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Meizu is First With 10-Core Chip

by Tom Allen

The world’s first 10-core mobile chip, the Mediatek Helio X20 series, is due to become available this month – and China’s Meizu is the first to use the flagship Helio X25, in its dual-SIM …

LG to Move to Frankfurt

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics has announced plans to move its European headquarters from London to Frankfurt. The firm’s German branch will also be moved to Frankfurt, from Dusseldorf. LG has said that all employees’ jobs are …

HTC Claims “Best Smartphone Camera”

by Tom Allen

The HTC 10, a new flagship smartphone, has what the company claims is ‘the best camera on the market’ (although Huawei might disagree – see Huawei Challenges Tier One Phone Makers). The design is …

Tags:Cameras| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 14

Small Displays Flat, but Premium Tech is Rising

by Tom Allen

The small-and-medium (9″ and smaller) display market was flat in terms of both shipments and revenue in 2015, says IHS. 2.8 billion units were shipped and revenue was up 4%, to $43.9 billion. Although …

Optoma’s Installation Projector is Compact

by Tom Allen

The high-performance WU630 is Optoma’s latest ProScene DLP projector, with a compact design for the pro-AV market. The chassis measures 453 x 390 x 206mm and weighs just under 14kg, easing installation. The WU630 …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 23 - Issue 14

NEC Adds New Size in High-Bright Display

by Tom Allen

NEC’s high-brightness displays have gained a new size class, in the 55″ MultiSync X554HB. Like NEC’s other high brightness models, self-diagnosing and real-time temperature sensors are integrated, and linked to five cooling fans to …

Tags:High Brightness Displays| Large Display Monitor| NEC| pixels| Vol 23 - Issue 14

UHD-A Extends Certification to Blu-ray Players

by Tom Allen

Having announced the UHD Premium logo at CES this year (UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo), the UltraHD Alliance is now extending the branding to Blu-ray players. The aim, again, is to help consumers identify …

Samsung Deepens Facebook Partnership

by Tom Allen

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance at Samsung’s MWC 2016 press conferenceSamsung supplied 2,600 Gear VR headsets, with customised Galaxy smartphones, for the Facebook F8 developer conference recently. The intent was to push developers …

Vaio Signs Three New Partners

by Tom Allen

Vaio has signed with new distributors in the US: two in the New York area and one covering the global market. In New York, B&H Photo Video and DataVision will carry Vaio’s notebooks, while …

Panasonic Showcases ‘Kukan’ at Milan Design Festival

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has supplied 140 of its TH-55LFV5 displays (1920 x 1080, 55″, 500 cd/m²) for an installation at Milano Salone 2016 (12th – 17th April). The installation is named ‘Kukan – The Invention of …

Barco Chosen for HKIFF

by Tom Allen

Barco’s DP2K-20C DLP projector was used at the 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival (1st-4th April), for screenings of films from Germany, France, the UK and China. It was installed in the Sha Tin …

ViewSonic Adds New Size to Pen Displays

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic has added a new product to its pen display series, which help to digitise paper-based processes such as recording signatures. The new 7″ unit, PD0711, joins the larger PT1080 (launched in September) and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| ViewSonic| Vol 23 - Issue 15