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SoftBank Acquires ARM, Promises UK Investment

by Tom Allen

Japan’s SoftBank Group has agreed to purchase ARM for £24.3 billion ($32 billion). The move underlines SoftBank’s desire to expand in the IoT. SoftBank plans to “at least double” the number of ARM employees …

Tags:Arm| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Opera Browser Acquired After First Deal Falls Through

by Tom Allen

A consortium of Chinese companies known as Golden Brick Silk Road has purchased the Opera internet browser from its Norwegian developer. The $600 million deal includes Opera’s browser business, its privacy and performance apps, …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

ZTE Installs Fingerprint Reader on $100 Handset

by Tom Allen

It’s been a while since ZTE released a new handset in its budget Zmax brand, but the company has returned to form with a 6″ phablet for $100. Featuring some interesting functionality for its …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 28| ZTE

Deepoon Claims First Standalone Headset

by Tom Allen

A Chinese company called Deepoon has produced a VR headset that combines all of the elements – including the display and processors – into a single unit. VR headsets today are all, effectively, companion …

Vuzix Brings Pokémon to NYC Offices

by Tom Allen

Vuzix has released a video demonstrating its waveguide augmented reality technology, showing footage viewed through the waveguide at Vuzix’s offices in New York.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28| Vuzix

rAVe Readers Choose Epson

by Tom Allen

Epson’s Powerlite series of 3LCD projectors has been chosen by readers of rAVe magazine as their favourite projector model. More than 81,000 votes were submitted, and Epson won “by a significant margin,” said rAVe …

Nokia Licenses Brand to AMOLED Phones

by Tom Allen

Two new AMOLED smartphones are incoming from Nokia, according to rumours. The phones will be manufactured by Foxconn, with marketing and distribution by HMD Global (Nokia will license its brand name to the phones). …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Dolby and Jaunt Launch Atmos VR Portal

by Tom Allen

Dolby has launched a dedicated portal for VR content, with Jaunt VR. The titles, accessible through the Jaunt VR app, feature soundtracks mixed using Dolby Atmos. As part of the launch, Jaunt released ‘Mull …

Vodafone ‘Enters’ Romanian TV

by Tom Allen

Vodafone is said to be testing a 4G TV app, which can be used to access ‘almost’ 20 local and international TV channels and VoD services, in Romania. It is available for free to …

Sparkleroll Brings Dolby Cinema to Beijing

by Tom Allen

The Jackie Chan Cinema in Beijing is the first in China to boast a Dolby Cinema auditorium. Attendees to the Beijing Wukesong site can now watch films in Dolby Vision, with Dolby Atmos sound. …

Changing PAC Colour and Fluorescence With Gases

by Tom Allen

Researchers from Kumamoto, Yamaguchi and Osaka Universities in Japan have developed a method of changing the colour and fluorescence of compounds, using oxygen (O2) and hydrogen (H2). The (reversible) reaction produces water as a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 28

LG’s OLED TVs Bring Nature to NHM

by Tom Allen

LG has begun working with the Natural History Museum in the UK, sponsoring its summer exhibition, ‘Colour and Vision: Through the Eyes of Nature.’ With a focus on colour, LG is loaning its 65″ …