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Italy Stops Harmful Transmissions

Since 2005, Italian TV transmissions on 61 frequencies have been causing harmful interference in neighbouring countries – Slovenia and Croatia in ...

Sony Ends Manufacturing in Brazil

Sony has decided to stop making smartphones in Brazil, which was being done through deals with Foxconn and Arima. The company ...

Gefen Extends UltraHD to 100m

Gefen’s new extenders use HDBaseT to deliver UltraHD (30fps) and power signals over a distance of up to 100m over a ...

SkyD Secures Ultra HD Capacity

Sky Deutschland has secured additional capacity on Astra (19.2° East) from satellite operator SES, as it prepares to introduce an Ultra ...

Amazon Doubles Resolution for Easier Reading

The new Kindle supports drop caps in text, unlike previous modelsAmazon has updated its Paperwhite eReader, doubling the resolution of the ...

Rumour: Flexible OLEDs From Foxconn Next Year

Asian sources claim that Foxconn is developing flexible OLED panel technology and expects to send out 5″ samples in 2016. Reports ...

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Rumour: HTC Develops ‘Revolutionary’ Camera Tech

by Tom Allen

Rumours have started concerning HTC’s next flagship phone, which CEO Cher Wang has said will be released in October. According to stories from Vietnam, the handset (codenamed Aero) will feature a ‘revolutionary’ new camera …

Tags:Cameras| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Casio Plans Smartwatch for 2016

by Tom Allen

Casio is developing ‘a watch that is smart’, rather than a smartwatch, it has told the Wall Street Journal. New president Kazuhiro Kashio said, “[W]e are trying to bring our smartwatch to a level …

Tags:Casio| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 28

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 28

by Tom Allen

An Ubuntu-powered version of Intel‘s Compute Stick (Intel to Challenge Rivals With Thumb-PC) has been launched. The STCK1A8LFC has half the RAM and quarter of the storage of the original Compute Stick (1GB and …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Pricing| Samsung| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Smartphones Continue to Drive IC Market

by Tom Allen

Smartphone sales are still an important driver for the global integrated circuit market, according to IC Insights. These devices are rapidly gaining share in the overall mobile phone market – taking 50% of shipments …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Xiaomi’s Half Year Results Below Target

by Helen Vince

Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, says that a slowdown in sales in the first half of the year in its domestic market were lower than the previous six months. As a result, the company’s full …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28| Xiaomi

Vendors Seek New Metal Chassis Materials

by Tom Allen

According to reports from Asia, notebook vendors – including Dell and HP – have been inquiring about new chassis materials. The source says that they have been looking into carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic and magnesium-alloy chassis …

Tags:Broadcast| Dell| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 28

New Samsung Modules Cause Apple to Look Again

by Tom Allen

Korea’s Digital Daily claims that Apple is considering a deal with Samsung, as a potential supplier for the Apple Watch’s OLED display. This counters earlier rumours, which said that Apple would retain LG as …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 28

OTT Revenue Will Double in Five Years

by Tom Allen

Western European OTT TV and video revenues will more than double between 2015 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. From the $894 million in 2010, and $6.3 billion expected this year, revenues will climb …

Tags:Europe| France| Germany| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OTT Video| Spain| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Dreamvision UST

Dreamvision Releases the World’s First UST Laser FHD Projector

by Chris Chinnock

France-based Dreamvision has announced a new projector called the UST25-4000HDi that it claims is the world’s first ultra short throw (UST) FHD laser projector. Sony has a UST laser projector at 4K resolution, so …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Google Cardboard App Provides VR Design Guidance

by Phillip Wright

Google is offering an application at the Play store that offers developers a framework and guidelines for virtual reality (VR) design. Google describes the application, Cardboard Design Lab (screenshot below) saying: “Enjoy an educational …

Tags:3D Cameras| 3D Content Creation| Google| Software| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 27