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LG Launches Made-in-India Phones

by Tom Allen

LG has launched two smartphones in India, which are the first of its handsets to be made in the country. The K7 and K10 are both 4G units, costing INR9,500 ($140) and INR13,500 ($200), …

Samsung and Roku are First Comcast Xfinity Partners

by Tom Allen

Samsung and Roku have signed up to Comcast’s new Xfinity TV Partner Programme, which expands the range of devices that customers can use to access their Xfinity TV service. Samsung’s and Roku’s partnership means …

AOL Ups VR Commitment

by Tom Allen

AOL has announced plans to acquire RYOT, a VR content studio based in Los Angeles. The Huffington Post, owned by AOL, will use RYOT’s experience to deliver 360° and VR content.

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 15

LeEco Beats Apple…But Why?

by Tom Allen

China’s LeTV rebranded itself as LeEco earlier this year, marking a change in focus for the firm to both the environment and its ecosystem. Four new products have been revealed at an event in …

Pyramid Conquers Frankfurt Airport

by Tom Allen

Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt Airport in Germany, has installed multiple interactive airport desks based on Pyramid’s Polytouch product. The desks deliver real-time flight information and directions. Currently the desks, each using a …

Waves + Realsense = Positional Headphone Audio

by Tom Allen

Audio brand Waves is using Intel’s Realsense technology to enable positional audio – with headphones. The Waves Nx product runs on PCs, laptops and other devices and is said to bring the same quality …

Semtech Chosen for Broadcast Encoder

by Tom Allen

DS Broadcast is using Semtech’s portfolio of 12G-SDI solutions in its BGE9000 UltraHD TV broadcast encoder. The encoder is currently being used in UltraHD broadcast trials in South Korea.

Vaio Out – Deal Wavering for Fujitsu/Toshiba

by Tom Allen

Vaio has left the talks revolving around a merger of its PC unit with that of Fujitsu and Toshiba (New Toshiba Plan May Include PC Sale), according to sources speaking to the Wall Street …

Gray: LG and Samsung Should Shift Focus

by Tom Allen

Paul Gray at the 2015 IFA Global Press ConferenceThe IFA Global Press Conference is a pre-cursor to the main event in Berlin in September. This year it was held in Hong Kong and Shenzen, …

Copying Fireflies Raise OLED Efficiency

by Tom Allen

Scientists have replicated the patterns of a firefly’s wing to create a more efficient OLED light. Fireflies emit the most bio-luminescent light of any creature – largely due to the optical properties of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Power Consumption| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Toshiba Linked to Factory Sale

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia say that Toshiba is to sell its notebook factory in Hangzhou (eastern China). The company has apparently inquired about interest from several Taiwanese ODMs. These firms are unlikely to be interested …

Intel Cuts 11% of Staff in Continued PC Exit

by Tom Allen

Intel is continuing its move away from a focus on the struggling PC market to concentrate on the internet of things and wearables – but, in the process, has announced that it is cutting …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 15