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MediaTek Chipsets Power New Amazon Devices

by Tom Allen

MediaTek, a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC), today announced that it will power an array of Amazon consumer products, including the Amazon Fire TV, and Fire HD …

TCL Communication selects Secure Spaces for its Alcatel OneTouch devices to target the multi-persona needs of enterprise employees

by Tom Allen

Graphite Software, the creator of Secure Spaces, today announces its partnership with TCL and the availability of new Idol 3 OneTouch devices from TCL designed to meet the security and privacy demands of enterprise …

Tags:Security| TCL

Thin Clients Will Return to Growth in 2016

by Tom Allen

Global thin and terminal client shipments fell 8.9% YoY in Q2’15, says IDC, continuing the downward trend seen in Q1 (Thin Client Shipments Suffer After Strong 2014). The market suffered from comparisons to a …

Microsoft Forces Partial Windows Update

by Tom Allen

The Inquirer has found out that Microsoft is installing Windows 10 files on users’ PCs – whether they have opted in to the update or not. Users have discovered hidden folders ranging in size …

Hon Hai Seeks Apple Funding

by Tom Allen

A new twist has been added to the long-running rumours of Hon Hai (Foxconn) buying Sharp’s LCD panel business (these began in 2012 and fell through in 2013, when Sharp balked at giving up …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 38

LG Signs With Euronics

by Tom Allen

Euronics has announced that it will introduce LG’s EF9509 (EF9500 in the USA) 55″ and 65″ flat OLED TV, for its authorised dealers to distribute across Europe.

Austria Sets T2 Transition Date

by Tom Allen

Austria will soon begin a switchover to the DVB-T2 platform. Viewers in Steiermark and Südburgenland will require a compatible receiver from the 20th October. Some services (ORF1 and ORF2) will be simulcast until the …

Tags:Austria| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Free UHD Video Catalogue Posted Online

by Tom Allen

A US director of photography has taken it upon himself to help grow the UltraHD market by providing content free. Mitch Martinez has posted an online catalogue of stock UltraHD video, shot by him …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| User-generated Content| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Daktronics Scores at the Rugby World Cup 2015

by Tom Allen

The Rugby World Cup 2015 will deliver a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle to fans across England and Wales. Thirteen of the UK’s most impressive stadiums all meeting international event standards have been selected as match venues …

Tags:Daktronics| LED

MStar Launches World First 4k STB Solution With HDR to SDR Conversion

by Tom Allen

MStar Semiconductor Inc. today demonstrated its leadership in the STB technology race by releasing its new range of 4K STB chipsets. The chipset family will be demonstrated on MStar Stand at IBC show in …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Semiconductors

Amazon intros 4K Ultra HD Fire TV STB and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

by Tom Allen

30386Last year, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) introduced the first Amazon Fire TV, combining voice search that actually works, fast and powerful performance, and an open ecosystem to deliver the easiest way to watch Netflix, Amazon …

Tags:Amazon| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)

UK “May” Give Up DTT

by Tom Allen

John Whittingdale, the UK’s Culture Secretary, has said that ‘the time may come’ when the country’s DTT spectrum is given over to another service. At a keynote speech to the RTS Cambridge Convention, Whittingdale …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 38