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Samsung and Nvidia Settle Out of Court

by Tom Allen

A two-year patent battle between Samsung and Nvidia, in the USA, has been brought to a close. Effective immediately, all pending IP litigation has been dismissed. The settlements includes the licensing of a ‘small …

Rovi Sets Out TiVo Acquisition Plan

by Tom Allen

Rovi has announced an intent to buy TiVo, for a total consideration of approximately $1.1 billion. The joint company will continue to be led by Rovi CEO Tom Carson, but will adopt the TiVo …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Rovi| Tivo| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Norwegian Chooses Tablets

by Tom Allen

Digital Signage Today has published a webinar about Norwegian Cruise Lines’ use of tablets as digital signage, in two of its restaurants and bar outlets aboard Norwegian Escape. Integration required dealing with strict health …

Tags:DOOH| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Sony Records Images with Blinks

by Tom Allen

Sony has been awarded a patent by the USPTO for an intelligent contact lens – which could be controlled through blinking. Sensors embedded in the lens would be able to tell the difference between …

Tags:Contact Lens Display| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Intel is Leaving Mobile Chips

by Tom Allen

Intel is to abandon its attempts to enter the mobile processor market, to instead focus on the cloud, IoT, memory/programmable solutions, 5G and Moore’s Law, according to CEO Brian Krzanich. Mobile system on chips …

Tags:Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Flexible OLED Project Reaches Completion

by Tom Allen

The European Flex-o-Fab project (Flex-o-Fab Demonstrates Flexible OLED from Roll to Roll Process), run by the Holst Centre, has completed its goals in the area of flexible OLEDs. Launched in January 2013, the €11 …

Hisense Lowers Cost of Huge TV

by Tom Allen

A 75″ TV has been launched in the UK by Hisense, for the cost of a comparable 55″ model. The 75M7900 is an UltraHD model with resolution upscaling and HDR support. It is not, …

Samsung Electronics CEO Joins SDC

by Tom Allen

Kwon Oh-hyun, current CEO of Samsung Electronics, will double his role and take on the position of CEO of Samsung Display – replacing Park Dong-gun. The change is seen as a way to generate …

Flexible Mystery Phone Uses Graphene

by Tom Allen

Image: New China TV, YouTubeA company has shown a fully flexible smartphone, using graphene, at the Chongqing High Tech Fair in China. We heard about the demonstration at the Printed Electronics Expo in Berlin …

Samsung’s 2016 Phones and Tablets Now Available

by Tom Allen

Several small Samsung product announcements were made this week. We have combined them into a single article. The TabPro S professional tablet (Samsung Uses LED in Modular TV Concept), is now being shipped worldwide. …

Infinitus Joins DSS Europe

by Tom Allen

Infinitus has joined DSS Europe (23rd and 24th June, Munich) as an exhibitor. The firm specialises in outdoor and semi-outdoor signage displays. Our own Bob Raikes will also be there on a panel on …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 17

BenQ Display Head Moves to Product Management

by Tom Allen

Bernd Süßenbach has been announced as the new head of product management (DACH and Benelux) for BenQ, replacing Thomas Müller, who is leaving the company in June. Süßenbach has beeen with BenQ for six …