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AMD to Replace Kaveri With Godaveri

by Tom Allen

AMD may be preparing a new APU series codenamed ‘Godaveri’ – a refresh to the existing Kaveri platform. Swedish website Sweclockers claims that the platform will be launched in the summer. As a (supposed) refresh, …

Tags:AMD| Chip Technology| Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Axiomtek’s OPS Player Supports UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Axiomtek’s newest digital signage media player, the OPS883-H, is an OPS-compliant model that supports UltraHD resolution. Driven by a dual- or quad-core Core i3/i5/i7 Haswell processor, the media player can be used in multi-display and large-venue …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Apple Leads Tablet Processors, while Qualcomm Dominates Phones

by Tom Allen

The global market for tablet application processors rose 16% YoY in Q3’14, to $1.4 billion, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung were the top tablet processor vendors in terms of revenue. Apple led with a …

Tags:Apple| Intel| iPad| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Qualcomm| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 05

QD Vision Granted RoHS Exemption

by Tom Allen

The European Commission has granted an exemption to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 2) Directive for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) to QD Vision for its cadmium-based quantum dots. The EC stated, ‘Colour-converting LEDs using quantum …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| QD Vision| Quantum Dots| ROHS| Vol 22 - Issue 05

E Ink Monitor is not Cheap!

by Tom Allen

Chinese company Dasung has gone in a new direction with desktop monitors, creating one using an E Ink display. The Paperlike is powered by USB and intended to act as a portable secondary screen, …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

10% of UK Viewers Could Benefit from UltraHD

by Tom Allen

A survey of TV viewing habits in the UK has been conducted by the BBC, as it considers moving to UltraHD broadcasts. The results showed that only 10% of viewers would benefit from the …

Tags:BBC| Broadcast| CRT| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Notebooks| OLED TVs| PCs| PDP| Projectors| Smartphones| Sound Bars| Streaming Video| Surround Sound| tablets| UltraHD| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Did Chinese TV Sales Decline in 2014?

by Tom Allen

Hisense has moved some of its TV production to Africa (photo: WSJ)Bing Zhang, research director for Greater China at DisplaySearch, has posed the question: is China’s TV industry slowing down (http://tinyurl.com/pwy6yen)? Zhang’s question was …

Tags:China| Haier| Huawei| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| NPD DisplaySearch| Skyworth| TCL| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 05| Xiaomi

JCDecaux Expands Airport Portfolio

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux Airports has taken on the contract to operate interior and exterior advertising displays at French airport Golfe de Saint-Tropez. All displays will be newly installed, including a large-format unit visible from the runway. However …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| France| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

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Squats for Subway Rides in Mexico City

by Tom Allen

To combat rising obesity levels in Mexico, officials in Mexico City are offering free tickets on the metro trains to passengers who indulge in some light exercise. Thirty ‘health stations’ have been installed at …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Vol 22 - Issue 05

LG Achieves 1,400 Lumens on LED Projector

by Tom Allen

LG has announced a new DLP LED projector in the Mini Beam Pro series: the PF1500. Mini Beam Pro is the top end of the company’s portable range; the projector has 1,400 lumens of …

Tags:DLP| Large Display Monitor| LED Projectors| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 22 - Issue 05

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BBC Gives Public Insight Into Future of Broadcast

by Tom Allen

The BBC has opened its innovation labs up to the public – sort of – in the form of a website called BBC Taster (http://tinyurl.com/nc73f46). Users can visit the site and see what the …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| R&D (Research & Development)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Display Module Output Rises 5% in 2014

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) has said that the value of global display module output reached about $82.6 billion last year. The figure was a 5% YoY increase, from just under $78.9 …

Tags:Components Market| Large Display Monitor| LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05