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Microspherical Lenses Bypass 3D Angle Issues

Glasses-free 3D is seen as the ‘holy grail’ of 3D display. The technology has several drawbacks, such as viewing ‘sweet spots’, ...

Fell to Head WBU Technical Committee

Simon Fell has been elected as Chair of the Technical Committee of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) for two years (2017/18). ...

Number of US Streaming Video Viewers Exceeds Pay TV Subscribers

For the first time ever, the percentage of free or paid streaming video subscribers in the U.S. (68 percent) has caught ...

ThinFilm Smart Label Starts to Ship

ThinFilm Electronics of Oslo, Norway, said that it has completed the first commercial shipment of a novel hybrid temperature sensor smart ...

MEA Smartphones Consolidate in $100 – $200 Bracket

Smartphone shipments in the MEA region will reach 155 million units this year, says IDC, after a 66% YoY rise in ...

Celestica Result 22/04/2015

Celestica Inc. recorded a net profit in Q1 of $33 million, down 30% from $47.1 million in the first quarter of ...

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Foxconn-Sharp Deal Falls by $2 Billion

by Tom Allen

Foxconn is trying to reduce its offer to Sharp by 10% – 20%, we heard last week (Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value), and sources have now named a figure. The Taiwanese company wants …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp

Apple

AMOLED Screen, Glass Chassis for iPhone Redesign

by Tom Allen

Ming Chi Kuo, a prominent Apple analyst at KGI Securities, has said in a note to investors that the company will ‘radically’ redesign the iPhone 7. As previously reported (iPhone 7 Case Suggests No …

Tags:AMOLED| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Hulu VR app Now in the Oculus store

by Isaac Oburu

Hulu has entered into virtual reality by releasing the Hulu VR app in the Oculus store. The app will enable access to the entire Hulu 2D library, as well as 30 360° videos.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

FBI Breaks iPhone Encryption

by Tom Allen

The FBI has cracked the encryption on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists last December, without assistance from Apple (Apple Refuses to Compromise Security). An unnamed third party – said …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Panasonic world record projection

Panasonic’s Record-Setting Projection Coming to PL&S

by Milos Pavlovic

Last autumn, Panasonic set a new world record for the world’s largest projection. At 19,099m², the projected image was shown at the fifth Circle of Light Festival in Moscow – and will be reproduced …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Projection Mapping| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Rovi Discusses TiVo Acquisition

by Tom Allen

The New York Times says that Rovi is in ‘advanced’ talks to acquire TiVo, although, ‘it is still possible [that] a deal could falter’. Both companies are major names in digital media. The merged …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Rovi| Tivo| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Xiaomi’s TV is Sub-6mm

by Tom Allen

Just before Easter, Xiaomi unveiled a premium new TV for the Chinese market, using a curved LCD panel from Samsung. The whole set is 5.9mm – only twice as thick as LG’s G6 OLED …

Tags:China| Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Samsung Display| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 12| Xiaomi

Vizio Speaks Out Against UHD Premium

by Tom Allen

Many big names in the TV business were members of the UltraHD Alliance’s UHD Premium certification, when it was announced at CES in January (UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo). However, there were several companies …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Standards| UltraHD & 4K| UltraHD Alliance| Vizio| Vol 23 - Issue 12

PS4.5 Rumours Gain Ground

by Tom Allen

The ‘Playstation 4.5’ (Rumour Claims ‘PS4.5’ Will Run Games at UHD) rumour has gained some credence, with additional coverage by the Wall Street Journal. According to the WSJ, the new console – said to …

Tags:4k| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 12

TCL Announces Availability of 4K TCL Roku TVs in the U.S.

by Isaac Oburu

TCL®, the world’s third largest television manufacturer, today announced pricing and availability of its 4K Ultra HD TCL Roku TV™ models for the U.S., bringing stunning UHD 4K picture quality to its smart TVs …

Tags:Roku| TCL| UltraHD & 4K