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TVs and Streamers Up, Apple Down

Connected TV device shipments in the USA reached 12.4 million units in Q3’14, according to Strategy Analytics (up 36% YoY). The ...

SMI Tracking Helps Lufthansa Avoid ATC Disruptions

Lufthansa’s Daniel Stecher said that disruptions cost the world’s airlines $26 billion per year,Lufthansa Systems – the German IT provider aiming ...

Greece Completes ASO

Greece has completed its analogue switch-off. The DTT platform is now available to more than 96% of the country’s population.

Are SDR TVs Superior to HDR TVs in Bright Environments?

Some recent testing of 4K HDR TVs by HDTVTest suggests that as the ambient light in the room increases, the benefit ...

Exertis Extends With Medion

Exertis is now distributing smartphones, tablets and notebooks from Germany’s Medion in the UK.

2015 NAB Show Expands to over One Million Net Square Feet

The NAB Show in Las Vegas this year was a big event with over a million sq. ft. of space (92,900m²). ...

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Absen To Boast of Lowest Pixel Pitch at ISE

by Raverstead

An exclusive demonstration of Absen Optoelectronics’ new high-resolution outdoor LED display, the X5, will be given at ISE 2015. Absen will be in hall 11, stand F52. The X5 is a 5.2mm-pixel pitch product …

Tags:Absen| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Clear Channel May Sell European Assets

by Raverstead

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to be considering options for its European business, having been approached with offers for the unit by private equity firms. According to a Reuters report, CVC Capital Payments …

Tags:Large Display Monitor

Intel to Challenge Rivals With Thumb-PC

by Raverstead

Kirk Skaugen, SVP of the PC Client Group at Intel, has said that the company is planning thumb-sized PCs for next year. Speaking at the Intel investor conference, Skaugen said that the devices (“compute …

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Planar Constructs Tallest Mosaic Wall

by Raverstead

Planar Systems and Brightsign have collaborated to produce the world’s tallest Planar Mosaic architectural videowall. Installed in a new hotel in Miami, Florida, the four-storey wall is located in the lobby but visible from …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor

Product Roundup

by Raverstead

The U3477PQU (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30), from Acer, will be available in the USA from the 8th December. It will cost $900. The B326HK UltraHD monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44) …

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Ingram Brings Kyocera to LATAM

by Raverstead

Kyocera has taken on Ingram Micro Mobility to distribute its mobile phones in Latin America. The first will be the rugged Duraforce smartphone.

Tags:Distributors| Ingram Micro| Kyocera| LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Samsung In Running for A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Both Samsung and TSMC are competing for orders to produce Apple’s A9 SoC, according to reports from Asian media. Samsung was the main producer of Apple chips until a deal was signed with TSMC …

Tags:Apple| Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| SOCs| TSMC| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Will LG Show a 4G Watch at MWC?

by Raverstead

It is rumoured that the second-generation G Watch R, from LG, will be the first smartwatch to feature 4G connectivity. Industry sources claim that the product will debut at MWC in March.  

Tags:3G & 4G| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Fraunhofer Hosts Organic Electronics Course

by Raverstead

Fraunhofer FEP will run a course on organic electronics, including OLEDs, on 10th March in Dresden, Germany. OLED lighting, OLED-on-silicon, encapsulation and roll-to-roll technologies will be among those covered. Registration is €650. To register, …

Tags:Back Panel| Fraunhofer| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Organic TFTs| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Oculus Rift: Does the Emperor Have Any Clothes?

by Raverstead

Since 2012, Display Central has published roughly 60 articles that discuss the Oculus Rift. I’ve reviewed most of them and not one of them mentions the terrible image quality produced by the head mounted …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion

Yota Upgrades From LCD to AMOLED

by Raverstead

The YotaPhone 2, from Russia’s Yota Devices, has received an upgrade from the original handset (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 50) – notably in screen technology. Like the original, the second-generation smartphone features both …

Tags:AMOLED| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Yota Devices

HBO’s Cord-Cutter Service Arrives in April

by Raverstead

HBO’s standalone streaming service (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42) will be launched next April. The OTT service will be separate from HBO Go and will target cord-cutters; people will be able to watch …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| HBO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 21 - Issue 49