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Apple Accepts Android

by Tom Allen

Apple has officially expanded its iPhone trade-in scheme to include Android models, as rumoured last month (Apple to Expand iPhone Trade-Ins…to Android?). Customers are able to trade in handsets from Samsung, Sony and others …

Tags:Android| Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 14

ASO Continues in Mexico

by Tom Allen

A fifth Mexican city has turned off its analogue signals. Signals in Mexicali were turned off on the 26th March, with no reported problems.

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Vol 22 - Issue 14

NAB Says Congress Funds Insufficient for Spectrum Switch

by Tom Allen

The National Association of Broadcasters has said that there may be insufficient funds to switch US broadcasters to new frequencies. Congress allocated $1.75 billion for the change, but the NAB estimates that the move …

Tags:Broadcasters| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Spain Completes ASO

by Tom Allen

98% of households in Spain were prepared for the country’s analogue switch-off, according to the government. Spain turned off its analogue signals at the end of March, although a delay was permitted in some …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 14

New Mid-Range Smartphone Series from LG Begins Global Launch

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics (LG) kicks off the global rollout of its new mid-range smartphone lineup starting in South America to be followed closely by Europe, Asia, Middle East Africa and North America. This premium but …

Tags:In-cell| LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartphones

YouTube Moves Forward With 60fps UltraHD

by Tom Allen

YouTube introduced 60fps videos last year, and is now combining the format with UltraHD resolution. The content is still only an experiment (YouTube has only enabled it on six videos), and requires a relatively …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 14| YouTube

Quality Almost Rivals Content in OTT Importance

by Tom Allen

A report on OTT TV from Conviva shows that quality is more important to consumers than was thought. 75% of OTT viewers will abandon a poor-quality stream in the first four minutes, the report …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| TV Reception| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Artist Paints With ShadowSense

by Tom Allen

Dutch artist Edo Draaijer has launched a new blog (http://tinyurl.com/qy99buw), where he demonstrates art created exclusively using Baanto’s Shadowsense touch technology. Shadowsense can distinguish between brush sizes and can sense the deformation of the …

Tags:Baanto| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Nanotech Licenses Hollywood Film

by Tom Allen

Nanotech continues to expand the content in its Ultraflix library, having recently signed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures. Paramount has given Nanotech permission to host the 2014 film Interstellar.

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Microvision Receives $8 Million License Fee

by Tom Allen

Microvision has received an $8 million license fee payment from its Fortune Global 100 partner – commonly assumed to be Sony (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 15). The firm said that it has received …

Tags:Licensing| Microvision| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Mediatek Offers Money to Name Chip Family

by Tom Allen

Mediatek is running a competition to name the models in its new premium mobile processor family, Helio. The winner will be given CNY1 million ($161,200). The competition opens on 15th April; submissions can be …

Tags:Back Panel| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 14