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Amazon says fear of Google putting off vendors from TV hardware partnership

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Amazon said that fear of some retaliation by Google has deterred half a dozen hardware vendors from signing up in an investigation in India by the Competition Commission of India. The Commission …

Tags:Amazon| Google| India

Links Week Starting 24th October 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. For the next couple of weeks, we …

HP to Exit VR Hardware?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UploadVR speculated that HP might have ended G2 production and be getting ready to exit the VR market. The thought was triggered by: A Reddit user claimed to have been told …

Tags:HP Inc| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Will Japan’s Canon Tokki lead OLED deposition at Gen 8?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec looked at the market for OLED deposition equipment and asked if Canon Tokki could continue to dominate in G8 as it has in previous generations as both Samsung Display …

Tags:Canon| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Production Equipment| Samsung Display

Tianma and CSOT likely place equipment orders within year

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that an expectation that Xi Jinping will enjoy a third term of office in China is leading to more certainty in China and that this could mean that Tianma …

VESA Updates DP to V2.1

by Bob Raikes

What They Say VESA updated DisplayPort to V2.1 which supersedes V2.0 and VESA said that all DP 2.0 certified products could support DP 2.1. The changes to the specification align DP better to USB …

Tags:DisplayPort| Interfaces| VESA

Netflix Pushes on with Cloud Gaming

by Bob Raikes

What They Say While Google is closing its streaming gaming Stadia (Google Shutting Stadia – Logitech Goes for Cloud Gaming), Netflix has said at a conference that is ‘“seriously exploring” a cloud gaming offering …

Tags:Cloud Gaming| Netflix

Links Week Ending 21st October 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. AMD slam dunks GPUGPU test Fast-charging aluminium–chalcogen batteries …

Microsoft Hololens causes US army nausea and headaches

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that ‘more than 80%’ of US soldiers that used the IVAS customised Microsoft Hololens headset experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments” such as eye strain within three hours. The information was …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence| USA

Apple Cuts Production of iPhone 14 Plus

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple is reported to have asked its suppliers to dramatically reduce the production of some models of the iPhone 14. The iPhone 14 Plus seems to be the most affected with …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Smartphones| Supply Chain

Sky Upgrades Glass Backlight Firmware

by Bob Raikes

What They Say What Hi-Fi in the UK attended a press event held by Sky about the new streaming puck, but Sky also showe a demonstration of improvements to the backlights in the recently …

Tags:LCD Backlights| Sky| TVs (TV Sets)

Lenovo showed off a laptop with an expanding display and a similar rollout smartphone

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lenovo and its Motorola brand both showed rollable OLEDs at its recent Tech World Event. There was a new rollable concept smartphone and also a rollable notebook that can expand to …