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Google Tops 10 Million

by Tom Allen

More than 10 million Chromecasts were sold worldwide last year. The news comes from Google Korea, which also told the Korea Times that more than 6,000 developers are working on apps for the device.

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 8

by Tom Allen

The Zenbook 305, revealed by Asus at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), will be available soon. The 13.3″ unit, which has a Core-M processor and 1920 x 1080 resolution, will cost …

Epson Brings UltraHD to Ultimicron

by Tom Allen

At the CP+ 2015 show (12th – 15th February in Pacifico Yokohama, Japan), Seiko Epson will show an UltraHD LCD panel for electronic viewfinder applications. The newest Ultimicron unit will be used in cameras …

Display Makers Plan Automotive Entrance

by Tom Allen

In an article about growth in automotive display production, Reuters says that in-car display volumes are expected to triple between 2013 and 2018. The data comes from IHS, which forecasts a volume of 174 …

Apple TV Zombie Rises Again

by Tom Allen

Apple is (apparently) writing the next chapter in the story of its long-rumoured TV service (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 10). Having failed to secure content deals with TV providers, the company is now …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Vuwall Serves EMEA From Stuttgart

by Tom Allen

Canada’s Vuwall Technology has opened an office in Stuttgart, Germany , expanding its presence outside of North and South America. From the office, Vuwall will serve the EMEA region.

Haier Chooses Foxxum

by Tom Allen

Haier has signed an agreement to put the Foxxum smart TV platform on its TVs. The deal will cover units sold in CEE, LATAM, Russia and the Middle East.

Planar Debuts Large-Format Transparent OLED

by Tom Allen

Planar Displays has announced that it will show a 55″ transparent OLED prototype at ISE. The company has built part of its business proposition around transparent displays, but until this point all units have …

MaxLinear to Acquire Entropic

by Tom Allen

MaxLinear, Inc.,a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (“RF”) and mixed-signal integrated circuits (“ICs”), and Entropic Communications, Inc., a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, announced that they have signed a definitive …

Tags:Financial Data| Mergers & Acquisitions

South Africa Dominates African Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

Sub-Saharan African pay-TV revenues will climb from $3.54 billion last year to $6.22 billion in 2020, says Digital TV Research (DTVR). Revenues will be $4.12 billion, up from $1.73 billion, excluding South Africa. Satellite …

TV Brands Sign Up to Digitaleurope Logo

by Tom Allen

Five companies have signed up to use Digitaleurope’s UltraHD TV logo, unveiled at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35). LG, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Samsung will begin to use the logo, which …

ARM Sets New Standard for the Premium Mobile Experience

by Tom Allen

ARM announced a suite of IP that will enable a new standard for premium experiences on 2016 mobile devices. At the heart of this suite is the ARM Cortex-A72 processor, which is the highest …

Tags:Arm| CPUs