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Rockchip Slashes WiFi Power Draw

by Tom Allen

Rockchip’s new low-power WiFi product, launched at Computex, is said to cut power consumption of IoT devices by up to 85%. The Rockchip RKi6000 is the company’s new SoC processor technology, with power consumption …

Calibre Boasts of 0.1-Second Black Time

by Tom Allen

Calibre UK (#3443) will be showing its HQUltra range of high-speed scaler-switchers for UltraHD content at Infocomm. These products use Calibre’s own virtual-ASIC video processing technology. The company will be present on Kramer Electronics’ …

3M Finds 90% of Consumers Desire Better Visual Quality

by Tom Allen

A survey by 3M has found that 90% of Americans still expect ‘significant technology upgrades’ when purchasing new LCD electronic devices. Many consumers are looking for better visual quality. 62% of device owners said …

TCO proposes Accepted Substances List

by Tom Allen

TCO Certified has stated that more information is needed about the effects of non-halogenated substances, which have been used to replace halogenated flame retardants in IT products. A new draft proposes the phase-out of …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Dell Changes Temperature at Computex

by Tom Allen

At Computex, Dell has revealed a host of new computing products in the Inspiron consumer line. These include notebooks, hybrids and all-in-ones (AIOs). Release details have been shared (unusually for Computex launches), but there …

Full-Colour OLED Patterned With Photoresist Technology

by Tom Allen

Fujifilm and Imec, a nanotechnology research institute, have worked together to develop a full-colour photoresist OLED. The result ‘paves the way to producing high-resolution and large organic electroluminescent (EL) [OLED] displays and establishing cost-competitive …

JCDecaux Goes Live in Edinburgh

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeJCDecaux has started to roll out the first displays in Edinburgh, Scotland, as part of the tender it won last year (JCDecaux Brings Digital Network to Edinburgh Centre). Nine digital bus shelters, …

Rumour: Samsung Galaxy Line-Up Grows

by Tom Allen

Rumours have begun to appear of a larger Galaxy S6 model called the S6 Plus. It will be a phablet-style device and is said to be code-named ‘Project Zero 2’. The original S6 and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 23

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 24

by Tom Allen

The IoT is getting crowded. Connected wigs, lightbulbs, bras – it’s hard to find a niche. Intel is trying, though, with a connected nappy (diaper, for you Americans) at Computex. When baby has an …

BQ Follows E4.5 With Larger Ubuntu Smartphone

by Tom Allen

The world’s second Ubuntu smartphone has been announced by Spain’s BQ and Canonical. The Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition follows BQ’s E4.5 in February (Canonical Promises Break from the Norm With Ubuntu). Although full …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Windows 10 Flagship is Leaked

by Tom Allen

Click to enlarge. The Lumia 940XL is said to be the successor to the Lumia 930.The Lumia 940XL is expected to be Microsoft’s flagship Windows 10 smartphone. Nokiapoweruser claims to have seen leaked specifications …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Windows

AUO Expects 10% Rise in TV Demand

by Tom Allen

AUO has told shareholders that it expects TV demand to rise 10% YoY this year. Replacement demand in both emerging and developed markets will drive sales, said chairman and president Paul Peng.

Tags:AUO| Display Supply & Demand| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 23