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AT&T’s Acquisition of Time Warner Approved by EC

The $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T has been approved by the European Commission. The commission concluded that there ...

0.8% Rise ‘Encouraging’ for AIBs

PC graphics add-in board (graphics cards) shipments rose 0.8% YoY in Q2’16, and fell 20.8% QoQ, says Jon Peddie Research. Market ...

Acer Result 11/08/2015

Acer has reported its second quarter results, posting a net profit of NT$2 million ($79,000) on turnover of NT$60.2 billion ($1.9 ...

More Details of V-Nova Perseus Emerge

We have managed to glean some more details of the Perseus compression technology from V-Nova (V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements). ...

Signature Plans For Birmingham Transport Extension

Signature Outdoor has installed a new LED display in Birmingham’s financial hub. Cityvision Snow Hill is a portrait-style unit overlooking Queensway, ...

VIZIO Adds Amazon Video to SmartCast Lineup

Vizio Inc. has announced that Amazon Video has been added to its SmartCast TV platform. Amazon joins a healthy lineup of ...

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Asus’ Bold Market Share Claim

by Tom Allen

Asus has said that it accounted for more than half of notebook and desktop PC sales in Taiwan in June. Citing data from an unnamed research firm, Asus said that it had a 50.9% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Chip Sales Enter 26th Month of Growth

by Tom Allen

Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $84 billion in Q2’15: a 2% YoY and 1% QoQ increase. Data from the Semiconductor Industry Association shows that global sales in June were $28 billion (up 2% YoY, down …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Worldwide

Xiaomi and Huawei Lead Chinese Smartphones

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi and Huawei were China’s most popular smartphone vendors in Q2’15, says Canalys. The two companies had market shares of 15.9% and 15.7%, respectively, covering a combined third of the market. The other top …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31

MediaTek Cuts Shipment Target

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has revised its handset-IC shipment target for this year, from 450 million units to 400 million. The company has also cut its tablet-IC target by 10%, to 45 million units. Mediatek suffered a …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Bevel Will Enable 3D Photography on Smartphones and Tablets

by Arthur Berman

Matter and Form Inc. (New York, NY) is currently engaged in a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to commercialize the “Bevel.” The Bevel is an attachment for smartphones or tablets that will …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Nokia Announces Ozo VR Camera for Professional Users

by Arthur Berman

Conceived at the company’s R&D facilities in Tampere, Finland, Nokia introduced Ozo at a recent event in Los Angeles attended by representatives from major studios, production houses and media and technology companies. OZO is …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Vol 22 - Issue 31

The Thread Screen Display is One of a Kind

by Arthur Berman

Breakfast LLC (Brooklyn, NY) bills itself as a company that can rapidly design and prototype systems and develop IP for client companies and brands. The most recent device produced by Breakfast took 1½ years …

Tags:Fabric & Textile Displays| Reflective Display| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Nvidia Shield Recalled

by Bob Raikes

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for the Nvidia Shield 8″ tablet. WASHINGTON, July 31, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/NVIDIA-Recalls-Tablet-Computers/ The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent federal agency …

Tags:Batteries| Health and Safety| Nvidia| tablets| warranty

Nvidia Shield Poses Fire Hazard

by Tom Allen

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for the 8″ Nvidia Shield tablet. The battery in these products (model numbers P1761, P1761W and P1761WX) has been found to occasionally overheat, posing …

Tags:Batteries| Health and Safety| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| tablets| warranty

Nokia Agrees to Sell Mapping Business to Auto Companies

by Bob Raikes

A consortium of Audi, BMW and Daimler has agreed to buy the HERE digital mapping and location services business from Nokia. Nokia completes next stage of transformation with agreement to sell HERE to automotive …

Tags:Automotive| GPS| Nokia

Nokia to Sell Here Map Software

by Tom Allen

A consortium of car companies – Audi, BMW and Daimler – have agreed to buy Nokia’s Here digital mapping and location services. The deal has been valued at €2.8 billion. Nokia and the consortium …

Tags:Automotive| GPS| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia