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Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion

Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Altera in an all-cash transaction which values the deal at $16.7 billion. This ...

Internet Speeds Rise for 4k Readiness

According to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report, 15% of global IP addresses are now classified as ‘4k-ready’ (defined as ...

Panasonic Supports the Projection Mapping of i Light Marina Bay 2017

For the third year running, Panasonic System Solutions Asia Pacific is proud to be the official projection partner for i Light ...

Corning Takes SID Award

Corning’s Iris Glass light guide plate has won a Display Component of the Year award, from the Society of Information Display.

Hannspree Prepares for UltraHD

Hannspree’s first UltraHD monitor, the HU282PPS, is described as an open-frame gaming and industrial display unit. The company announced the display ...

Microchip Not Planning CSR Offer

Microchip Technology has said it will not be making an offer for UK-based chipmaker CSR. In September the US company was ...

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NEC Plans Facial Recognition at JFK

by Tom Allen

NEC America is working with Unisys to implement its face-recognition technology at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The NeoFace Match software will be integrated into Unisys’ existing system, and will be used …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 18

UK Retailers Suffer in April

by Tom Allen

Ipsos says that retail performance in the UK was challenging in April; both footfall and the number of stores with conversion rate gains fell compared to last year. Ipsos’ Retail Traffic Index (RTI) showed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 18

AV-Top Exploring HDR & UltraHD in Munich

by Bob Raikes

On a recent visit to A.V. Top, in Munich, Germany, I met with company principal, Florian Friedrich. He has been running the company for a number of years and has a lot of experience …

Tags:HDMI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Resolution| Vol 23 - Issue 18

SID Display Week Will Be a Highlight Again in 2016

by Bob Raikes

SID’s 2016 Display Week is looking especially interesting this year. As last year, the event has stayed on the West coast of the US, in San Francisco, where so many key display customers are …

Tags:SID Display Week 2016

The Future for Large OLED

by Bob Raikes

We had a short week after a public holiday on Monday. We were working on the report from the IdTechEx event in Berlin, but didn’t get it finished because of the restricted time. We’ll …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Osram| Quantum Dots| Samsung Display| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Digital TV Up in Hungary

by Tom Allen

Hungarian regulator NMHH has said that digital TV is growing quickly in the country. In March, 72.5% of pay-TV subscribers were using digital services. Cable and IPTV customers stood at 2.2 million, or which …

Tags:Cable| Hungary| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 23 - Issue 18

DisplayLink Now Works With Chrome

by Tom Allen

DisplayLink’s USB docking stations and adapters now work with Google’s Chrome OS (Release 51 and onwards). No driver is required. This means that an external DisplayLink-compatible display or adaptor/docking station with single or multple …

Tags:Chrome| DisplayLink| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Orbotech: OLED Penetration is Rising

by Tom Allen

Orbotech has received new optical system orders for two OLED fabs in two different countries, it announced during a quarterly finance results call. The company has also delivered a system to a third fab …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Supply Chain| Vol 23 - Issue 18

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 18

by Tom Allen

DisplayLite will show a new 55″ UltraHD procap touch table at the NEC Showcase 2016 (18th – 19th May, London). It will be based on an NEC display. Touch screen specialist Distec can now …

Tags:AMOLED| Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| NEC Showcase 2016| OLED TVs| Optical Bonding| Pricing| Touch Displays| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 18

Nokia Begins Job Cuts

by Tom Allen

Nokia has already begun downsizing in Germany (Job Cuts Rumoured at Nokia). 1,400 jobs are planned to be eliminated by 2018, according to CRN, and 1,022 employees will be let go this year. Most …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 18

RTP Promises Euro 2016 in 4k

by Tom Allen

Portuguese broadcaster RTP has announced that it will launch an UltraHD channel this year, in preparation for the Euro 2016 football tournament. Eight matches will be shown live, including the opening and closing games …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Portugal| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 18

IHS Analysts Look at VR & Media Trends

by Bob Raikes

IHS held an analyst’s briefing meeting at the end of the recent TV Connect event in London and we went along to see what the company had to say. It was a short event, …

Tags:China| Europe| IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Pay TV| Smartphone Market| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 17