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HTC U11 Beats Google Pixel

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HTC has launched its U11 smartphone. It has a 5.5″ LCD screen (1440 x 2560 pixels) and runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Based on a Snapdragon 835, it can have up to 6G of RAM …

Tags:Android| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 19

New DTH Platform Planned for Slovakia

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A new DTH platform is in prospect for Slovakia. It is called Pantelio and there have already been trials of a number of SD and HD channels on three transponders. The proposed offering is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Claypool Returns to Christie

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Brian Claypool is Christie’s new VP Product Management Global Cinema. He will be based in Cypress, CA, USA and will report to EVP Jennifer Smith. His remit is to direct the creation of advanced …

Tags:Christie| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| People| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Apple Invests in Corning Glass Development

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Apple recently announced its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to foster US innovation and with investment of up to $1 billion. Corning has been given $200 million from this to support R&D and capital equipment needs …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor

Augmented Reality is Explained

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A book by graphics expert Dr. Jon Peddie, “Augmented Reality: Where we will all live”, examines the impact of augmented reality on our lives. It distinguishes between this and other forms of immersive graphics, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Samsung QLED TVs Calibrated by Calman

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In issue 3 this year, we told you (Samsung Ties up with Calman) about the partnership allowing Samsung to use Portrait Displays’ Calman software to calibrate its 2017 QLED TV range. The two companies …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour Management & Processing| Germany| Large Display Monitor| QLED| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Pegatron Posts Increased Turnover

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Pegatron saw April turnover of NT$82.01 billion ($2.7 billion), a rise of 26% YoY, bringing revenue for the first four months of the year to NT$320.68 billion ($10.7 billion). The company recorded April shipments …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Quanta Sees Lower Notebook Sales

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Quanta Computer reported April turnover of NT$69.19 billion ($2.3 billion), up 1.5% YoY, resulting in revenue for January to April of NT$297.11 billion ($9.8 billion), an increase of 12%. The company shipped 2.7 million …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 19

April Sales are Flat for Foxconn

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Foxconn posted April turnover of NT$322.79 billion ($10.7 billion), slightly up YoY, bring revenue for the year to date to NT$1.29 trillion ($42.9 billion), up 1.5%. The company said that its electronics business performed …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 19

ADB and nc+ Extend Partnership in Poland

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Media convergence specialist Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) and Polish satellite operator nc+ have agreed to extend their cooperation on software development for the long term. They began working together in 2006. So far, their …

Tags:ADB (Advanced Digital Broadcasting)| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 19

OTT Analysis Improved by comScore

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US OTT viewing habits can now be analysed more easily and accurately according to comScore. The firm is using its Total Home Panel platform, which takes measurements through home-connected devices, to provide a new …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Measurement| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 19

NexGuard’s Watermarking Used in Hospitality

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Watermarking technology company NexGuard has developed an OTT VOD app for the hospitality sector. Sonifi is using its forensic solution to embed a robust invisible watermark in content delivery of films to hotel guests. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 18