VR and Dell to drive PCs with the Oculus Ready certification (Oculus Lists VR Challenges). AMD will fit these PCs with its own Radeon GPUs. …

Google Shares New Android TV Partners

by Tom Allen

TCL, Hisense and other ‘unnamed’ makers have just been announced as new Android TV partners by Google. Although the US firm did not mention other companies by name, we know that Grundig is one …

Mobile Technology Spending to Rise 33%

by Tom Allen

A new IDC report on mobile technology spending (http://tinyurl.com/n9d9ffl) predicts that spending will rise 33% between 2014 and 2019. In monetary terms, that is a rise from $901 billion to $1.2 trillion! The report …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Sony Teaches World About UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Sony Professional Solutions Americas division has launched a new ‘Sony 4k’ YouTube channel. As well as a variety of UltraHD content (from Sony cameras, of course), the channel will also host tutorials and testimonials …

Boldman Takes on UK’s Largest Airport Screens

by Tom Allen

Boldman, a UK company specialising in aluminium constructions, has built two large new LED screens at Terminal 2 at Heathrow airport. Each screen has a 10mm pixel pitch and 6,000 cd/m² of brightness, weighs …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Microsoft, Google End Patent Battles

by Tom Allen

Microsoft and Google have agreed to dismiss all pending patent claims against each other. The agreements sees about 20 different lawsuits in Germany and the USA dropped. Patents include those related to mobile phones, …

Tianma Merges US Subsidiaries

by Tom Allen

The Tianma Group of China has decided to merge its two US subsidiaries: Tianma NLT America and Tianma Micro-electronics USA. The new company will be known as Tianma NLT USA Inc. The move merges …

Netflix Readies Southern Europe Expansion

by Tom Allen

Netflix has confirmed that it will launch its streaming service in Spain on the 20th October. Portugal will follow on the 21st October, and Italy on the 22nd October.

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 40

by Tom Allen

AMD has said that it will work with Oculus VR and Dell to drive PCs with the Oculus Ready certification (Oculus Lists VR Challenges). AMD will fit these PCs with its own Radeon GPUs. …

AMD to Cut 5% of Staff

by Tom Allen

In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, AMD has revealed plans to cut its workforce by 5% – more than 480 people. Most of the layoffs will be completed by the …

Tags:AMD| Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 40

IBM Overcomes Contact Resistance in CNTs

by Tom Allen

Researchers at IBM say that a ‘major breakthrough’ has been made in the area of carbon nanotube (CNT) transistors – which may replace silicon when Moore’s Law finally fails to deliver. This coloured micrograph …

Tags:CNTs (Carbon Nanotubes)| IBM| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

UltraHD is “Limited” but Growing

by Tom Allen

SES hosted a conference in London at the end of September, providing updates on the UltraHD rollout. Chris Forrester, journalist for outlets including Inside Satellite and Advanced Television, said that the format has taken …