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MediaTek 1Q17 revenues fall 18%

MediaTek announced revenue for FY17 Q1 at NT$56.1 billion ($1.8 billion), which were up by 0.3% on yearly basis but down ...

Ray Tracing Just Became Faster, Easier and Less Complex

A new technique, developed by computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, has increased the speed of rendering some ...

G-Tech Plans 3D-Forming Glass in 2015

In Q1’15, Taiwan’s G-Tech Optoelectronics will begin to produce 3D-forming glass (using materials from Corning) for use in vehicles and smartphone ...

Sling TV Releases App for Android TV, Including Google’s Nexus Player

Sling TV has launched its Android TV application for Google’s Nexus Player, available for immediate download in the Google Play Store. ...

Netflix Makes Deal with iQiyi in China

In a licensing deal with local video streaming service iQiyi.com, Netflix will introduce original content in China and will try and ...

ASO Continues in Mexico

A fifth Mexican city has turned off its analogue signals. Signals in Mexicali were turned off on the 26th March, with ...

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Pay-TV Approaches 1 Billion Subscribers

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ABI Research says that the worldwide market for pay-TV will pass 920 million subscribers by the end of the year. Average ARPU is expected to fall slightly on increased competition (especially from IPTV, which …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

HP’s PC Unit Sprouts Anew

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HP has unveiled its Sprout computing platform (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42) – and it’s a big change, if niche in its audience. The AIO PC is certainly like no other before it, …

Tags:DLP Projectors| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Smart Desks| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Microvision Signs $1.5 Million Module Agreement

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Microvision has entered into a $1.5 million agreement with an unnamed Fortune Global 100 customer, for display module services. The companies will focus on commercialisation activities over several phases, including production readiness, initial production …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Microvision| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Silicon Labs Claims Industry’s Smallest Tuner IC Footprint

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Silicon Labs’ new Si2151 and Si2141 are the sixth-generation of the company’s TV tuner ICs. Developed for the global hybrid TV and digital TV markets, they support digital and analogue broadcasts and comply with …

Tags:Chips| DTV| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tuners| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Smartphones Reach New High as Xiaomi Joins Top Vendors

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Global smartphone shipments remained above 300 million units in Q3’14, having reached that point in Q2. According to IDC, new releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets were key. In total, vendors shipped …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Huawei Doubles High-End Shipments

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Huawei has said that it shipped 16.8 million smartphones worldwide in Q3 this year, a 26% YoY increase. Around four million of these were mid- to high-end devices, shipments of which doubled compared to …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Panasonic Completes 7″ Toughpad Range With Android

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Panasonic’s 7″ Toughpad range has been completed, with a new Android 4.4.4 model – the Toughpad FZ-B2 – joining existing Windows units. A fanless tablet, the Fz-B2 is IP65-compliant, meets the MIL-STD-810G standard and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Spend Less Time on the Phone and More With Children

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Reg Bailey, chief executive of UK charity Mother’s Union, has said that British parents are some of the most likely in Europe to neglect their children. Bailey cited a Unicef study, examining the behaviour …

Tags:Back Panel| Health and Safety| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Samsung Trials New Retail Concept

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Last week Samsung brought a new retail concept to the UK which it has been trialling in the US. Called CenterStage, the idea was developed by Samsung and Cheil Worldwide

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Large iPad Rumour Springs Back to Life

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There have been multiple claims of a 12″+ iPad, beginning last summer (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 31) but disappearing late last year. Now, Bloomberg has revived the rumour mill, saying that preparations are …

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Microsoft Denies Overheating Issue

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Despite some models appearing to show an heat warning, the Surface Pro 3 does not overheat, Microsoft has said. Some of the Core i7 models have been found to show a thermometer icon instead …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Recalls & Problems| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Metal Oxide Backplanes Enable $16 Billion Module Market

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7km² of metal oxide backplanes will be produced for the OLED industry in 2024, says IDTechEx. In a new report (http://tinyurl.com/k9mb9gj), the firm writes that this will enable a $16 billion display module market. …

Tags:Backplanes| Large Display Monitor| Metal Oxide| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21